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To: Elroy who wrote (208626)	10/26/2004 7:14:00 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574102

re: don't think the UN gets it. An offensive in Fallujah at the moment would not divide Fallujah, it would be designed to eliminate (i.e., kill) all the resistance in Fallujah, leaving a pacified, "shocked and awed" population. Its the scorched earth approach. Unfortunately, its the best option at the moment. Insurgents lose, iterim Iraqi government wins. Sounds a lot like Saddam Hussein's thought process. Reminds me of the Who song "Meet the new boss... same as the old boss". These type of attacks, that kill many civilians, women, old folks, kids, create as many or more insurgents than they kill. Not just in Fallujah, but across the whole country. What if it was your family being "shocked and awed" by a foreign countries "scorched earth" approach? How would you react? John

To: Elroy who wrote (208626)	10/26/2004 2:45:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574102

An offensive could further divide Iraq prior to elections, Qazi says, adding that the world body is prepared to mediate a resolution. I don't think the UN gets it. An offensive in Fallujah at the moment would not divide Fallujah, it would be designed to eliminate (i.e., kill) all the resistance in Fallujah, leaving a pacified, "shocked and awed" population. Its the scorched earth approach. Unfortunately, its the best option at the moment. Insurgents lose, iterim Iraqi government wins. That might work, and that's a big might, if Fallujah were the only hot spot. However, it is not.......so all you are likely to do is enflame the situation by torching Fallujah. Firebombing in Japan at the end of WW2 killed 30% to 50% of the populations of most major cities. The remaining population wasn't divided, they were just gald to be alive. Do you eat a lot of red meat? ted