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I just finished reading a couple of first-hand accounts of the battle in Fallujah. Embedded reporters wrote them.
It was a brutal nasty dangerous battle. Although the troop’s goal was to try to preserve the city, they also didn’t waste blood on it. If they took fire from a building, they brought in amour and demolished the building. The allowed the enemy no sanctuary.
The goal to preserve the city was a secondary goal, the first goal was to minimize U.S. casualties, the second goal was to rid the city of the enemy, and lastly they wanted to do as little damage as possible.
They lost the last goal. The city is in ruin. Perhaps that’s as it should be. It will be an example to others that let terrorist flourish in their midst.
If, once Fallujah is completely secure, we no flood the city with reconstruction money; the damage may be soon forgotten.
Even though we decimated the enemy, I weep our casualties. Things are replaceable people are not.
Rush frequently says the job of the military is to kill people and break things. In Fallujah, they did just that.
Posted by Ted at November 30, 2004 10:15 PM