Reply #1: Hell on earth. [View All]

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As we descend into Dante's Inferno, the rest of the world is watching, unable to do much besides express its outrage.

The US is trapped. They know they lack options; always a bad position to be in. We should be cognizant of the fact that the Iraqis are the ones initiating the first move, and the US is forced to respond, often with greater force than the last time. It's an attempt to intimidate and squash the enemy into submission.

They could level Fallujah and even Najaf tonight. Kill every last man, woman and child. The problem is, there are more towns nearby. There will be more Fallujahs, and more 20-year old men who will give their lives for Allah and await their own blessed redemption.

This is why guerrilla warfare is the hardest to fight. The enemy is not in large troops which can be vaporized quickly. It's locals who melt into the townsfolk. They are protected by the locals.

Americans, however, stand out. They can be followed with the barrel of a rifle. They are not on their home turf. They are not familiar with the climate & customs. This was exactly the problem with the VietCong. We lost that war, by the way.

The Iraqis have lots of time; we do not. The clock is ticking. Our war is costing us $4.2 billion per month, and we are no closer to our goal than when we started.

This is why the US has no alternative but to respond with every increasing intensity of warfare.