[Semper Paratus]

Will Iraqization of security work?
It has to.

[Batrachian]

This sure as heck didn't work in Fallujah, where Saddamite terrorists now have a safe haven to conduct attacks against our troops.

The problem in Fallujah, and probably this place now, is that we have no hold on the people that take over after our forces leave, so they find it easy to work with the resistance.

I advocate taking the families of these people hostage in order to ensure their loyalty. That is an ancient custom that has worked well in many times and places and would work well here, too, but I guess we're too nice for that.

We can't afford to be nice.

[McGavin999]

Do you see what they are doing Ernest? We go in with all guns blazing, then the local IP step forward to ask us to stop and say they'll take care of it. We then stop and let them. It creates a feeling of gratitude from the people toward the IP, and a feeling of fear that if the IP can't do it the US will come back with their big guns and bombs.

That keeps the locals from joining up with the bad guys. Very, very clever.