Reply #51: What troubles me most is

[WildClarySage]

the thought that of those who resided in Fallujah, the vulnerable were the ones left in the city when we attacked. Think about the evacuation of New Orleans when Ivan approached. Those who could get out quickly did, the ones who were left were the poor, the sick, the elderly, those whose livlihoods had to be protected, etc. Except that in New Orleans, the very very vulnerable were taken to shelters. There were no shelters in Fallujah.