After the death of the four contractors the USA military organized an operation into Fallujah. On the morning of the action against the Ba'athists the Iraqi National Guard removed their uniforms and abandoned the USA military.
Now mind you, there were absolutely NO Iraqis fighting for the town but the IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL insisted the USA military carry out their attack. 40 Marines died that day and approximately 500-750 civilians and insurgents.
There was a pause in the attacks to allow 70,000 women and children to leave. The USA military then violated the Geneva Convention by taking Fallujah hospital, closing it and placing an assassin/sniper on the roof to kill anyone in sight.
While the USA was destroying Falljah, Muslims around the world were demonstrating against the invasion.
Fallujah continued to be the center of insurgent and USA fighting. Addition to the first 40 dead Marines there were 95 more dead and 560 wounded by December of 2004. During the same time frame an estimated 1500 dead and 1500 captured from the insurgency.
"...the amount of drug use (by USA soldiers) was very, very high..."
In many respects, the U.S. approach in Fallujah resembled Israeli tactics in the West Bank and Gaza. This is not surprising because numerous sources indicate that Marine and Army officers studied Israeli tactics prior to OIF. Israeli urban warfare tactics are sophisticated, effective, and well practiced. In many respects, however, the IDF has different operational and strategic objectives from U.S. forces. In addition, the IDF historically—for example, in Jerusalem in 1967, Beirut in 1982, and Jenin in 2002—has proved willing to take high casualties in urban warfare....
Reliving it should be better than GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN. Why violate the Geneva Convention Twice?
