***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 3-LIVE THREAD***

FreeRepublic - Day 2 ^ | 212 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate/null and void

[null and void]

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, thank you!

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - "The clashes have been going on for 2 hours" according to Luke Baker. He was about 2-3 Km behind the head column that was engaged.

[texxie]

I love that ^5

[Dolphy]

I suppose it wouldn't be right to say, TURBAN RENEWAL: BAGHDAD would it;)

[cactusSharp]

smiling.....hehehe
truth sucks tho huh...I either get so mad i have to delete the post or just plum typing skills...I think I type like 90 words a minute...some of em three times....lol

[Tree of Liberty]

3rd Infantry Division involved in minor clashes in Najef. Najef is an important Shiite religious center.

[sweetliberty]

"That is the beauty (IMO) of Bush now, and in many things he does. He believes in the goodness and dignity of the human heart."

Which makes it even more sad that these people can't see the goodness and dignity in the heart of our president. They are so filled with hate that they are blinded. I don't think I ever really knew what it was to hate anybody until Clinton came along, but there was such good reason, but how does someone cultivate such an irrational hatred as that which they have of President Bush, and what purpose does it serve?

[pitinkie]

yes now it is.

[texxie]

http://www1.sky.com/sky_asx/sport_news_live/livebb-news.html

[maquiladora]

How far is Najef from Baghdad?

[Straight Vermonter]

Sweeeeeeet

[MEG33]

On the way to Baghdad.

[The Wizard]

B-52's going after the Republican Guard

[sweetliberty]

"I suppose it wouldn't be right to say, TURBAN RENEWAL: BAGHDAD would it;)"

LOL!

[Tree of Liberty]

About 2/3 the way from the Kuwaiti border to Baghdad

[texxie]

rotlfmao I hear ya there if I type with my accent it helps:)

[Dog]

Its the Neberkanzri(sp) RG that we ran up against.....

[theophilusscribe]

Off topic (kinda)

Israeli troops demolish houses in Gaza City after finding 100 kilo bomb
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/030322/1/399vm.html
AFP Photo

Israeli troops bulldozed a factory and used their tanks to fire on houses in Gaza City after finding a bomb and anti-tank missiles close to a Jewish settlement near the town, Palestinian security sources said.

In Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers pushed one kilometre into Palestinian territory and destroyed a security post, the same sources said.

The operations came after the army said it had discovered an explosive device weighing some 100 kilograms (50 pounds) on a road leading to the Jewish settlement of Netzarim just south of Gaza City.

A spokesman said the bomb, which was destroyed in a controlled explosion, was linked to a detonator in a nearby house.

He said the army had demolished the house and adjacent buildings, which he said were used by Palestinian extremists.

Four anti-tank missiles were also found in the same area, the army said.

The army says such explosive devices are aimed at destroying military or settler vehicles driving along the road which runs between the Karni border crossing and Netzarim.

The army spokesman also said Saturday that an Israeli military position guarding the Jewish settlement of Neve Dkalim in the south of the Gaza Strip had come under fire and that troops there had returned fire.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FN - Bret Baier:

 

"The Iraqi military structure continues to break from within."

 

"There are roughly 1000 Iraqi soldiers who have surrendered...others melting away" escaping into the desert.

 

"Any engagements there have been have been settled fairly quickly."

 

Basra(h) is surrounded by coalition forces.

 

"We have a number of reports coming in...small fire...as they move closer to Baghdad."

 

"They are more than half way there."

 

Shep: Quoting embedded reporter w/ the 3rd infantry division: "The clashes have been going on for about 2 hours." 2-3 K behind the head column...engagements w/ the Iraqi forces near Najaf...100 miles south of Baghdad.

 

Bret: Upcoming air attacks....esp. 6 Republican Guard units targetted...."The ground attack is continuing at the same time with a lot of air support....from carriers."

[Dog]

B-52's departing England...

[texxie]

TOL I thought they were friendly to us?