***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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[Mo1]

Not to mention the call to try and get Saddam that first night and didn't tell Blair until minutes before (thought that was odd at the time).

One thing I have learned from Bush, there is a reason for everything he does, even if we don't understand at the time .. so I have just learned to trust him

[KansasCanadian]

What if we beat Saddam at his own game and dropped a chemical weapon on Baghdad and blamed it on them? No one could ever prove anything, we have already set them up the bomb, almost daring them to use it, knowing it would hurt them worse then us. Ok, flame away

[spectr17]

Dosen't take an ops pass to see that we are overextended.

You remind me of that little grand stander Montgomery. If we had used his time table we would be marching Paris next week to end WWII

[paul544]

Why? What's her namesake suggest?

[texxie]

I know Blair did and I'm glad he got through them

I don't think he was the only one who wanted surgical strikes

We have to rebuild whatever we destroy over there so if we don't have to destroy it they haven't

[Fledermaus]

Are those plumes of smoke in the BAG pics from bombing or those trenches they lit on fire?

[Nam Vet]

I only slept in bed ONE NIGHT! Stayed on FOX and FR until I fell asleep in my office chair ALL the other nights. Too much war planning. I don't do well when 'the Boss' isn't here.

Nam Vet

[Mo1]

don't go dissin Blair

Huh?? .. I didn't

[texxie]

exactly

[spectr17]

I got it now, it took me a minute.

Chicken Little right?

[Anomaly in Illinois]

Yes, especially Liberals.

[MP5SD]

You ever hear of air resupply?

Not for an Armored force. I doubt there are that many chutes or platforms east of the Atlantic

[PhiKapMom]

I agree with you that "terms of engagement" have to be changed and I would bet they are changing as I type! Cannot continue to surgical strike only targets without civilians when the Iraqi guerilla's have chosen to occupy civilian buildings.

Heard someone say tonight that the TV broadcasts are coming from a day care center and it is going to take special ops to take them out.

Iraqi's are fighting dirty and after what they did to our POW's I expect President Bush is about to take the gloves off!

[texxie]

ok I've never heard of either

might just go look for it

[Redcloak]

Since the smoke always seems to be coming from the same spot on the horizon, I'd guess that we're seeing the oil trenches.

[chnsmok]

I like how you think...If this is an unthread-related post or if anyone finds humor in it, please ignore.

[Mo1]

I don't tend to trust politicians in general.

Well that is understandable .. on average they don't have a great history .. but there are some good ones in the bunch