[TonyInOhio]

Didn't the New York Times tell us this morning that the inhabitants of Basra loved Saddam?

[SouthernFreebird]

Lets Roll!

[rocke031]

About time we threw some Shiite at those Saddamites

[ewing]

Throwing the Republican Guards a little curveball..could be go time

[rudypoot]

I'm doin' the funky chicken at my desk!!!

[finnman69]

great news. Coordination betwwen Shias and Coalition forces Im sure.

[finnman69]

FYI

SATELLITE VIEW OF BASRA

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/basrah-cib_100_01.jpg

[JohnHuang2]

YES!!

[MJY1288]

This is very good news, The end is near for Saddam

[dixiechick2000]

After reading the other threads about Basra this morning, this is great news!

Give 'em hell, Brits!

[Reagan Man]

This is great news for Allied Forces and very bad news for the Saddam regime.

[finnman69]

Ooooppsss

The BBC got it wrong

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/875095/posts

Basra: Why they are not cheering
BBC ^ | 3/25/2003 | Paul Reynolds


Posted on 03/25/2003 11:51 AM EST by a_Turk


They were supposed to be cheering in the streets as the American and British tanks rolled in, just as they did in France in 1944.



On 18 March, the New York Times reported: "Military and allied officials familiar with the planning of the upcoming campaign say they hope that a successful and 'benign' occupation of Basra that results in flag-waving crowds hugging British and American soldiers will create an immediate and positive image worldwide while also undermining Iraqi resistance elsewhere."

The fact is that Basra is not undergoing a benign occupation. It has just been declared a military target by British forces which have come under attack from inside.

This was a city which the British spokesman Colonel Chris Vernon said early on was not of military importance.

In the scheme of things, it still isn't. But it has become a problem.

[Poohbah]

SADDAM: ALL YOUR SHI'A ARE BELONG TO US NOW

[Illbay]

WAIT! Shi'ites are still Muslims, so we have to kill them after this, right?

Oh, and we also need to kill all the Muslims that have been helping us in Afghanistan, don't we?

[Alberta's Child]

As someone pointed out yesterday, President Bush has a higher approval rating in Basra than in San Francisco.

[ladtx]

GREAT NEWS!

[mabelkitty]

PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!

[PianoMan]

YAHOOOOOOOO

[grimalkin]

Hehe

[TADSLOS]

Looks like our SF boys and the Iraqi expatriates have convinced the local Shiites to pick up arms and fight. This is a dress rehearsal for Baghdad IMO.

[randita]

Great news. This means that the Shia feel confident that Saddam is history now and trust us to see this thing out to the bitter end. These brave folk will be richly rewarded.

I guess the brutal Fedayeen could only bully people for so long.