Rumsfeld: Necessary to eliminate Fallujah for Allawi gov't to do its work

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Rumsfeld said it was necessary to eliminate "terrorist" havens such as Fallujah in order for the Allawi government to do its work.

"But I think that it wouldn't be for me to suggest when (is) the last step in this process. I think it's something that's been going on for a period now, it's going on for a period ahead.

"Over time, you'll find that the process of tipping will take place, that more and more of the Iraqis will be angry about the fact that innocent people are being killed by the extremists, a number of them from outside the country, and they won't like it."

Rumsfeld brushed off reports that some of the Iraqi army troops did not show up for battle, saying, "I would characterize it as an isolated problem. They did well in Najaf, they did well in Samarra. They did well in the peninsula yesterday. And there have been instances where they have not done so well. It seems to me that's not surprising."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041108/ts_alt_afp/iraq_us_fallujah_041108210304

[DELUSIONAL]

1. So the intention is to level Fallujah?

Does this mean just the physical building?

Fallujah is also the people.

Even if people are allowed to live and they relocate -- they will remember what the US (bush) government did to this very large city. Now we can understand why the hospital was occupied and the staff arrested.

WAR CRIMES -- no I do not support the truth -- this is where I draw the line.

shaking my head in disbelief -- speechless . . . .

[rockydem]

2. sounds like McNamara talk back during Vietnam

[knowbody0]

3. rumsfield quote of the day

"these people are killers. they cut peoples' heads off"

[kcwayne]

4. The list does not stop at Fallujah

After they crush Fallujah, the resistance will move to some other city, and then another, and another, and ......

These morons will kill 2 million people before they run out of money to continue funding this insanity, or they are removed from office.

Support impeachment now.

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. Extreme irony alert

"ore and more of the Iraqis will be angry about the fact that innocent people are being killed by the extremists, a number of them from outside the country, and they won't like it."

Extremists from outside the country, like, oh, say, Americans?