CNN - Sandstorm sweeps Kuwaiti desert

CNN.com ^ | 3-19-03

[Oldeconomybuyer]

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (CNN) -- Winds over the Kuwaiti desert have blown up a gritty sandstorm that has reduced visibility to just a few meters and may impact on invasion plans for the U.S.-led war against Iraq.

The driving winds and sand was described as fierce, CNN correspondents embedded with U.S. troops in the region said.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

U.S. soldiers with the 187th Infantry Regiment 101 Airborne Division head into a sandstorm in Kuwait on Wednesday.

[DB]

What happens if Saddam has already moved all his WMD to Iran or Syria. They have long borders that are impossible to monitor.

Then we look bad on the world stage...

I pray for the best.

[ovrtaxt]

It sucks to be an Iraqi soldier. You can't surrender unless you're close enough for your white flag to be seen!

[PJ-Comix]

I heard that sandstorm is already easing up quite a bit.

[Peach]

My step-son said all of his unit's tents blew down last night. He isn't able to say what the weather is predicted to be for the next day or so.

[DB]

Ya, on Foxnews the sandstorm looks bad in Kuwait.

[Ff--150]

r What happens if Saddam has already moved all his WMD to Iran or Syria. They have long borders that are impossible to monitor

Keep praying...you are hearing a Voice.

[PJ-Comix]

They also said the sandstorm was now easing up. I bet it will be mostly gone by tomorrow.

[crazycat]

Debka says that the weather will clear for 3/4 days as of tdy.

DEBKAfile’s sources report that military weather forecasters promise the sandstorm will blow over Wednesday, leaving three to four days of clear skies before the next oppressive cloud of dust and sand descends on the area of attack.

http://www.debka.com/

[PJ-Comix]

Debka---They have sort of a broken track record on reporting.

[valkyrieanne]

Kind of creepy that Sci-Fi has been running the Children of Dune mini-series. All those desert shots of Arrakis reminded me of the upcoming war.