[codebreaker]

World Net/ DEBKA is reporting the hospital story they usually get that from the Reuters Wire, and Kristol is his usual self.

[Colombia59]

VIETNAM II

[rintense]

Israel shells Arafat...
GWB to announce policy tomorrow...
Secret plans to attack Iraq...

Yep. Looks like this summer will be a hot one indeed.

[PoppingSmoke]

"Kristol said that the Bush-Franks meeting indicates that the administration had decided to take action against Iraq regardless of the status of Middle East peace talks adding, 'Bush may be moving faster than we think in preparing to get rid of Saddam.'"

BULL FEATHERS! This is nonsense,,,,,,,,,

[wayne_shrugged]

Now, come on, this isn't such a "secret meeting" then, is it? :-]

[Scott from the Left Coast]

the administration had decided to take action against Iraq regardless of the status of Middle East peace talks

It appears that the administration is [now] taking things in their proper order:

"Peace" or its semblance in the middle east will not assist in dealing the menace posed by Saddam and his WMD.

However, destroying Saddam, his regime and his military, will have a significant positive impact on the situation in Israel/Palestinian-held territories.

[Thud]

ping

[CyberAnt]

What I want to know is: Who is leaking to Kristol?? Whoever it is - they need to be fired!!

[Senator_Palpatine]

"It is quite safe from Saddam's pitiful little band an Entire Legion of My Best Troops Awaits them..."

"HOOOOOAAAHHH...Let's Roll"

[The Raven]

I presume they (Iraq) have moved everything valuable to places unknown

[Spook86]

This hosptial report needs some clarification. Are these additional mobile hospitals being sent to the region, or simply a routine rotation. We've kept a couple of ATH (air transportable hospitals) in the region since the Gulf War, to provide medical care for deployed personnel. If it's a normal rotation, no big deal. If these are additional hospitals being sent to the region, there might be something to it.

BTW, before the Gulf War, we deployed two hospital ships to the region. To my knowledge, none of our hospital ships are currently in the Persian Gulf area. If you see or hear about one of them arriving in the region, that would be a concrete sign of pending military action...