US Senator on IRAQ: "just mow the whole place down, see what happens."

[Chris Brady <cdbrady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Remarkable words from US Senate leaders:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who recently compared aspects of the
conflict to Vietnam, yesterday said U.S. forces need to be more
proactive.

?To set up roadblocks after the bomb goes off is not the answer,? he
said. ?We?ve got to get into prevention.?
...
?We need more troops,? said McCain. ?We need more special forces. We
need more marines. We need more intelligence capabilities.?
...
?Honestly, it?s a little tougher than I thought it was going to be,?
Lott said. In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military
solution: ?If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what
happens. You?re dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our
people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out.?
...
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) chided the media for focusing on casualties
at the exclusion of positive developments in Iraq?s reconstruction.

Full article:
GOP unity is strained by attacks
By Geoff Earle
The Hill (DC), October 29, 2003
http://www.hillnews.com/news/102903/gopunity.aspx


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