The Laughing Wolf

Fighting In Fallujah

The Marines have been attacked yet again and have called in air support to help deal with some of it. From reports, they appear to be dealing with the situation, unlike the politicians.

There is a very real danger of winning the battle and loosing the war here. The message being sent is that the old playbook is back: endless negotiations, unrealistic restraints on the military, and cut and run. The failure of the CPA and the government to deal with this situation is encouraging other so-called insurgents elsewhere to do the same thing; to go for hostages; to entrench and fortify so that rooting them out will be bloody and expensive.

Mr. President, Mr. Bremmer: Quit letting your people muck around. It is making the situation much worse, and ultimately much more expensive to the country. There are many reports (go search Cardinal Puppilieu as just one place to start) of clear problems with the CPA, and Fallujah may well be the prime example. Fix the problem, and let the Marines fix the situation in Fallujah before it gets beyond redemption.

LW