Huge explosions heard in central Baghdad.

[Mo1]

Watch tomorrow night.....they will unleash a bigger barrage.

And our boys will be waiting for them

Something tells me we are trying to flush these people out

[taxed2death]

...can anyone name names as far as who the damned dumb-ass was who started the "put your guns down and go home" policy at the beginning of this war?


And the name of the dumb-ass who OK'd enough of troops to topple this government but not enough troops to occupy the country?

Just wondering.

[ought-six]

"Iraq is a Bosnia writ large and it is utopian to try to make it into a unitary/democratic state. No 'get tough policy' can magically change that. Bring em home."

Spoken like a true Frenchman.

[MEG33]

Thanks,Ragtime

[Moleman]

Im also sick of duping all of our tax money into this turd of a country. Saddams out, WMD are either in Syria or destroyed, let's go home.

[MEG33]

Hogwash

[kaktuskid]

Right after we level Tikrit and Fallujah!

[doug from upland]

We have personnel in that building but they are okay.

[windchime]

".....c'mon, there's no way of getting perspective when these breathless reporters are constantly freaking out."

That's true in some cases. PLEASE don't let Fox send Rita Cosby to Iraq! Dana Lewis did have a suggestion that they may be testing for accuracy. Driving public opinion is an objective that must also be considered.

As far as the reporters lacking experience with explosions and danger, Steve Herrigan has taken some inordinately dangerous assignments and is eminently qualified to ascertain 'newsworthiness' of an event.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Iraq is a Bosnia writ large and it is utopian to try to make it into a unitary/democratic state.

Yeah--except that we are actually using ground troops, engaging and destroying an actual enemy, fighting in our national interest, not under the command of the UN, using the full might of our military and allowing the ground-troops the freedom to plan and target objectives by themselves, we have an actual objective and will know when we win, Bosnia was cold and Iraq is warm, in Bosnia we were fighting FOR the Muslims and in Iraq we are fighting AGAINST the Muslims.

Other than all that, it's just like Bosnia....

[diamondjoe]

And, um, leave the WMD in Assad's capable hands?

[hankbrown]

PLEASE don't let Fox send Rita Cosby to Iraq!

But...she probably has good sources there.

[eastforker]

Do you even have a clue as to what type of message that would send to terrorist?You want to fight them here rather than there?I just don't understand the thought process of some people.

[Quicksilver]

Bring em home.

Along with the terrorists, eh? As the President has said, the War on Terrorism will take years and test our resolve. I have no doubt that we will prevail despite weak-kneed reactions. Thankfully, we have a President who is rock solid.

[huck von finn]

PLEASE don't let Fox send Rita Cosby to Iraq!

What's wong with Wita? Othrw than huw wips, she's fine.

[windchime]

LOL

[windchime]

Steve Herrigan, Fox, 3 wounded to hospital. 1 wounded treated on site. News not as good as we were told initially.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, doug. With our media all concerned Americans will certainly not be ready for the coming years.

FN: Steve Harrigan:  Pentagon saying ~ 4 people wounded, 3 of those mortars did land inside the compound. One treated at the scene, 3 wounded taken to the hospital.

[Gucho]

"Im also sick of duping all of our tax money into this turd of a country. Saddams out, WMD are either in Syria or destroyed, let's go home."
You talk like a graduate of an old Afghan training camp.

[MEG33]

Prayers for the wounded.