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Originally Posted by powerclown
I disagree. Clearing out Fallujah and starting over was necessary. Hopefully, the law-abiding people of Fallujah will welcome (then demand) the absence of lawless gangs and bands of thugs controlling the city. Assuming Iraqi police can competently safeguard the city and fight off the insurgent organizations, the seeds are now planted in Fallujah (and elsewhere) for a representative local government operating under the rule of law and order, answerable to the National government.
Smooth, where do you think these 'decentralized cells' are going to operate once they can no longer hide in the cities? Are they going to set up shop in the middle of the desert?
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Powerclown,
two of us now have pointed out that all the men were engaged with the US military (either directly fighting or hunkering down on the receiving end) and the women/children fled to even worse conditions.
Do you deny that occurred or could you explain how that reality will translate into positive interaction with the US invasion? I see that you have addressed the fact that the majority of thugs and insurgents have now moved on leaving a power vacuum that might be used positively, but please address who is going to be wanting or able to fill that vacuum given who was left behind in the city and the negative feelings those who fled are likely to have about US intervention.