tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5517960526826039261..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Fall of FallujahStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-67749900445941628612014-01-04T20:05:07.683-08:002014-01-04T20:05:07.683-08:00"Of course, Bush had American troops fighting..."Of course, Bush had American troops fighting in Iraq."<br /><br />No, he didn't. Bush was engaged in an exercise in political theatre. Recall that the battle of Fallujah was made necessary because Bush called off an assault and turned the city over to the enemy. At the time, a Marine officer on the scene referred to this action as the "blueprint for all of Iraq".<br /><br />The officer had that exactly right. As part of Bush's cut-and-walk Grand Bargain, The west was turned over to the Sunnis, and the entire south gifted to Iran and its proxy al Sadr.<br /><br />The "surge" was the final step -- a US retreat to Baghdad. Fighting finally stopped across Iraq because there was no further need to fight the Coalition... it had utterly surrendered.Lastangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-40769544671990738002014-01-04T18:40:27.116-08:002014-01-04T18:40:27.116-08:00I think there is an assumption that Obama views th...I think there is an assumption that Obama views this as a "problem." He doesn't. Fallujah was part of an American imperialist invasion.<br /><br />TopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12362184465854948492014-01-04T15:18:47.165-08:002014-01-04T15:18:47.165-08:00All is progressing per Barry's plan. Such as ...All is progressing per Barry's plan. Such as it is.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com