***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 6 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | 25 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

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[Dog]

That same reporter again.....quoting NYTimes..

This guy has pluck......gets slapped down everytime...

Wants a second question....Rummy tells him no!

[scriblett]

thanks, but are they actually 'cluster bombs' they are dropping?

I know that this stuff is posted in order to 'bait' people, but as much as I hate responding to this particular stuff, I feel that we should do our best to respond and rebutt these accusations.
I come to FR generally to read the articles posted, don't find as much info. anywhere else. anyway thanks for the help, any other info. to rebutt this slime would be appreciated.

[tictoc]

Thanks!

[Dog]

Rummy getting riled up...

[this_ol_patriot]

It is not knowable...I love that.

Days, weeks months..WE DON"T KNOW!!

Lecture mode... go Rummy

[prairiebreeze]

Shhhhhh! Shhhhhh!

LOL

[Peach]

Rumsfeld: sssshhh. Priceless.

[SoldiersGirl]

Shhhhhhh

LOL, next he's going to threaten them with a time-out

[Dog]

Children told to shush......

[Mo1]

LOL ... Rummy sheeeeeeeesh they kiddies down

I LOVE THIS MAN!!

[CasearianDaoist]

This is exactly what happened during Viet Nam, with the exception it took them 4 years to build up to this level of shamefulness. Ho Chi Min and his cronies were no less butchers than Saddam and Co. In the 15 years between 1950 and 1965, the communist is Viet Nam kill more of their won people than Saddam has in the last twenty. Now you see how dangerous Socialism really is.

[gop212]

Question: What is the one thing that you could do that you have not already done?

Answer: The one thing we're going to do is not tell you want we are going to do.

[Peach]

Rumsfeld: "...Iwouldn't listen to that analyst and would try to listen to what we're saying". good one

[Timeout]

Rumsfeld whips 'em into place like a tough, ole' schoolmarm.

[Peach]

Rumsfeld is trying to convince the unconvincable that it's not knowable!

[Solson]

Q: Are you going to use the Red Cross to retrieve the bodies of the soldiers, and the POW's?

dude... of course we're sending in the red cross for a recovery mission..those are the toughest of the elite forces we have....DUh

I think Rummy should start employing the "ask a stupid question get a stupid answer" policy

Or...
A: No, we plan on leaving all bodies where they lie because we really don't care about our troops. Moreover, the Red Cross works best when the bodies are still alive. Next!

I know it would probably knock out 80% of the reporters right then and there!

[mystery-ak]

God, I love Rummy.

[Jackie-O]

I can't see him but it sounds like the veins in his forehead are bulging.
He seems to be at the end of his rope with these idiots!

[retrokitten]

This guy has pluck......gets slapped down everytime...

Why does he even keep trying?

[Peach]

That answer is priceless - a classic for all press conferences to come. Spread it around.