<p>Barrons, gomen nasai, but Falloujah is…was…a big city. Ten’s of thousands were still left, including the elderly, the sick, women, children, and the just plain stubborn. Cf., New Orleans. Reality intrudes upon the propaganda once again.</p>
<p>Of course, 3/4 of the buildings in the city were either destroyed or virtually so.
I suppose they can do Ramadi next. Baghdad…well, Baghdad is too big, even just for selected neighborhoods. And hammering Falloujah hasn’t exactly made a dent in the insurgency, any more than Tel Afar will.</p>