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'Operational Pause' Denied by Franks [Coalition forces -- Still not losing after all these days]
New York Times ^
| Monday, March 31, 2003
| By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Posted on 03/31/2003 12:26:33 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JasonC
Source is Dan Goure, MSNBC military analyst.
To: monkeyshine
Er, sleep? What's that? ;)
To: Redcloak
Bingo, friend.
To: JohnHuang2
Thanks. Pushes it back one step, though. Why does he think so or say so, where is he getting it? The number refers to the entire regular force, leaving only the Republican Guard. And that would seem to be an innaccurate appraisal, because I know the Brits (for one) have fought elements of the regular army in and near Basra.
As far as I've heard, only 4000 PWs have been taken, and there have been no large contacts (beyond a few at the border) with regular army forces. Well there was one group that tried to go south from Basra that the Brits lit up. There haven't been large movements over the roads either. There have been occasional reports of whole divisions surrendering, but they have all turned out to be false.
That this means the regular army has "laid down its arms", rather than that they are waiting inside cities, seems to me a mere guess. If they aren't PWs, how would he know? Abandoned equipment I suppose, but we haven't yet gone into the towns where they were deployed. We bypassed them instead.
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03/31/2003 9:18:50 AM PST
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JasonC
To: JasonC
That this means the regular army has "laid down its arms", rather than that they are waiting inside cities, seems to me a mere guessGood point, friend.
I think our guys aren't taking anything for granted, though. God bless our troops.
To: JohnHuang2
Mornin' ! Er, afternoon now . . . :O)
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03/31/2003 10:15:48 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
To: MeeknMing
hehehe :)
To: JohnHuang2
The left-wing media are still in the dark *pity* :)
Let's Roll!
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03/31/2003 10:41:49 AM PST
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blackie
To: JohnHuang2
Hey ! Here is the LATEST picture available of Saddam . . .
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03/31/2003 10:55:50 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
To: MeeknMing
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
To: blackie
Amen, amigo
To: JohnHuang2
Credit to FReeper Coteblanche for that pic . . .
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03/31/2003 11:16:21 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
To: MeeknMing; coteblanche
Re: #29 -- Great job, Coteblanche!
To: MeeknMing
now we know what happen to the dolphin,..food poisoning!
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To: coteblanche
LOL! Do dolphinns eat "Dead Meat"?
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03/31/2003 12:43:34 PM PST
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SAMWolf
(Embarrassed to be an American? Let me help you move to France.)
To: JohnHuang2
Thanks for another excellent article, John. Always clear and concise.
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