Fallujah battles recall Vietnam street battles

[LynnTheDem]

American forces thrust into the heart of the rebel stronghold of Fallujah today, fighting fierce street battles not seen since the Vietnam war and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major assault to recapture the Iraqi city.

But heavy street clashes were raging in the northern sectors of Fallujah amid fierce bursts of gunfire, residents said. At least two US tanks were engulfed in flames, witnesses said. There was no confirmation of casualties.

Cavalry commander Colonel Michael Formica said a security cordon around the city will be tightened to insure insurgents dressed in civilian clothing don’t slip out.

“My concern now is only one – not to allow any enemy to escape. As we tighten the noose around him, he will move to escape to fight another day. I do not want these guys to get out of here. I want them killed or captured as they flee,” he said.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/11/09/story174980.html

[pleiku52cab]

1. Hey it's HUE

[izzie]

2. I get a funny feeling about all this.

Even if the US tells us it is a win, and I am sure they will, I do not think it is. First of all every one is sort of seeing what we are doing world wide and second the real story will not come out if it states anything bad about the US. And third, these people fight more like the people of Vietnam did. Things are not what they seem. We may take the city and win the battle but we end up not winning the war. The DOD and Bush just do not seem to under stand the best army does not always win the war. I know these people know a lot more than I do but I just think they are wrong.