***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 21 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | April 9, 2003 | Various

[Sacajaweau]

Saw the Iraqi UN Ambassador coming out of a building. He said "the game is over". I have a feeling that Saddam and sons ARE dead from looking at his face and his refusal to say more.

I now believe that Bomb No. 1 was part target and part ruse.

[Fledermaus]

Neil's been on a roll!

[crobnson]

Yes, between him and Baghdag Bob, this war has had a few lighter moments.

[lavrenti]

Abdulluh is a Hashemite. A descendant of Ali, Big Mo's nephew and the dude the Shias regard as their heroic leader.

The Hashemites were the guardians of Mecca and Medina until their eviction by the Saudis. The Brits, in their infinite wisdom, threw the very dry bone of Transjordan to them.

We have uses for Abdulluh. Like perhaps the future king of Hejaz after we kick out those stinking Whahabbi punks out of Holy Town.

Mark me a cynic but we can pull Abdulluh's underwear over his head in private while publicly pimp slapping Syria.

[Dog]

When we are done up in northern Iraq.......we need to mass on the Syrian border and demand they hand over all Iraq senior leadership..

[retrokitten]

LOL! Maybe richard is writing thier scripts, too.

[CurlyBill]

FNC reporter: Should the Republican Guard surrender? "Combover" al-Douri: What Republican Guard? I did not see it! I like this guy. He and Baghdad Bob should form a comedy team.

That was classic!!!

[Timeout]

He also used the "genie out of the bottle" line.

This guy's a freepin' walking metaphor!

[Miss Marple]

Combover on his way to France?

I do believe if France takes him we might see an Atlantic Free Trade alliance, comprising Britain, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe.

Surely Chirac cannot be that stupid!

[GOPyouth]

That was a great piece today. I was driving home from school today after seeing some of the people who didn't think the Iraqis deserved freedom. All I could think of was what he said. I got home and my brother had emailed me the transcript. Almost word for word what I thought today.

[Petronski]

What a cutie!

Too bad I'm a heterosexual. ;o)

So, what time does Linda Vester come on in wartime? 11:00 edt?

[Senator_Palpatine]

COALITION VICTORY....GOOOOD...

HOOOOOOOOOAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Centurion2000]

Fox News: Mohammad Al-Douri UN ambassador for Iraq has fled to FRANCE!!!!!!

Well that was a suprise .... NOT.

[amom]

I'm dying for him to do his lines and the car alarm AND Barf the dog go off at the same time!

Oh you ARE bad! lol

[Catspaw]

Ted Koppel is getting a tour of one of Saddam's palaces. They found cameras and listening devices (in every room, I do believe), along with a monitoring room.

Creepy.

[umbagi]

Saw the Iraqi UN Ambassador coming out of a building. He said "the game is over". I have a feeling that Saddam and sons ARE dead from looking at his face and his refusal to say more.

I don't think he knows. The only thing this yo-yo has said in the last month that I believe is that he hasn't heard from the Iraqi "government" since the first bombs hit. Whatever's remained of it, comms with their guy at the UN haven't been a priority...

[Carolina]

That kind of rhetoric is very significant. The significance of it is significantly breathtaking.

Pretty Chicken: Hahaha. You done with me, period.

FReeperland says, "YEESSSSSSS!"

[Timeout]

They're not gonna use him! Guess Ted Koppel was just too good to break in on.

Sunrise in Baghdad.

Richard's gone back to bed.

[Fledermaus]

True, but I'm tired of hearing his rich momma (or stepmom) on TV in the U.S. being all, "ooh, this could be dangerous for America" and "the Arab world won't like this", etc.

She's an ungrateful, typical left wing liberal idiot who gets off watching NY elite kiss her ring at fundraisers for fake causes.

I'm sick of them all. It's time to show them who's boss. I say force her to go back to Jordan with her bratty kids.

[angelwings49]

I think Linda was on earlier this afternoon... don't know if she'll be back on at 11 or not