I said it before, I'll say it again. Crowds of people don't break out in fits of murderous rage for no reason.
Note the date on the original news article: March 27.
A Show of Force
Yesterday I noted a neglected part of the back story to the Fallujah massacre -- which was the Marine Corps' decision to come down hard on the local insurgents in the week leading up to the atrocities...
Marines seek to pacify Fallujah with show of force
The Marines issued a statement Saturday [March 27], saying they were ''conducting offensive operations ... to foster a secure and stable environment for the people.''
''If they find more than one adult male in any house, they arrest one of them,'' claimed resident Khaled Jamaili, 26. ''Those Marines are destroying us. They are leaning very hard on Fallujah.''
House raids have been a sore point with Iraqis, and are viewed as a violation of women's privacy. Many believed that the Marines would drop the tactic and apply a ''soft touch''
...But he said that only when the insurgency ended would a ''soft approach'' be used.
''You will see that soft approach when we can walk the streets feeling safe and not risking being attacked,'' Conway told reporters last week. ''Essentially our mission is to create stabilization and security.''
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