****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.

[savedbygrace]

Yeah, but they're not feeding all the Baghdad war orphans yet, and what about those poor dolphins? Besides, the whole world hates us for this, so there!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Geraldo :-) is probably seething he could not report this first 6 minutes before it happened.

[wideawake]

LOL!!!

I'd love to attend that convention - with an aluminum baseball bat.

[Naspino]

I guess we'll have to get the Dictionary to update its meaning:

quag·mire    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (kwgmr, kwg-)
n.

1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty: an easy victory; an easy problem.
2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding: took the easy way out of her problems; wasn't satisfied with easy answers.
3. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain: My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.
4. 1. Affording comfort or relief; soothing: soft light that was easy on the eyes.
   2. Prosperous; well-off: easy living; easy circumstances.
5. Causing little hardship or distress: an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.
6. Socially at ease: an easy, good-natured manner.
7. 1. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.
   2. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.
8. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked: an easy mark; an easy victim.
9. 1. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.
   2. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.
10. Not steep or abrupt; gradual: an easy climb.
11. Economics.
    1. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.
    2. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.
12. Promiscuous; loose.

[js1138]

Could these scum have boobytrapped the entire city?

I'm sure there are surprises, but the entire city? That's a lot of square miles. My bet is they actually thought they could ride this one out, due to protests and world opinion. They want to live.

[Pro-Bush]

(AFP) US-British calculations on Iraq "seriously wrong": India

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said that the United States and Britain had made a mistake in attacking Iraq (news - web sites) and urged the UN Security Council to take the initiative to end the war.


The US and British "calculations have gone seriously wrong," Sinha said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with AFP.


"It's not merely in terms of military resistance that the Iraqi army was likely to offer but also the mood of the people of Iraq.


"I don't know on what they had based their calculations but what one knows from experience now of 14 days that it was a serious miscalculation."

[HiJinx]

Can you say JSTARS?

Seriously, this is all good stuff. The scouts were in Bagdhad Sunday night/Monday morning, they did their reconnoitering, and they left. Two days later, we get to hear about it.

Some of what can be seen in Near-Real-Time is guaranteed to blow your socks off.

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[js1138]

Now that's funny.

[HenryLeeII]

I don't think we have any of Saddam's DNA...

Maybe Chirac and Daschle could give us samples of The Possibly Dead-One's DNA...

[ewing]

Thanks, that cartoon perfectly encapsulates Aaron Brown, Peter Arnett, Chirstianne Ammenpour and Judy Woodruff's attitudes..

[Chemist_Geek]

Every time I see that picture, I have to suppress a laugh at the General's expression. To me, it's kind of like, "Gee, I wish I could do that."

[Olde School]

I know we are pinned down and running out of supplies but if by some miracle we end up with extra bombs and ammo can we please, please PLEASE take out Syria?!??!

[JFC]

http://www.talltexian.com/AmericaForever/id28.htm

amen.. God Bless America. This site needs to be saved for everyone. It will touch your heart.

[Sloth]

Maybe Chirac and Daschle could give us samples of The Possibly Dead-One's DNA...

Good idea! From them, a cheek swab would probably supply plenty of Saddam's 'genetic material'.

[Shermy]

Very little reported is the fighting/bombing in the southern end of the kurd autonomous zone. Form there one could proceed west to Tikrit, south to Baghdad, or north to kirkuk.

[ewing]

It looks like he's backing away from Rummy's firepower..LOL!

[ewing]

How about Iran while we are in the neighborhood!