Reply #71: Bankrupt of logic

[Character Assassin]

I take it you believe the "Coalition Provisional Authority" 100%, eh?"

I take it you have a propensity to guess when you don't know.

I'm not necessarily taking the Pentagon's statements into account here.

As far as the 'they', you are making several assumptions. 'Many' of them? How many? And since coalition forces had never gained control of the city, you are assuming that a wildly popular cleric with an armed militia of an estimated 30K, in all the time since the war started, has not bothered to assert his authority over one mid-sized city.

Of COURSE they put the Marines in harm's way to draw fire - otherwise, they'd have no idea who the fuck to kill.

My contention about your knowledge of military tactics stands.