****UNITED STATES FORCES REACH BAGHDAD****

Middle East Newsline ^ | Arpil 2, 2003 | Maj. General Stan McChrystal-Director of Operations Joint Chiefs of Staff

[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.

[ewing]

This is the scout contingent, I'm guessing

[Republicus2001]

But wait, I thought Big Media was saying this war was taking too long!

[Sloth]

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.

[Capitalism2003]

I hope she bombs the crap out of those cowards.

[daddypatriot]

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?

[Frank_Discussion]

ROFLMAO!!

[kallisti]

"knock knock"
"who's there?"
"candygram"

[DCPatriot]

God Bless America!
God Bless George Bush!
God Bless our brave soldiers!

[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.

[Sloth]

Obviously, this war plan has failed. It's time to withdraw and re-think this business.

[adam_az]

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...

[mlbford2]

"I love that word "probing".

You must be a Proctologist by profession.

Or a porn star. Aahhhhhh,,,,,,poooorrrrrnnnnn.

[Illbay]

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!

[Naspino]

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...

[holdmuhbeer]

Sunday?

[Capitalism2003]

knock knock....

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

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!

[w_over_w]

[Interesting Times]

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.