[r9etb]

Fox - Greg Kelly reporting in from the 3rd Infantry. NOT at a standstill due to sandstorm.

I wouldn't expect us to stop. Sandstorms are no doubt a big nuisance, but I have to think the sandstorm is more difficult for the bad guys than for us: they have no way of knowing where our folks are.

[Wphile]

I heard some guy this morning calling in on Imus - one of the embedded reporters. They were northwest of Nasiria (sp?) and were still moving. Took some enemy fire but fought back and killed about 30 Iraqi soldiers and took another 40 as POWs. He said things appear to be going as planned and the storm was not slowing them down much. He said the storm was horrific though.

I've been in regular dust storms and they are awful.

[scubadan]

If we really believed that we are close to a point where the Iraq RG will use CW, wouldn't a windy day be to our advantage....especially when the wind is coming out of the SW?

[MSgt Smith]

We may want the storm. Chem weapons are pert near useless in 100kn winds.