***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 2-LIVE THREAD***

21 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

To all who helped this get started yesterday, thank you!

[GOPyouth]

Reuters. US and Turkey deadlocked on opening airspace.. Turkey waited too long.

[The Wizard]

Turkey and US still not flying

[The Wizard]

I'm reaching the end of my patience with the turks

[blondee123]

Uday defects per Reuters...thought he was dead. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fox - Al Jezerra reporting Al Abardi (right hand to Uday Hussein) has defected to Kuwait. Has not been independently confirmed by Fox.

Geez, maybe that was the "brown fox jumping", I sure hope we nab them both if it's true! Is this going to be another nite when I get NO sleep? LOL

[lorrainer]

Thanks. Good thing I'm not chewing gum, too.

[TexKat]

Sorry, that is the Tigris River and the Saddam dam. I must not be totally awake.

[Tree of Liberty]

LOL. I think those saying that Uday defected heard wrong. So far, I've only heard about Al Abadi changing teams.

[The Wizard]

Rita talks like she's on speed she needs to calm down

[blondee123]

Sorry, that is the Tigris River and the Saddam dam.

Are you sure it's the Saddam dam? Or is it Dam Saddam!

[GOPyouth]

hahaha hot damn.. finally fox is showing surrender footage.. Are they french?

[The Wizard]

steady influx of surrender

[TexKat]

Probably because there is not so many internet users on at this time of morning.

[An.American.Expatriate]

SITREP as of 0330 GMT - Psyops, Iraqis approaching UN...
-> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/870667/posts

[lorrainer]

I must not be totally awake.

I find it's helping me to sleep every other night.

They're showing surrenders now! Cool!

[An.American.Expatriate]

Can you post some details of the surrendering troops?

[blondee123]

finally fox is showing surrender footage.. Are they french?

At least learned from the French!

[An.American.Expatriate]

Tariq Aziz to appear on TV very soon (Fox) -> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/870760/posts

[The Wizard]

PMS: Kerkit oil fields in US hands

[Tree of Liberty]

There's not much to describe. Just some Iraqi's holding white flags walking with their hands up and being frisked by British troops. Some are uniformed. One is wearing a hooded white sweatshirt.

[thedugal]

"momofsixgirls" - your poor husband .. 7 women in one house and no remote control.. I feel his pain :p