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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (94352)4/17/2003 9:11:01 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Nadine, it's not a war zone. The war is over.

Not until the shooting stops, and it hasn't stopped. The fedayeen Saddam and the crazy jihadists from Syria are still trying to blow up Americans every day.

It's now a police state

No. It is a state in stasis, under martial law. A police state is a more or less permanent condition. This is not.

but a shouting girl isn't really a threat to tough soldiers

Maurice, last week in the same vicinity a screaming pregnant woman blew up and took a number of soldiers with her. The Marines are supposed to tell the difference exactly how? I tell you, it's a tribute to their restraint that she hasn't been shot already. If this scene were taking place in Sacramento, California I would concede your point. But not in Baghdad! from CNN's website:

Baghdad firefight: Elements of the 4th Infantry Division fought a brief firefight near Taji Airfield north of Baghdad on Wedneday, killing some Iraqi fighters and destroying several T-72 tanks. More than 100 Iraqi fighters also were captured.

Hint: When the war's over, there won't be any more firefights.
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