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11/11/2003 Archived Entry: "File this under 'recipe for disaster.'"
File this under 'recipe for disaster.'
Isn't this sort of like the old saying, 'Beatings will continue until morale improves?'
America's top general in the Middle East has warned community leaders the U.S. military will use stern measures unless they curb attacks against coalition forces, an Iraqi who attended the meeting said Monday. Gen. John Abizaid, chief of the U.S. Central Command, delivered the warning to tribal sheiks and mayors in the ''Sunni Triangle'' city of Ramadi west of Baghdad, according to Fallujah Mayor Taha Bedawi.
''We have the capabilities and equipment,'' Bedawi quoted the general as saying at Saturday's meeting.
The warning was another sign of a ''get tough'' campaign against insurgents, who have accelerated attacks against U.S. and coalition forces in recent weeks. U.S. forces had eased off on raids during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began in late October.
Hours after Abizaid's warning, U.S. jets dropped three 500-pound bombs in the Fallujah area after three paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division were wounded in an ambush. There was no report of casualties from the bombing.
''Neither America, nor the father of America, scares us,'' said one resident, Najih Latif Abbas. ''Iraqi men are striking at Americans and they retaliate by terrifying our children.''
Fakhri Fayadh, a 60-year-old farmer, said reprisal attacks ''will only increase our spite and hatred of them. If they think that they will scare us, they are wrong. Day after day, Americans will be harmed and attacks against them will increase.''
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I see nothing wrong with bombing someone until they love you.
Either they're dead or they love you.
Mission Accomplished baby!
Posted by salvage @ 11/11/2003 11:12 AM NY
Abused wife: My husband beats me because he loves me. That and his drinking.
"Beatings will continue until morale improves." I actually worked for a boss who had that quote hanging in her office. The turnover rate in our department was remarkably high.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/11/2003 11:55 AM NY
its nice to see that we are following a proven, effective method for stopping terrorists. bombing civilian homes, in reprisal for terrorist attacks, or as i like to call it "the israeli method" has worked so well in the past.... (i wish there was some kind of sacharin sarcastic emoticon i could put here so you dont think im being seriouse)
the israelis have been using this tactic for their entire history, and look how well it has worked, terrorism in israel is practically a thing of the past, isnt it? lets look foreward to at least another 60 to 8000 years of violence if we follow this model
Posted by justin @ 11/12/2003 02:20 PM NY
