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****UNITED STATES FORCES REACH BAGHDAD****
Middle East Newsline ^ | Arpil 2, 2003 | Maj. General Stan McChrystal-Director of Operations Joint Chiefs of Staff

Posted on 04/02/2003 1:07:44 PM PST by ewing

United States military units have reached the outskirts of Baghdad.

Officals said the first United States Army and Marine Corps Units reached the southern edge of the capital late Sunday/(Early Monday)

They said the units were conducting probing missions to determine the extent of the Iraqi defense around the city.

The United States forces are also meant to ambush Republican Guard divisions that are withdrawing fron their current positions toward Baghdad, officials said.

(Excerpt) Read more at menewsline.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: alasbabylon; allyourbase; army; baghdad; battleforbaghdad; candygram; dontanswerthat; guesswho; hellobabalyon; housecall; iraq; iraqifreedom; makeyourtime; marines; quagmire
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To: HiJinx
Make your time..


101 posted on 04/02/2003 1:48:55 PM PST by ewing
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To: ewing
RE: How about Iran while we are in the neighborhood!

Only if we can spare the ammo. Syria has ticked me off more lately.


102 posted on 04/02/2003 1:49:48 PM PST by Olde School
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To: wideawake
Hell's bells, the use of Helen Thomas for ANYTHING is banned by both Popular Mechanics and Recycling Today.

She did, however, get a nice review in Modern Senility.

103 posted on 04/02/2003 1:50:43 PM PST by SAJ
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To: Capitalism2003
Not everone can look good in that garb...somehow she pulls it off quite well.
104 posted on 04/02/2003 1:52:21 PM PST by lewislynn
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To: ewing
How about Iran while we are in the neighborhood!

How 'bout France too!

105 posted on 04/02/2003 1:54:30 PM PST by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: GalaxieFiveHundred
Definitely France.
106 posted on 04/02/2003 1:56:00 PM PST by ewing
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To: doug from upland
I know the generals know what they are doing, but I still have a bad feeling. Could these scum have boobytrapped the entire city? They wouldn't care if a few million of their own people died.

I'm a little worried about that too. But if you or I can think of it then surely the generals can. I pray that we have had agents inside Baghdad for quite a while looking for exactly this kind of thing.

107 posted on 04/02/2003 1:57:37 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Capitalism2003
Your picture got me thinking.. you know that probably bugs these Muslim fanatics the most is that while they are taking their last breath it is a inferor WOMAN (to them) they see flying a plane or chopper dropping the bombs on their head.

That is probably worse than being stuffed full of hot dogs.

108 posted on 04/02/2003 2:01:39 PM PST by ewing
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To: ewing
Those would be the quagmired, lost troops that the valiant and manly fighters of the Iraqi army destroyed.
109 posted on 04/02/2003 2:03:01 PM PST by Chancellor Palpatine (Paleocons, the French and the UN - Excusing corrupt power mad dictators for decades)
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To: ewing
Oh Oh. This may cause another jihad
110 posted on 04/02/2003 2:03:12 PM PST by paul51
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To: ewing
Well, an 'inferior' woman dropping liquid pig grease on them before the FAE ignites them would be worse.
"I love the smell of Bacon.."
111 posted on 04/02/2003 2:06:22 PM PST by Darksheare (Nox aeternus en pax.)
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To: doug from upland
Probably; I assume our folks have a clue to be careful for such things due to the tricks so far though. It still might be pretty dangerous.
112 posted on 04/02/2003 2:12:55 PM PST by rwfromkansas (Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: Cafecito
It says something about our instant-gratification addicted society, that people start getting antsy if it looks like a war will take over 2 weeks to finish.
113 posted on 04/02/2003 2:15:26 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker (They just can't keep a good pair of socks down.)
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To: Sloth
We could obtain mitochondrial DNA from his mother or his siblings.....
114 posted on 04/02/2003 2:19:06 PM PST by tracer (/b>)
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To: Sloth
>>I just hope I never have to hear him say "NUCULAR" and "BAYAG-DAYAD" in the same sentence...

>I dunno... I can think of sentences combining those words that I wouldn't mind hearing.

That's really clever and rough and tough sounding, but I really hope you aren't serious in thinking that we can win our strategic objectives by using thermonuclear bombs on Baghdad.

116 posted on 04/02/2003 2:33:24 PM PST by adam_az
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To: humblegunner
Just the outskirts?!?! Why the delay?!?! What a quagmire!

This war would have been over if Rummy hadn't done it on the CHEAP!

117 posted on 04/02/2003 2:37:17 PM PST by bray (Pray for GW and Our Troops)
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To: adam_az
Not our current objectives, no.
118 posted on 04/02/2003 2:37:25 PM PST by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, Zoolander)
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To: ewing
Has Peter Jennings committed seppuku yet?
119 posted on 04/02/2003 2:45:17 PM PST by Bars4Bill (Film at eleven.)
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To: Pro-Bush
Maybe we should call it "Operation Pause".

Bwahahahaha!
120 posted on 04/02/2003 3:30:01 PM PST by JackelopeBreeder ("Push to test." <Click!> "Release to detonate." Oops...)
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