I post this only because it's my practice to let Kossacks know when something goes up over on ICTMN.
The reason not to do so is because it's a mash-up of three diaries I've already posted here, with some historical comments added.
Why did I put all this stuff together?
The issue on the table is really Afghanistan, and Fallujah is being put forward as a lever to separate the President from the idea of withdrawing all combat troops.
Then comes today's New York Times, talking about "a gut punch to Marine morale."
I need to ring this bell as loud as I know how and hope others will do the same. We need to make noise. Right now.
The Sunday New York Times reported that Al Qaeda has taken control of the Iraqi city of Fallujah, for the first time since the U.S. Marines hauled down the Stars and Stripes over the memory of the Second Battle of Fallujah at the end of 2004, having first spilled their blood earlier in the year in the indecisive First Battle of Fallujah in April. It was a nasty bit of business, taking Fallujah, and it inspired a famous song written by Billy Joel and performed by Cass Dillon.
Hearing this sad news from Fallujah in the first week of 2014 reminded Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) that they warned President Barack Obama back in 2011 not to carry out the plan that elected him, to remove combat troops from Iraq.
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