Legacy of Fallujah - Iraq

Feb 2005
To bring peace and stability to Iraq, the new government must win over the Sunnis. But acts like the assault on Fallujah have left the Sunnis feeling victimised and isolated.

An amateur video, recently smuggled out of Iraq, shows some of the only pictures of the siege of Fallujah taken from the townspeople's point of view. As bodies are placed in their graves, the men erupt in anger and grief. "This is a crusader war against Islam to break Iraq and Fallujah," despairs one man. Since the creation of Iraq eighty years ago, the Sunni minority have dominated government. Fallujah was their heartland. But now they feel alienated by Iraq's new, supposedly democratic, politics. For Sunnis like Salam, the occupation is to blame for everything: "There's no electricity, no fuel, no water..." They are deeply suspicious of the Shi'ites and boycotted the elections. And Allawi's decision to support the assault on Fallujah did little to quell their fears. "We don't have anything to do with any of those people," vows one woman. But although the Sunnis boycotted the elections, representatives are negotiating a role for them in drafting Iraq's new constitution. The hope is that negotiations will work before the country slips into civil war.

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[AlexRawlings]

So much pain to be healed.

[usarmysoon]

Damn sand niggers/

[anthonyguitarpierce]

@4aaaaa4 ya a little late to coment but you are completley wrong, all who stayed there were warned and told to flee, those who stayed were warned, this was one of the most important things to remember out there was to not hit any god dam civilians"did you catch that"? and nazi, you have no ideah what they did, if we took the nazi aproach we would have been out of the country in a week, we would kill and slaughter who ever was in our way,but no we fight a faceless,civillan death is avoided!

[inalilahwinilaihiraj]

@steelcityog fuck u ihope it.s happen to ur family

[steelcityog]

I guess u completely forgot we lost 2 towers..that killed innocent ppl plus cops ,firefights etc..But that isnt a big deal cause americans are so perfect ya know..Those innocent ppl we killed well if setting up ied's is common over there,,ambusing firefights..and mortors ..then gee should I feel bad? Fuck em all tha woman tha children tha sheep tha chickens tha dogs etc. And fuck you too 4aaaaa4 an anybody whose against it..This is world war 3 it aint gonna end next up iran .tha taliban n pakist

[wilsonnortheast]

Theres to many different political and tribal factions to keep them united. That and the fact that the west now has two middle eastern puppet governments that will hold little influence with the muslim world.

[fuscian]

So what? 5 year olds aren't immune to American bullets so they might as well be introduced to their sad predicament.

[4aaaaa4]

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The Nazi-American-Style

You invade a country that never harmed you.

To Destroy the infrastructure, Kill millions. kill the taxi drivers, shepards, journalists, workers water medical, electric, roads, farmers, fisheries, ..ect. Making whatever survivors helpless, dependant on begging to live. And then you BRAG about 'giving' them help as you set up and protect your own corporate profiting via your own armed Forces + civilian mercenaries. A war crime

Economic Colonization Is A War Crime

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[aod1058]

yeah and your Irish history us so good. Judge yourself before others. But you have probably never been to Ireland. Fuck fuck fuck.

Fallujah Marine Vet

[effers22]

You never were fighting for America man, all the soldiers are doing is dying for people who don't even want them there, if you ask me its time to get the hell out of there leave the rag heads to kill themselves. i mean no offense to you though.