THE SITUATION ROOM (Operation Iraq Freedom) 1 YR AGO

9/19/04 | Timeout

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Tonight is the one-year anniversary of the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Where are all the Sit Room regulars?! I thought it might be a good idea to resurrect the Situation Room for a "reunion". Does anyone still have a ping list?

I just walked by the TV and they were showing that camera on ACHMED's PARKING GARAGE! (Alas, no Achmed). No hammering could be heard at the time. I haven't seen any "traffic circle" shots yet, but they'll have to show them eventually.

But PRETTY CHICKEN was one of the correspondents recalling where he was that night (under his bed)!

[meanie monster]

I was there, but I was lurking.

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Bag Cams
Barking dogs
Achmed
Pretty Chicken

and, of course,

BELLY GIRL!

Apologies to anyone I left off the ping list...and I know there are a lot of you! Null & void..do you have a ping list?

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I think a lot of people were lurking. I even suspected Baghdad Bob lurked on occasion!

[MEG33]

Thanks for the memories.I was so new,and found that sharing a war can be much better than worrying about or supporting our troops alone.God bless our armed forces and I thank them for the magnificent job.

[nopardons]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....memories. :-)

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Fond memories:

CEEGAR GUY!

[Howlin]

For old times sake - and to remember the times we had -- and the people we lost.

[MEG33]

Right ...Fair is fair and the guys had their belly girl!

[commish]

The infidels will die on the gates of Baghdad. We shall have thier heads on a Spike. There are no tanks in Iraq, no troops near Baghdad. The infidels will choke in pools of thier own blood!!!!!

aH THE GOOD OLE DAYS.

[MEG33]

All gave some.Some gave all.I honor their service and may God comfort those who lost loved ones.

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The infidel troops...they are everywhere...they are nowhere!

LOl!

[commish]

Dear Lord,please protect my brothers and sisters who have given the ultimate sacrifice winning freedom for the Iraqi people. Comfort them, and let them know they died honorably and for a good cause.

[Southack]

"For old times sake - and to remember the times we had -- and the people we lost."

Indeed. And lets also recall the lies that we were told by the news media:

"It's too hot to wage war in Iraq"
"It's a quagmire"
"Hussein will use the WMD's that he doesn't have"
"I voted for the $87 Billion before I voted against it"
"It's a unilateral invasion"
"The Iraqis all support Saddam"
"Iraqis are better off with Hussein in power"

[MEG33]

Baghdad Bob and the bagcam memories.

[commish]

And who Can forget

BOOM!

CAR ALARM!

[wimpycat]

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was watching and listening to the parking garage camera, hearing funny metallic sounds and what sounded like thunder but was really the wind blowing into the microphone, and I was replying to some guy who thought the wind blowing into the microphone was bombs falling, telling him to get a grip, and I had just hit "post", when suddenly...BOOM! Then BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Scared the bejeezus out of me, especially since we've got a decent sound system on this computer, with a subwoofer and everything. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! And I thought, I don't know if technology is so wonderful, that we can see and hear a war, LIVE, coming right through our computers. It didn't stop me from watching and listening, though.

[Miss Marple]

Here I am! I am glad you posted this...it bring's back memories.

[nopardons]

Beat ya to the thread, but thanks for the ping.

Time for remembrances, yes, it is. :-)

[MEG33]

The night(early morning) we had Dr.Bob Arnot live describing a fire fight he was in the middle of,and grabbing a mother and child to run for the ditch,my heart rate took a day to settle down.