Sunday, November 14, 2004Here's the good news for the day (alluded to below):U.S. troops occupy entire city of Fallujah after 6 days of fighting; 38 U.S. casualties, more than 1,200 enemy fighters killed Our hearts go out to the families of the casualties, and indeed to all folks worrying about a loved one over there. Still, what has happened is pretty incredible. For all the talk of quagmires and catastrophes, it looks like taking on American troops is a decidedly losing proposition. And having experienced life under the insurgent "liberators" one hopes the populace will be open to our efforts and helpful in tracking down stragglers. In a way that perhaps they wouldn't have been a few months ago. It's still too early to tell, and there will always exist analyses explaining why we should have moved faster, harder, etc. But it looks like our approach will lay the groundwork for something useful and important - an understanding of what we're doing versus what the insurgents are doing and our relative intentions toward the lives and futures of the actual citizens of Iraq. 
posted by gbarto at 11:29 PM |
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