***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.

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.

Please have mercy on us dial up limited FReepers! Limit the big graphics, post links instead. A breif description of what the graphic is would help:

To all who helped this get started, thank you!

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...

[Anomaly in Illinois]

They are revolting.

[Mo1]

Thanks ... Freepers ARE THE BEST!!

[Jackie-O]

Great link Glock, thanks!

[BulletBobCo]

Clear away the ambulances, Greta is on the way.

[commish]

UGH -- Sky News is in full Lefty mode today -- showing all the injured children.

[ChadGore]

I heard Arafat and Saddom are going on a book tour when this is all done to sell
"Success through Failure -- How to bring pain, starvation, and death to thousands" .

[lavrenti]

Probably less than that now.

By the time the 3rd ID gets to them it'll be more creeps in jeeps and stray buried T-72s.

I suspect the Medina is fina.

[spectr17]

Having played Rat Patrol for weeks on end in the desert what they've done is hard core. Of course when you're young the pain is only temporary.

[Jackie-O]

ROFLMAO!

[commish]

The only book Saddam is going to be writing is "How to die in the first Minute of a War"

[RummyChick]

here is a nice photo: http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030324/i/1048548585.3221446731.jpg

A U.S. Army infantry soldier faces towards north in the direction of Baghdad as he stands guard in the south of the city of Najaf in central Iraq (news - web sites), March 23, 2003. The U.S. Army announced that they faced about 100 local people, including soldiers and members of the Baath party, in a heavy gunfight last night, before the Najaf area could be secured.

[ztiworoh]

Oh, God, Lautenberg giving every liberal talking point, tax cuts for the rich, blah blah blah

[ChadGore]

Re: Interesting that the 3rd ID marched all the way to Karbala without any KIA.

The 3rd ID has a medal coming when this is done.

[commish]

Of course when you're young the pain is only temporary.

Pains heals, chicks dig scars, and glory is forever

[DollyCali]

Gary N... are you lurking?

Register & POST

[glock rocks]

That's why I expect them to turn on their own civilians, massacre them with gas to create a nation of "martyrs."

i would not be surprised if it came to that. the mother of all jonestowns.

enjoy your upcoming trip to hell, saddam.

[Anomaly in Illinois]

That's the first time anyone ever called me a Freeper, I think I'm gonna cry.... *wink*

[thedugal]

Some quagmire.

Yes, the "fierce resistence" has caused a series of "setbacks". [said while wringing hands vigorously]