MSNBC- Nasiriya, Iraq Falls to US 3rd Division [Surging towards Baghdad]

MSNBC.com ^ | March 22, 2003 | Ashliegh Banfield

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US COMMAND -NASIRIYA HAS FALLEN

AFTER UNITED STATES 3RD DIVISION OVERCAME IRAQI OPPOSITION, UNITED STATES ARMED COLUMN HEADING FOR BAGHDAD SUGES THROUGH FALLEN CITY ACROSS THE EUPHRATES RIVER AND CONTINUES ADVANCE ON CAPITAL.

WITNESSESS REPORT LARGE EXPLOSIONS ON BAGHDAD OUTSKIRTS FROM RESUMED ALLIED MISSILE AND AEIRAL ATTACK

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Not long now..

[Libertina]

Hope we can get our rally in today before the war ends ;)
God protect our brave military.

[ewing]

Sandstorms coming the next two nights so the boys have got to giddie up!

[dennis1x]

anyone think we get "shock and awe" part II in a couple hours? it seems like command and control is slightly less disoriented than the last couple days with some firefights....oil trenches being lit....minister of disinformation press conference..etc.

time for another lesson?

[BobP]

Fire when ready!

[ewing]

And you'll get coverage of shock and awe part II here first!

[irish guard]

perhaps a MOAB to suck all the oxygen out of the oil fires surrounding Baghdad would really interest the Republican Guard. Can yo imagine the look on their faces as one of those babies goes off....puts the fire out and takes out everything within 300 meters of the center?

[steveegg]

Nice. Can we use that for the next FReepathon?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It's just after 7 PM in Baghdad right now and dark. We'll probably see some more strikes pretty soon.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

As we push into the center (towards Baghdad) the command and control will get a little better naturally. They simply were incapable of doing anything coordinated at the extremities of the country. They will fight better around Baghdad and we will see intensified opposition, and the will communicate better. We need to spread them out -- get something advancing on the city from the north. We need to get them to have to cover a wider front, then you will see communication break down again.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It just got dark in Baghdad (it's just after 7 PM their time), so I would say that we'll probably see something pretty soon.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Hey, I like that pic!

[KneelBeforeZod]

Some of these folks will NOT give up. But then again they'll just die. I'm waiting for the first reports of Iraqis getting MOAB'd.

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I wish we had one of Dubya crouched over a computer!

[Consort]

Nice. Can we use that for the next FReepathon?

Yes, that's why I made it a few weeks ago.

[steveegg]

Thanks (reminder to self; save pic, credit Consort when it's posted).

[joyful1]

This city is immediately next to UR, the city where Abraham, our forefather in faith, was born and raised.

This land seems to be special to God.

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According to the Sky News reporters in Kuwait they were hearing MOAB explosions 30 miles away in Basra.

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I've heard we arent even stopping to capture the smaller towns..

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We arent even stopping to pick up POW's just telling them to go home..