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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: w1andsodidwe
This is the scout contingent, I'm guessing
21 posted on 04/02/2003 1:13:18 PM PST by ewing
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To: ewing
But wait, I thought Big Media was saying this war was taking too long!
22 posted on 04/02/2003 1:13:43 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: Terpfen
I don't think we have any of Saddam's DNA... though if we found that of three closely related men, it'd seem likely that it was him & his sons.
23 posted on 04/02/2003 1:13:45 PM PST by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, Zoolander)
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To: ewing
I hope she bombs the crap out of those cowards.
24 posted on 04/02/2003 1:14:06 PM PST by Capitalism2003
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To: ewing
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the first tanks our brave people rode into Baghdad would have Helen Thomas, Peter Arnett and Nicholas de Genova strapped to their gun turrets?
25 posted on 04/02/2003 1:14:23 PM PST by daddypatriot
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To: dfwgator
ROFLMAO!!
26 posted on 04/02/2003 1:14:28 PM PST by Frank_Discussion (Time is the fire in which we burn...)
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To: ewing
"knock knock"
"who's there?"
"candygram"
27 posted on 04/02/2003 1:14:30 PM PST by kallisti
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To: ewing
God Bless America!
God Bless George Bush!
God Bless our brave soldiers!

28 posted on 04/02/2003 1:14:46 PM PST by DCPatriot
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Probably not a good idea to broadcast to the world while the scouts are probing Republican Guard defenses.

Advantage of surprise and all that.

29 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:02 PM PST by ewing
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To: ewing
Obviously, this war plan has failed. It's time to withdraw and re-think this business.
30 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:09 PM PST by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, Zoolander)
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I think Bush is a great POTUS, and all, but for some reason, I always laugh when I hear Bush pronounce "Baghdad" with his Texan accent...

It always comes out sounding like "BAYAG-DAYAD."

I just hope I never have to hear him say "NUCULAR" and "BAYAG-DAYAD" in the same sentence...
31 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:25 PM PST by adam_az
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To: duckman
"I love that word "probing".

You must be a Proctologist by profession.

Or a porn star. Aahhhhhh,,,,,,poooorrrrrnnnnn.
32 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:31 PM PST by mlbford2
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To: ewing
I just have to thank you! When I clicked on the link, I noticed a garish, flashing banner at the top of the page to which it sent me. It said that I WAS TODAY'S WINNER! And that I could click on it and get a FABULOUS PRIZE!

I haven't done it yet, because I wanted to come back here and tell you that whatever it is that I get, I'm sharing it 70-30 with you! Because if it hadn't been for YOU posting the link, I'd have NEVER been...TODAY'S WINNER!

Be back in a bit, I'm going claim my...er, I mean "our"...prize!
33 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:38 PM PST by Illbay (Don't believe every tagline you read - including this one)
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To: ewing
And there you have it, the fastest advance in the history of warfare.

..but.. but.. clearly they had to ... construct a new war plan to do it.. yeah... yeah.. clearly...

34 posted on 04/02/2003 1:15:54 PM PST by Naspino
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To: ewing
Sunday?
36 posted on 04/02/2003 1:16:07 PM PST by holdmuhbeer
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To: kallisti
knock knock....
37 posted on 04/02/2003 1:16:12 PM PST by Capitalism2003
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To: ewing
Didn't Mareen Dowd and Peter Arnett say we were in month long holding pattern, with Marines running out of food, gas and ammo?

US Marine don't need no steekin' food, gas, or ammo to advance!

38 posted on 04/02/2003 1:16:19 PM PST by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
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To: DoughtyOne; ewing

39 posted on 04/02/2003 1:16:33 PM PST by w_over_w (Never bring a box cutter to a Jihad)
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To: ewing
Probably not a good idea to broadcast to the world while the scouts are probing Republican Guard defenses.

Advantage of surprise and all that.

I suspect they've already noticed.

40 posted on 04/02/2003 1:16:38 PM PST by Interesting Times (Eagles Up! Join the Rally for America...)
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