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By Dick Camp
The moment conflict for Fallujah, dubbed Operation Phantom Fury, happened over a virtually two-month interval, from November 7 to
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Mike” Shupp remarked, “There was a lot of concern by the Army that the Marine Corps thought they had a better idea. They were saying, ‘What are the Marines talking about? ’” Shupp accompanied several congressional delegations to Iraq. On one, he was surprised to see the 82nd completely prepared for war; no one was working with the people. “It was [all] combat operations when they left the base. I can remember them pushing Iraqi vehicles off the road that were in front of us . . ” Joe Dunford felt the change from army to Marine was an opportunity to demonstrate to the Iraqis that things would be different.
The Marines were prepared to jump-start various infrastructure projects—repair schools and irrigation systems, provide fresh water, remove trash—and improve the quality of life, especially “projects that were important to the Iraqi people that hadn’t been initiated,” Dunford emphasized. ” They can be summarized in two broad categories: • • • • • • • • • Civic Action Interact with local tribal, administrative, and religious leaders. Distribute school, medical, and children’s recreational supplies.
Casualties, but two Iraqi civilians were reported killed. The attack highlighted the lack of security in the ICDC; undoubtedly someone on the inside had leaked Abizaid’s itinerary. The attackers escaped over the rooftops to a nearby mosque and were not captured. Abizaid asked one of the Iraqi security force about the attack. “This is Fallujah, what do you expect,” he responded. Two days later, after Drinkwine had withdrawn his men, insurgents attacked the central police station, destroying it and killing twenty-three policemen.