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...when this newspaper went to press, American troops had taken control of 70 percent of the Iraqi city of Falluja. In some of the most intense sustained combat since Baghdad fell, this week American and Iraqi troops have wrenched block after block from a web of snipers and insurgents. The success of this mission is imperative, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of American troops and Iraqi soldiers and civilians whose lives are on the line daily...
...chaotic cross fires of Falluja must not obscure the larger struggle continuing to develop in the battle for Iraq. Some recent news reports have suggested that the insurgent leadership actually escaped from Falluja days ago and has begun coordinating a new wave of violence elsewhere in Iraq. If accurate, asserting control over Falluja will likely have little beyond symbolic importance...
While we hope victory in Falluja lays the course for a reversal in America’s troubled occupation so far, we have serious concerns about the manner in which these operations have unfolded. In the first place, it remains unclear what effect Falluja will have on the hearts and minds of Iraqis—a strategic stronghold more secure than any sniper’s nest. Previous severe crackdowns have unfortunately led to disproportionately negative consequences in terms of souring Iraqis’ attitudes toward the American presence. The attempt to shut down al-Sadr’s newspaper...
...terrorist recruitment throughout the Middle East. It was recently revealed that a classified C.I.A. report is predicting that Iraq may be on the verge of descending into civil war. Perhaps partially due to those fears, the U.S. announced aggressive new plans to take back rebel-held areas such as Falluja in advance of the country’s election, which is scheduled for January. Those operations will likely be bloody, which may further jeopardize America’s position in the broader war on terror...
...only for a week, let me be one of those sunburnt white guys wearing a backwards visor, talking to a girl who has never heard of Ralph Waldo Emerson and doesn’t care if a ceasefire has been called in the city of Falluja. Give me this and I’ll not only be eternally grateful, but I’ll also have something to fantasize about during those frigid winter mornings when I have to walk through subzero temperatures to get to my 9 a.m. Statistics class...