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

Multiple ^ | 25 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

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

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[Warren_Piece]

"A revolt is taking place in Basra," Mohammad Hadi, spokesman of the Iran-based Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (news - web sites) (ASRII), told AFP.

Is anybody concerned about this?

[DollyCali]

If you saw the movie Gladiator.. Crowe is telling his fellow gladiators in the arena as they await the "surprise that will come out the door" ..... If we stick together we will prevail.."

Our guys must really be having the adrenalin flowing

Mine is

[r9etb]

I'm sorry that I am a little behoind. 3,000 what? Captured? Killed?

Story is that the Brits found 300 (or 3,000 according to Shep) chemsuits and a tank (treads and gun type) stashed in a hospital in one of the towns that starts with "N".

[Bryan24]

See #3233.

I don't know who would be able to ATTACK from the north. The 101st and the 82nd can secure locations but are ill suited to dislodge armor.

The 4th Mech. Div. armor is still in the ships.

[Quilla]

Iraqis caught in a hospital with 300 or 3000 chemical suits and a tank. Honestly, I'm not clear if it's a tank of possible chemicals or a tank you drive.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Another big boom.

[Howlin]

Rock and roll!

[Dog]

Are those tanks still on those ships.....heard anything about them??

[MEG33]

3000 captured (old figure) don't know KIA

[battousai]

Is that thunder or bombs going off?

[Carolinamom]

When was Ollie North last heard from....anybody know?

[ican'tbelieveit]

I haven't heard an update from Ollie since he reported about rescuing 50 injured marines.

[r9etb]

Is anybody concerned about this?

The Iranians are Shi'ites, as are the folks in Basra. There's a strong "party line" loyalty among the various branches of Islam.

[snooker]

Coming around the horn.

snooker

[Pro-Bush]

I laughed to myself when I first read your post. Then I thought "not a bad idea". Dogs are amazing.

[Bryan24]

I've not heard of them being offloaded. The last I heard is that they were being sent through the Suez to Kuwait. That was last Friday, I think.

It would take 2 weeks or so to get those tanks and other equipment offloaded and manned.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Major Garrett needs some TLC after witnessing the POW video. His anger against Saddam's "thugs" is undisguised. I like him for that.

[Nam Vet]

They were US troops in An Nasiriyah that seized the hospital.

Nam Vet

[Carolinamom]

Shep was right. MSNBC reports that 3000 chemical suits and masks among the things found in that hospital.

[retrokitten]

Major Garrett needs some TLC after witnessing the POW video.

You aren't kidding. There was a noticable shift in his demeanor after he saw that tape and he hasn't seemed the same since.