***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 14 - LIVE THREAD***

[spectr17]

LOL, damn frenchies

[Nik Naym]

Oh yeah...and if you happen to see Jerry Lewis through them, he actually seems funny.

Nik

[Henchster]

The Russian stuff is OK, I actually have a pair of level II NVGs that were made in Russia. While nowhere near as good as our level III (probaly level IV now!) they do provide a very good view in very low-light conditions. I'd hate to think they had the latest Ruskie stuff, which is probably close to ours.

Now, the French stuff is either our stuff with a "Cheesey" French label, or if actually made in France, are probably as good as the ones you get in a Cracker Jack box.

[spectr17]

I lived in Trier for 2 years on French/German border and never figured out the Jerry Lewis fascination.

[in best Jerry voive] Crazy lady

[Paradox]

Also the EPOWs are saying that a group of ex-Soviet/Russian generals are advising the Iraqis on their battle plans.

How much should this worry us? I assume the Russians are alot smarter than the Iraqi military leaders. I got a feeling they have a "trap" setup against us, not that it will work or anything, but a last gasp kind of thing..

[Fledermaus]

[SendShaqtoIraq]

I've tried it several times, and EVERY time I get the fatal error message which closes down IE and other things when I click OK. I've given up trying to see anything. But thanks.

[spectr17]

CNN, Jane Kalak, N, Iraq, planes overhead targeting Iraqi positions. So far no real ground attack from coalition forces. No heavy armor in north. Iraqis pulling back to Kirkuk. Kurds chomping at the bit.

[blondee123]

ME!!! and mine... I can post this here right?

What a nice homepage, I'm sure you can post that here, it's definitely War related. As one female to another, though, you better watch out, the guys here will be replacing the DHUE with your picture!!

[bamacsl]

I am taking this just like a lot of the intelligence released by the embedds, suspect until verified later via television/print. I don't think the Iraqi military has a trap left in them. Baghdad could get interesting though. JMHO

[Fledermaus]

The CNN scroll said "softening"...I love that word for getting the bejezzes bombed out of you

[Mo1]

Those media outlets don't get it and that is why they keep losing rating and subscriptions. Most of the American People are tried of their one sided news coverage and Fox News offers both sides and let us decide

Also keep in mind that Fox News is not in every city like CNN is.

My mother lives in Philly and didn't get Fox, we had to get her a satelite dish because we were afraid she would have a stroke from yelling at the bad coverage on CNN .. and my mother is a registered Democrat.

[spectr17]

Softened with a 5,000 lber

[Fledermaus]

Great story...unfortunately, my mom and dad are also Dems and still "don't get it". Dad has had some flashes of hope over the years (he hates Soc Sec and Medicare and at 68 refuses to use Medicare), but still voted for Gore in 2000.

My mom is not worth the time to even try to convince her she's wrong. She worshiped Clinton.

[Mo1]

Well I'm off to bed .. here are some pictures I found

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In this image from video, a soldier, center, from the 75th Ranger Regiment searches for targets as a fellow soldier fires a grenade during a nighttime firefight in southern Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, March 28, 2003. (AP Photo/Department of Defense via APTN)


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Flight deck crew watches a F/A-18 Hornet being launched past them from the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman for a strike operation over Iraq (news - web sites), early Wednesday, April 2, 2003. The aircraft carrier is conducting missions in supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)



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A huge plume of smoke rises from the Republican Guard palace in Baghdad during air strikes early April 2, 2003. With President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) urging a holy war against the invaders, U.S. bombers pounded the southern fringes of Baghdad on Wednesday, where the vaunted Republican Guard is believed to be dug in. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber



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A U.S. Army combat engineer with the 3rd Infantry division watches the sun rising over the desert near Karbala central Iraq (news - web sites), early April 2, 2003 as a B52 leaves a vapor trail in the sky after bombing the cities of Kerbala and Baghdad. U.S. forces have encircled the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala with little opposition, securing all major exit routes, and are now advancing further north, a Reuters correspondent said. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters


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Smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Baghdad April 1, 2003. Blasts shook the southern outskirts of Baghdad early on the 13th day of the U.S. and British war to topple President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). Air raids have been pounding areas on the edges of the city where elite Republican Guard units are thought to be dug in ready to face U.S. troops advancing from the south. (Faleh Kheiber/Reuters)


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This satellite image of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), was collected by DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite April 1, 2003. U.S. warplanes bombed a presidential compound in Baghdad on April 2 where President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s son Qusay has his headquarters, a Reuters witness said. Photo by Reuters (Handout)


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Family members and friends of Marine 1st Lt. Therrel Shane Childers stand during the Marine's Hymn at funeral services for Childers Tuesday April 1, 2003 in Powell Wyo. Childers became the first American combat casualty in the war in Iraq (news - web sites) according to U.S. military officials. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


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U.S. soldiers pass a British checkpoint near Basra, southern Iraq (news - web sites), April 1, 2003. Britain said on Tuesday that the city remained in the grip of paramilitary forces. REUTERS/POOL/Dan Chung-The Guardian


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A huge explosion in the Iraqi desert as US soldiers destroy an arms cache abandoned by Iraqi soldiers. US marines have found four new arms caches in an aluminium factory inside the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.(AFP/File/Alan Evans)

[blondee123]

Fox - Pvt. Lynch has two broken legs, one broken arm. Listed in stable condition. Capt. Jay Larusoe (spokesman) Two of the dead found were U.S. soldiers, along with 8 Iraqis.

Can we say WAR CRIMES!! How horrible for this young girl, but at least she's alive & recovered!!

[Fledermaus]

The war crimes are piling up. But don't worry, the left wing morons will declare moral equivalence and spin.

[spectr17]

Thanks

[Mo1]

My in-laws are both dems .. dad in-law leans more right though, but mom in-law is a clinton fan

They are always complaining about how much they have to pay in taxes .. blah blah blah

Finally I asked, if you hate it so much why do you vote for Dems. .. cause they are the one that raise your taxes

I never really got a good answer from them

[Fledermaus]

That sounds familiar. Democrats are the biggest whiners and complainers but never do anything to change the situation.

I can't tell you how many times I get "thumbs up" for ideas I propose and then say, "well, that is what the GOP is proposing in Congress and the Dems say no"....mumble, mumble, "Republicans are evil", mumble, mumble.

Got to admit though, keeps the phone calls from the family down to a minimum. Except for my youngest brother that just retired from the Air Force!