Attack on Iraq Betting Pool

Friday, August 30, 2002 | Momaw Nadon

[Momaw Nadon]

It seems like an attack on Iraq is coming soon.

Place your bet as to when the attack will begin.

Whoever gets closest to the date and time wins.

Attack time must be specified in Month, Day, Year, Hour, and Minute

For the hour, don't forget to specify what time zone you are referring to.

There is no decision on a prize to be awarded yet except for bragging rights.

[patent]

I bet on 30 seconds after I reinvest in the stock market. ;-)

[Don Carlos]

September 10th, 2:30 pm Central. If my calculation is correct, that would put it 12:30 am, September 11th, Baghdad time.

[gunshy]

Not during the GW Bush presidency.

[Momaw Nadon]

First of Ramadhan (Muslim fast of 29 or 30 days) 11/06/2002

Eid al-Fitr (End of Muslim Ramadan) 12/06/2002

[dhfnc]

My bet is November 11, 2002 at 7:05 PM EST

[Incorrigible]

[Momaw Nadon]

"Attack" needs to be defined, as it may begin with fits and starts.

Good point Plutarch.

I define "attack" to mean when the first massive and overwhelming air attack on Iraq begins.

This will probably be announced by President Bush when he addresses the nation to say that the attack on Iraq has begun.

[Veloxherc]

It will be the day I am going to leave for home. So I will have to stay till the war is over.
Veloxherc

[CyberCowboy777]

JANUARY 22, 2003 11am Eastern

[thepainster]

October 6, 2002 10:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

You're right, in transcribing I copied the hour (7:34 UTC) instead of the date of new moon. Has nothing to do with the Muslim calendar. Desert Storm began 16 January 2339Z, 3:39 local time, 24 hours after the new moon. We own the night.

[SGCOS]

How do you define 'when the attack begins'?

The first missile? When it hits Baghdad or when it is fired?

When the first bomb dropped or the time the bomber takes off?

If any of the military currently in the region are part of the attack, then the attack has already begun.

[CIB-173RDABN]

A week from this monday, September 9, 2002. 1 am Bagdad time.

[Momaw Nadon]

How do you define 'when the attack begins'?

I'm assuming that President Bush will announce the official time when he addresses the nation to say that the attack has begun.

[templar]

Sept 15, 2002, 01:13am Bagdad time

[Vermont Lt]

November 5th, 11:01 PM EST (right after the polls close in CA) Dont want to be accused of being political do we?

[Remole]

October 6, 2002; 8:10 p.m. EST

[mware]

Here is a chart from dennisw on another thread. Might come in handy.

2002 Phases of the Moon

Universal Time (Greenwich mean time)

NEW MOON.....1ST QT.......FULL MOON......LT.QT

SEPT 7.......SEPT 13.......SEPT 21.......SEPT 29

OCT. 6.......OCT. 13.......OCT. 21.......OCT.29

NOV. 4...... NOV. 11.......NOV. 20.......NOV.27

DEC. 4...... DEC. 11.......DEC. 19.......DEC.27

[Woodman]

Oh, I'll admit it's self proclaimed. I get that from the news reports at the time Tora Bora. My gut feeling is that we got him middle of December.