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May. 6th, 2004 05:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
winterbadgerOn April 28th, Slate pointed out a Washington Post article that noted
We started pulling back from Fallujah May 2nd and, today, there's a suicide car bombing in Baghdad. Coincidence? I don't know. I certainly doubt that Fallujah is the only place in Iraq where bombs could be assembled. I'm sure there are plenty of suitable facilities in Baghdad itself. But it's interesting, if true, "that there [were[ no large car bombings in Baghdad [while] the Marines surrounded Fallujah."
In addition, based on the munitions and contraband uncovered by Marines during their initial foray into the city, U.S. military officials believe a large number of roadside bombs and car bombs detonated elsewhere in Iraq may have been manufactured in Fallujah.
A military intelligence officer noted this week that there have been no large car bombings in Baghdad since the Marines surrounded Fallujah in early April. "Fallujah is a place that is rife with terrorist leaders and bomb-makers who are responsible for attacks not just in Fallujah but across Iraq," the officer said.
We started pulling back from Fallujah May 2nd and, today, there's a suicide car bombing in Baghdad. Coincidence? I don't know. I certainly doubt that Fallujah is the only place in Iraq where bombs could be assembled. I'm sure there are plenty of suitable facilities in Baghdad itself. But it's interesting, if true, "that there [were[ no large car bombings in Baghdad [while] the Marines surrounded Fallujah."
