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Here's the problem. In the ORIGINAL POST, that I happened to look at this morning, there were two keywords: IRAQ, PRESIDENT BUSH. Then the Chief told us further that we would understand why he couldn't tell us where he was.

It's not like the President was taking a jaunt down to the Canal Zone now, was he?

That's when I strongly suspected that the POTUS was in Baghdad. It was confirmed in my mind shortly thereafter when some very alarmed moderators had done an Emergency Pull pursuant to JimRob's "Loose Lips" ruling.

The people holding up the Yellow Caution Flag are correct: all it would take would be for one satellite call to activate the local jihadi. Whether or not the jihadi could have reacted in time is another question, but beside the point. I'm not sure of the range of either the STRELA or the 82mm mortar; it becomes an intellectual exercise to discuss how soon a unit of terrorists could have gotten into position. However, my assumption is that the President wouldn't go in without an infantry screen, and Apache screen, and aircap.

I just don't want to see anything untoward happen to the Chief, but I assume he's got a paper trail on this board, so he may be up Shi'ite Creek.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Mr. K]

I am betting the place was surrounded by more air power than had been seen in months.

I would have given anythign to see that too...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

In the ORIGINAL POST, that I happened to look at this morning, there were two keywords: IRAQ, PRESIDENT BUSH. Then the Chief told us further that we would understand why he couldn't tell us where he was.

It's not like the President was taking a jaunt down to the Canal Zone now, was he?

That's when I strongly suspected that the POTUS was in Baghdad. It was confirmed in my mind shortly thereafter when some very alarmed moderators had done an Emergency Pull pursuant to JimRob's "Loose Lips" ruling.

The people holding up the Yellow Caution Flag are correct: all it would take would be for one satellite call to activate the local jihadi. Whether or not the jihadi could have reacted in time is another question, but beside the point.

Agreed. I decided to repost most of your clear explaination. With GW present in a war zone, it was a breach of security for anyone to post that real-time information on the Internet. Granted, it would be a long shot, but it is possible that an anti-aircraft missle attack could have been mustered in time, and they just might have gotten a lucky strike oh AF1 at departure.

Some here refuse to accept this (albeit remote) possibility.