***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.

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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...

[Ophiucus]

CNN update: Northern front - re-enforced by the paratroopers appear to ready to push south, Central/South - took some POWs from a paramilitary group supporting Saddam, 7th still in contact with the enemy, A member of the 7th called the resistance "pretty sad", fighting still in Nasiryah, Brits are still securing Basrah, confirmed that Iraqis managed to bring down a drone (aren't they good) and Tony Blair is the most p***ed off I've ever seen him about the barbaric treatment of Brit POWs.

[Cboldt]

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.

Watch Neil Cavuto's Common Sense weekdays at 4 p.m. ET on Your World with Cavuto.

[Carolina]

I found it. His name is Air Marshal Brian Burridge, UK CentCom. Here's what he said to the press:

The decision by Al Jazeera to broadcast such material is deplorable and we call upon them to desist from future broadcasts of such a nature. I appreciate that all media outlets have a strong desire for "exclusive" pictures and we have no desire to limit journalistic freedom in any way. However, all media outlets must be aware of the limits of taste and decency and be wary that they do not unwittingly become tools for Iraqi propaganda.

Click here for the rest of statement

Did you hear that, Charlie Gibson, et al?

[Socratic]

Thanks

[ican'tbelieveit]

Oh, fantastic. Thank you very much.

[plain talk]

It could be add'l 100K troops next month are for Iraq in case it drags on or to take over as peacekeepers and let combat troops come home. I wouldn't necessarily read into that Iran is next or some such thing.

[Not A Snowbird]

"What'd they do, drag the computers out onto the lawn and run extension cords into the building?"

It was just a written exam, we'd already written our programs. If we hadn't I bet she would've run cable out to the lawn. She was truly dedicated to keeping on schedule.

Darn good thing it was Southern California, so we didn't get rained on.

[mwl1]

anything new about the supplies from Syria, and whether we can interdict.

[Nam Vet]

Excellent article by Cavuto. Thanks for the link Bud.

Nam Vet

[Dog]

This is ....Dr. Germ

[Nam Vet]

Yes, she's the biological scientist, I believe. Whichever it is, she Ms. WMD.

Nam Vet

[Not A Snowbird]

"see you wasted your time with that call ! (g)"

Best laid plans...

[Socratic]

Just the initial report. I'm sure we can do what needs to be done.

[Cboldt]

Excellent article by Cavuto.

Yesterday's was excellent too. Cavuto used to "bug" me a bit, still does I think. But his commentries are excellent, his head is screwed on straight, and he speaks from the heart.

[Dolphy]

Air Marshal Brian Burridge then took his first question from the Al Jazeera reporter, which turned out to be more of a statement. As I remember, Burridge then said, your network can take no pride in being balanced.

[SoldiersGirl]

I took a shower. Did we win yet? Why is it taking so long? Where are the WMD? Helen ate my dog! MOMMMM!!!!

[dinasour]

Looks like Baghdad's a real boom town.

[Dog]

Interesting that she turns up in the new Saddam video.....it's like someone just told us.....we have WMD and will use them.....

[spodefly]

3000

[ican'tbelieveit]

Interesting that she turns up in the new Saddam video.....it's like someone just told us.....we have WMD and will use them.....

Oh no, you have these poor misunderstood Iraqi's all wrong. They only bought the chem suits, antidotes, and pay the salary of Mrs. WMD to scare us because we are trying to steal their oil.