***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 4 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 23 Mar 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

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Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

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Special thanks to An.American.Expatriate for staring the daily threads, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Professional]

I'm hoping that a SO mission is being put together to get our POW's out. THere's a good chance that if we don't free them, they may not survive this captivity.

[Centurion2000]

I bet there are 100,000 of us Gulf War I vets just itchin to go back and finish what we were not allowed to...I would do it in a heart beat....

You and me both man ..... plus a several thousand more :)

[Peach]

Re your post - Future DNC Talking Points: "But the US gave Iraq chemicals" blah blah blah. Remember this - we gave Iraq chemicals THAT WERE LEGAL for research purposes only.

[dogbyte12]

The Baby Milk Business is cut throat. Secret Formulas being stolen all the time. If ya think Coke Vs Pepsi is tough... Think about the battle between Anthrax brand Baby powder, and Ricin In the Morning Formula.

The camoflauge and troops, was all to suppress industrial sabatoge.

[Krodg]

if the claims are substantiated they will in part vindicate President Bush and Prime Minister Blair.

In part??? What is it they really want from us?

[commish]

OK let's see if I have this straight.

FOX is reporting the story directly from the Pentagon

CNN is saying "maybe it's a Fertilizer factory"

UN is saying "Duuuhhhhhhhhhhh. ummm we saw a cement factory once"

PMSNBC is saying "it could be anything

And ABC is saying "If it is a Chemical Factory It's Reagan's fault!!!"

NOW I WONDER WHICH ONE IS REPORTING FACTUALLY!!!!

[smokeyjon]

"Ricin In the Morning Formula"

ROFL

[Timeout]

I just threw it up

Ouch. Feelin' better now?

[Professional]

It just struck me. The battle last night, that drug on for hours in Omba Qasr, or whatever, was preceded by a warning that the soldiers language may be offensive. Yet, showing our dead troops, didn't require any sort of warning.

This chemical story is reported as a potential US propaganda story, but Iraqi stuff is reported without this "disclaimer".

[prairiebreeze]

I hope we know where the POW's are. Hopefully The Iraqi's didn't take them away but only hidden.

Prairie

[Petronski]

I read elsewhere that the microphone at the Oscars automatically retracts after about a minute. LOL!

Anyone know if it's true? It's hilarious.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I'm suprised at our blatantly un-American Big 3 anchors. They're no longer pretending to care about our country...escalating their rhetoric as if they are fighting for survival along side Saddam's regime.

They must be getting a lot of hate mail...either "hate America" or "hate the mainstream media"...a whole lot of rage being incited and returned.

[Mo1]

OMG .. that call to prayer just scared the crap out of me .. LOL

[Professional]

And they were trying to say this was all about oil. Next they'll say it's because we want their secret bio weapon formulas for our own.

[Nam Vet]

You are exactly correct about Cronkite and NVA vs VC , and defeat vs victory. You're in San Clemente! My Parents and only Bro are in Laguna Niguel. Naturally we are all in total FOUR generations of Conservatives!

Nam Vet

[muslims=borg]

You get that Murphy's last night ?

[Dog]

achmed Sinatra.....singing his latest tune...

WEEEEEEEE GGGGGGGIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVEEEE UUUUUUPPPPPPP!!!