November 10, 200421 yr Author Of that's true then what was the point of this operation? If they could escape so easily and divert 10,000 troops then I believe they have succeeded and this is a pyhhric(sp?) victory. tonyi, what are your thoughts?
November 10, 200421 yr Of that's true then what was the point of this operation? If they could escape so easily and divert 10,000 troops then I believe they have succeeded and this is a pyhhric(sp?) victory. tonyi, what are your thoughts? 612266[/snapback] The idea is to recapture fallujah, if insurgents have fled, it means two things, they will have to fight from the countryside and they will not have the boobytraps and other security systems set up to divert american and iraqi forces.
November 10, 200421 yr It would be ideal if they'd all stay and die in Fallujah. They inflict much greater damage scattered about the country than they do when they are together. Our troops are at their best when they're doing this kind of operation.
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