END THE SEIGE OF FALLUJAH! End the "VIDEO GAMES"!

[anarchy1999]

IT IS UP TO US! GIVE BUSH HIS MANDATE!

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6409561

Marines revved up, but on hold, at Fallujah
U.S. forces await Allawi’s go-ahead to launch assault

The Associated Press
Updated: 4:40 p.m. ET Nov. 4, 2004NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - With weapons drawn, U.S. Marines dove through blown-out windows of an abandoned building near the insurgent stronghold Fallujah, searching for gunmen.

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This time it was training. Soon, it may be for real, as Marines prepare for a showdown against Sunni Muslim fighters in Fallujah, the focus of Iraqi resistance.

“I know this is the video game generation,” a Marine instructor bellowed at troops during urban warfare drills. “And what you see when you’re playing ‘Medal of Honor.’ well, the same thing you see there is what will keep you alive outside.”

U.S. commanders who hope to quell Iraq’s insurgency before nationwide elections in January say Fallujah has become a main planning and staging center for violence and needs to be brought under control. But they also stress the order to attack must come from Iraq’s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.

Since Marines aborted an April attack on Fallujah amid widespread Iraqi dismay over reports of civilian casualties, the insurgents have been bombing U.S. convoys and hitting their bases daily with mortar and rocket fire.

The Marines are packing ammunition, cleaning their rifles and practicing urban assault tactics as they prepare to strike.

[FDRrocks]

1. OMG! Phyllis Schlafly and Tipper Gore were right!

:eyes:

[Moderator]

2. locking

You've already started two other threads on this topic, that's enough.