Attack on Iraq Betting Pool

Friday, August 30, 2002 | Momaw Nadon

[Momaw Nadon]

It seems like an attack on Iraq is coming soon.

Place your bet as to when the attack will begin.

Whoever gets closest to the date and time wins.

Attack time must be specified in Month, Day, Year, Hour, and Minute

For the hour, don't forget to specify what time zone you are referring to.

There is no decision on a prize to be awarded yet except for bragging rights.

[Mudboy Slim]

Awesome picture, dude...anybody know how to post that picture so it all fits on one page?!

If so, please post it to "Black XIV"

Thanks in advance...MUD

[Shooter 2.5]

Monday, March 3, Sundown, Iraqui time.

[Queen of Excelsior]

Well I had picked today not realizing that Mr. Blix would be there so I'll change my pic to Tuesday Feb 11. But this is my last pick. Being consistently wrong is ruining my self esteem!

[ChinaThreat]

Feb 27th, 7:05 pm EST.

[Shooter 2.5]

Five days before a full moon? I think you forgot that we own the dark.

Stranger things have happened.

[knak]

Feb. 21 2:00 pm

[Momaw Nadon]

What time zone?

[TankerKC]

Very Good Guess. I'm thinking the 28th around midnight Bagdad time.

[knak]

gosh, I suppose Alaska time Feb 21 2:00 pm

[Greybird]

This thread remains, after all these months, as OBSCENE as it always was.

[uncbob]

Playing a game like betting when the attack comes in a war when a lot of American Military are putting their lives on the line is DISGUSTING

Go down and enlist

[Grampa Dave]

[bert]

...Playing a game.....

I would argue that you don't understand the process.

We visit Free Republic to gain knowledge about events as they occur. The pool is an exercise in evaluating the effectiveness of the process and our own individual ability to process that information and make meaningful projections to future events.

There is no moral delimma here.

[uncbob]

I would argue that you don't understand the process.

I understand the process very well
There are a lot of posters here who want to sit in their living rooms drinking beer and eating pretzels and being entertained by watching news clips of cruise missles etc etc zeroing in on Iraq
Like a big Nitendo game and then jump on Free Republic with some great remark

Enlisting would put them up where they can see first hand

People with relatives in this battle aren't so glib about predicting war dates etc

If saddam is over thrown I think they will feel cheated out of their entertainment

[ladyjane]

UncBob - it sounds like you might have a relative in the military right now. A lot of us Freepers do also. Motives of those on this thread may vary - but I personally don't think entertainment is one of those motives.

[ladyjane]

oops, forgot to add: February 21 - 5:15pm East coast time

[Momaw Nadon]

Go down and enlist

I enlisted. Did you?

[ABrit]

March 1st 2003, at 00:01, Iraq time.

[demnomo]

February 17th at 11:15 PM (Iraqi time).