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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
I think both of you make equally valid points regarding the new Iraqi forces, but I have to say that fighting Iraqi's that kill innocents would not be the same as the wholesale slaughter visited on the innocent in the 90's.
It's great that they've learned a lesson, but now they've gone from one ridiculous extreme to the other. They've gone from killing any and everyone they are told and dumping their bodies in mass graves, to refusing to fight those who do those things.
They say they won't fight fellow Iraqis, but I wonder if they would fight anyone from the Middle East. The Iraqis have to stand up to the challenge, even when it isn't pleasant.
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Falluja is a popular uprising Ronn - not simply the work of a few murderers. They're unhappy about a number of things, from loss of work to iregular food, water, electricity to 'heavy handed' security arrangments.
A small band of dedicated 'murderers' would not be able to hold off the US military for an hour, never mind days. There are a lot of ordinary townspeople fighting against what they believe to be injustices as a result of foreign rule and from what I've seen, the majority of the city is backing them.
And that's what the moral dillema is for the Iraqi Brigade. Going after murderers is one thing - fighting against your fellow countrymen is another.