***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 5 - 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, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Wordsmith]

Interesting discussion of this on NPR this morning (I know, but I can't pick up any AM stations during my commute). Red Cross and company have camps ready for 300K refugees. So far, have taken in 14. Not 14K, 14. Said Iraqis poorer than in '91, don't have means to flee. And that Saddam stocked each family with a month's worth of food. Once the food runs out, all bets are off on the number of refugees. Or if bombs start falling on neighborhoods (which, of course, isn't likely to happen).

[steveegg]

Thanks. Another call to prayer?

[Semper Paratus]

WOW .. looks like Claire Short cleared the room in the House of Commons .. LOL

What happened? Did the curry lunch she have kick in?

[Mo1]

Fox just mentioned ....people are already saying ....Quagmire..

Well that didn't take long .. it's only been 5 days

[TomGuy]

a quagmire

Well, in Afghanistan, the q-word surfaced around the 4th day. At least in this Iraq phase, it waited until the 5th day.

Didn't Clinton say we'd be out of Kosovo by Christmas of 199?

[Howlin]

The disingenous ones are the ones who are quickly realizing that they are fast becoming irrelevant.

[Capitalism2003]

I found a new belly girl!

[Miss Marple]

Steve Centani of Fox was with the Seals that secured those off-shore oil depots. He said they had Polish commandos with them.

[justshe]

I am hoping we operate EXACTLY on that level in regards to the U.N.

A food/medicine conduit. An expanded Red Cross. Let those two agencies duke it out for supremacy.

I am NOT seeing Kofi understand that will be their role in the future(I hope).

[epluribus_2]

SHshshshshsh. That was supposed to be a brilliant victory. (Even though without UN Legitimacy- SHSHSHSHSHS!!!!!!)

[TheExploited]

We should take a poll on which one of the big three - Blather, Brokejaw or Petah first says the word "quagmire". Someone will have to report on the actual results becuase I have not actually watched the SOB's for several years now. My vote is for Brokejaw.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FN: Greg Kelly w/ 1st Marines, 3rd Div. : Second brigade combat team from Ft. Stewart Georgia has been under fire for the second day in a row. A mortar attack that came extremely close. Greg asks Marine how the sporadic resistance effects their progress. "We haven't lost a minute, yet." "Morale is outstanding." "Our soldiers are much more tenacious and much better trained." Greg, "I can vouch for that." Local militia in the area, ill-trained, but well-equipped.

[steveegg]

Briefing from Ramstein AFB (why are we still in Germany?)

[BulletBobCo]

There is only one Belly Girl.

[epluribus_2]

Quagmire - you sure they are not talking about the Democrats?

[steveegg]

I'll take Petah.

[NewsJunqui]

Dzienkuje bardzo Polska!

[TomGuy]

We should take a poll on which one of the big three - Blather, Brokejaw or Petah first says the word "quagmire". Someone will have to report on the actual results becuase I have not actually watched the SOB's for several years now. My vote is for Brokejaw.

The commentator on Fox brought it -- the q-word -- up about 8 minutes ago to a guest he was interviewing. Fox wins.