***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 8 - LIVE THREAD***

Various | 3/27/2003 | Me

[Centurion2000]

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...

[r9etb]

BTW check out the B-52 video on my homepage.

I counted 40 bombs in 16 seconds. Wonder if there were more?

[DollyCali]

Hi Neighbor.. I bike in your area on occasion. One year from Sandusky to my place between Akron-Cleveland. I like your waterfront..

[Sparky760]

OMG...we need a transcript of that....Way to go, Cavuto!

I agree, if anyone can get a transcript up of that I would love to get my hands on it

[Ophiucus]

I didn't notice. I hope not, as well. There was a bit of a "discussion" earlier about OT posts - some against, some for.

[TomGuy]

Cavuto's comments for today are not posted yet, but may be up later at Cavuto's Common Sense.

[maggief]

... and a link to send Neil Cavuto support emails.

[mikenola]

(CNN) – As President Bush declared the war in Iraq would last "however long it takes to win," the Pentagon announced Thursday 120,000 additional troops were being deployed to the region.

Twenty thousand troops from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division will leave Fort Hood, Texas, for Iraq in the next few days, and another 100,000 ground troops have received deployment orders and will head to the Persian Gulf region next month, Pentagon officials said

[Cboldt]

if anyone can get a transcript up of that I would love to get my hands on it . . .

Of All the Nerve - Cavoto on the French

[Lauratealeaf]

Before I leave for the dentist (again! The filling they did yesterday needs to be smoothed down as I can't bite together properly--grr), I wanted to say you've made some excellent points and observations today.

Thanks! I really hope the dentist is kind to you. Ouch! I don't like going but also have to go soon. Always look forward to your posts!

[Socratic]

Niel Cavoto's commentary:

Why do the French make things so easy for me?



Have you heard this one?

Never mind that France wanted nothing to do with getting rid of Saddam and wants everything to do with rebuilding Iraq after Saddam. Here's the kicker: France says Britain and the U.S. should not have a role -- it's up to the United Nations to decide.

So, let me see if I've got this right. France offered not one soldier, not one plane, not one tank, or ship, convoy or grenade. Not one missile. Not one drop of blood. And yet, France is going to decide the new Iraq?

Well pardon me, Pepe, but I don't think so.

I don't know what amazes me more: How callous the French are, or how arrogant they are. People are still dying in Iraq and they are already tripping over their corpses to cash in on Iraq?

France couldn't lift a hand to a rifle to help us, but is more than willing to go for a few of their precious Euros to screw us?

We fight and die to free a people whose suffering you more than happily ignored. And they saunter in to set up shop so that they can merrily profit?

Please tell me the French word for chutzpa!

France schemes to sell brie, after we've given blood?

France plots business storms, while our guys are choking in sandstorms?

France notifies the world they're ready to do deals, while we have servicemen in this country notifying families of killed soldiers they're ready to do funerals?

What the French lack in guts, they more than make up for in nerve.

France wouldn't help the Iraqi people when they needed rescuing, but is more than willing to dive in and take the money because maybe France needs rescuing.

The French are as morally bankrupt as I hope soon they will be financially bankrupt.

Pity the poor country that calls you a friend and realizes the hand it's holding, is only digging for spare change.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Actually, today's is up, as is yesterday's which was also incredible.

[DollyCali]

too bad he didn't cut into them. He can be quite caustic (whoopie) to the obnoxious reporters. Love him so that is why I thought it was possible.

I need to check out Onion.. I had one article bookmarked about a week ago..

[Carolina]

Re: Dr. Germ

Was that the woman to Saddamn's right?

[Sparky760]

The Link for Cavuto's Comments are in Post 2665. Today's is up now, check it out.

[ican'tbelieveit]

From Yesterday:

A week ago Wednesday night the war started and ever since I've heard tons of complaints about what we started.

Let me tell you what I see:

I see coalition forces within 50 miles of Baghdad.

I see them controlling two-thirds of a country the size of California.

I see angry Iraqi civilians turning on their own duplicitous soldiers.

I see children getting candy and adults water.

I see the image of U.S. prisoners not scaring our soldiers, but emboldening them.

I see clarity over sandstorms and truth over treachery.

I see countries that mocked us worming their way into life in Iraq after us.

I see second-guessing from wannabe generals who couldn't be more clueless and senseless name-calling from countries who couldn't be more hapless.

I see people without guts criticizing those who are giving their guts.

I see people who've never known a day of battle pontificating on what we should do in battle.

I see Iraqis daring to dream of the democracy they were refused to have and some treacherous Iraqi neighbors fearing the very same democracy they refused to offer.

I see more countries jumping on our bandwagon and others desperate to be on any bandwagon.

I see leaders of countries still condemning us, but investors in those countries still investing in us.

I see markets that will go up and economies that will improve because I see a coalition of the willing, teaching a thing or two to a collection of the pathetic.

I see prisoners and soldiers alike who will come home and a nation who will greet them with open arms and sincere hugs.

I see a hard battle but a great victory.

I see past the sum of our fears, to the whole of our greatness.

And finally I see a great nation defined by the good things it does and not the bad things others say.

I see those who will call me just another Yankee Doodle Dandy. And I see this very grateful journalist more than happy to say, damn right.

[Dog]

Finally found a photo from todays blasts... for you.....sorry it took so long.

[Dog]

Yes..

[DollyCali]

Lotsa troops.. sounds like more than Iraq on agenda, doesn't it?

[retrokitten]

Please tell me the French word for chutzpa!

LOL!! That is great!

[Dog]

Explosions in BAG...!!