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br> France /p>

OK, people, show of hands...

How many of you, when the liberal-left MSM news is showing footage of terrorists walking, no, strutting around the streets of Baghdad, AK-47s at the ready, RPG launchers balanced on their shoulders, hurling Arabic insults at America the Great Satan, for the willing cameras of AP and Reuters... how many of you have ever dreamed of having US Special Forces teams lurking in the area who would zero in on them and drop those Islamofascists dead in their tracks, right in front of the cameras? Show of hands...how many of you wish you could see this happen?

p>Mr. Wittman, I submit to you that the American people are long since mad enough. Adopt those unconventional counter-terrorism methods already and beat the terrorists at their own game. Whatever it takes to defeat them. Whatever it takes to win. br> -- Bruce Clark br> Cisco, Texas /p>

Our rules of engagement in Iraq are and will be the reason for our eventual defeat there -- Mr. Wittman is correct. I am reminded of an incident during WWII in Ammerschwier, Alsace. The mayor walked out on the main street to meet the advancing Americans with a white flag, declaring that the city is surrendering and that there are no enemy forces left in the town. The American officer then walked in front of a tank and entered the town. A hidden sniper killed the officer. The American troops retreated and called for bombers, which then blasted that medieval town to dust. Now that sure stopped any hidden snipers in their activities -- the Germans learned from that incident and such incidents were not repeated.

p>The Iraqi civilians are witnesses of terrorist activities -- while they prepare ambushes and mount their improvised explosive devices in the roads. They should be made aware that their silence is tantamount to collaboration to be followed by extensive bombardment of the entire neighborhood. After a few such demonstrations these "civilians" would find it profitable to report the presence of terrorists to the American and Iraqi troops and so avoid their own annihilation. br> -- Marc Jeric br> Las Vegas, Nevada /p>

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