*** Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 15 - Live Thread ***

Multiple ^ | April 3rd, 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

In honor of our Freed and the men and women who risked thier lives to rescue her!

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[Catspaw]

They die just as good

And fewer homicide bombers in Israel.

[Carolina]

That's one way for a girl to put her best/dream fanny forward....er...back...whatever.

Hahahaha!

[Catspaw]

We'll have to finish them off first and then Franks has something up his sleeve.

Oh, yeah :-))

Despite all the naysayers in the media, this has been a brilliant war plan. We're at the outskirts of Baghdad in two weeks. Whoda thunk it?

[Cboldt]

Hey do you or someone else have a map of where the airport is in relation to the city?

The airport is toward the southwest. 3 ID will be first to get to it. Marines headed up Tigris will secure inner city bridges that cross the Tigris, and divide the city.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg <-- Link to BEST Baghdad city map (caution, 1.6 Mb)

[section9]

I agree.....Saddam Airport MUST be a prime target.

Well, the airport is in the open. I mean, it's not really defensible against a serious armored thrust. It has a huge highway that connects it to the southwestern neighborhoods of Baghdad proper. Here's the airport....

It's right next to the big "1 3" on this flight map. The airport is cheek by jowl with the city. A more detailed map will show you the cloverleaf on the highway leading to the airport terminal. This town has nice big highways leading into it. Great for Saddam's ego. Better for our armored troops.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[hawkaw]

Thank you kindly.

Hey your American Ambassador up here ripped our federal Canadian government up here a day or so ago (for the second time) and he did it in Montreal. It was really good he is doing this. It is all political of course seeing we are contributing to the war effort but it is giving some good amo for the Canadian conservative parties (PC and Alliance) to use. Now if we can only unite these two parties.

hawk

[Timeout]

the regime's...terminal crisis...

I'd say they're having their TERMINAL crisis right now...at Saddam Int'l Airport!

Airport loud speaker: Attention ladies and gentlemen: There will be a slight delay due to unexpected turbulance...on the ground!

[debg]

timeout - nah, but the flight of a bird just as they were announcing the new aerial predator was funny!

[Nam Vet]

CIA maps of Iraq as a country and by city.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html

The first City Map of Baghdad is fantastic!

Nam Vet

[Cboldt]

there are several air bases within the Baghdad city limits....so it might not be the Saddam International..

Saddam International is a strategic target. We bomber command and control there about 36 hours ago. Shown at yesterday's CENTCOM briefing.

There is also a center city airport, a third one to the SE, and a fourth one due north of Saddam International, about 3 miles north.

[TomGuy]

Wow!

This whole advance on this city tells me that the superior air power has really shown its usfulness in this war.

Didn't these units read Reuters, dangit!!! We're in a pause--30 day pause. Now, stop those vehicles right now!

lol

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

I'd say they're having their TERMINAL crisis right now...at Saddam Int'l Airport!

I was just thinking it would be mighty cheeky of us to fly in the 4th ID into that airport. ;-)

[Carolina]

Hey your American Ambassador up here ripped our federal Canadian government up here a day or so ago (for the second time) and he did it in Montreal.

Go, Paul! I read the text of his speech. Have you ever visited our sister site Free Dominion. Some of us go there when FR is down.

[Timeout]

Reuters, 7:39 EST:

A U.S. commander in the Gulf said on Thursday that a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric in the holy city of Najaf had issued an edict urging Iraqis to remain calm and not to hinder U.S. invading forces.

"A prominent cleric, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, who had been placed under house arrest by the regime for a considerable period of time, issued a fatwa," Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks told a news conference in Qatar.

"And it was done this morning, instructing the population to remain calm and to not interfere with coalition actions. We believe this is a very significant turning point and another indicator that the Iraqi regime is approaching its end." LINK

Hey, is that Walt Rodgers I see in the BagCam?

[Carolina]

The first City Map of Baghdad is fantastic!

*slaps forehead, V-8 moment* I forgot that I have it bookmarked.

[Cboldt]

I was just thinking it would be mighty cheeky of us to fly in the 4th ID into that airport. ;-)

Heheheh. Part of 4 ID are already on the ground, but once we secure Saddam International, it'll be used effectively, you can bet on that.

[section9]

I can tell you right now that that's what we'll be doing. However, you have to clear the general area of mortarmen. Artillery is a wider problem, however.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Back from breakfast. Glad to help. I haven't been so grateful to FR and Freepers since election 2000.

SW, please note the corrections (substantive, forget spelling!).

Any big news overnight? If Rick's off the MREs and onto complaining about the heat, I figured we had a good night. What did Bob A. say???

[commish]

Been away from TV and Net for a while -- anyone know what the "hugh" plume of smoke in the distance on the BAGCAM is?

Just wondering if it was a specific op, or just the standard nightly visit.

[MEG33]

Start at #152 or see Soldier Girl's post with a summary.