***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.

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:

Special thanks to null and void for keeping these running over the weekend and Monday, to all of you for keeping these threads alive, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[ztiworoh]

Ok, with all the recent news, I need to ask one question,


IS DASCHLE STILL DEEPLY SADDENED?

[Dog]

3ID east of Najif...came under attack...several vehicles damaged.

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox - Pentagon says that the dust is starting to settle. 3rd ID engagement lasted for several hours. No reports of friendly casualties. Several U.S. vehicles damaged. Moving amid the sandstorm. 1500 sorties flown. 700 were strike missions against 100 specific targets. Navy will launch cruise missiles tonight.

[Dog]

Belly Girl!!!!!

[r9etb]

IS DASCHLE STILL DEEPLY SADDENED?

He's really dound in the sumps.

[Peach]

Thanks, Dog. My husband is gone today poll managing a primary and without him here to keep me calm, I need a little Freeper help occasionally.

Also got up at 3:00 a.m. and e-mailed in real time with my stepson; haven't slept since. Little punchy.

It's the unknown that's so frightening. We've seen what the rest of war looks like and it's ugly but it's sort of a known thing.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, cyn. You are right. I was soon set straight by good Freepers, humbly apologized. Neil: generals to press - should say, "screw you." (^;

[Tree of Liberty]

Have a hugh beer on me. Just dound drive.

[Grenada]

Greg Kelly WAS in the Marines for nine years, It is in his bio on Fox. If I weren't so HTML impaired I could post it!

[Mad Dawgg]

"The belly girl's threads are also dound under ... butt all the crowded readers are only barely herd, not scene."

If the Belly Girl is removing her threads and joining the bare herd this dounds like a scene I can get dound with! (I am hughly series about this)

[Peach]

So the sandstorm is settling down which is good. I'm assuming our ground troops prefer fighting at night?

[nwpatriot]

Are you kidding? "We own the night!"

[Carolina]

Dound, doobie, doobie, dound.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Librarians are under attack by the kiddie porn opponents. It's gotten ugly.

[Pro-Bush]

Breaking at SKY NEWS

KARBALA BATTLE LARGEST YET

The largest battle of the ground war in Iraq has broken out just south of Baghdad reports say.

Between 300 and 500 Iraqi troops have died in fierce fighting around the cities of Najaf and Karbala without the loss of a single Allied troop, according to the Pentagon.


The battle began when Iraqi troops launched a huge night time attack on US forces, possibly trying to take advantage of poor visibility due to sandstorms.

Sky's Washington correspondent Keith Graves said: "From what the Pentagon is saying this was a major encounter, possibly the biggest ground battle of the war so far."

Najaf and Karbala, 100 and 50 miles from Baghdad respectively, are some of the last obstacles Coalition forces must overcome before beginning an all out strike on the capital.

[Peach]

That's what my stepson always says; needed to make certain that "own the night" applied to ground, too. Mind slowing down...

[Otta B Sleepin]

Greg Kelly bio:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,74735,00.html

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I had dound cake for dinner - with chocolate frosting. Mmmmm...

[AppyPappy]

Alright guys, we've worn a hole in it. Let's get back to work before it gets old and stale.

[Ophiucus]

More reporting on the 7th Cav action this morning. Middle of the sandstorm, took and secured a booby-trapped bridge while under fire.

Amazing troops.