***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 2-LIVE THREAD***

21 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

To all who helped this get started yesterday, thank you!

[prairiebreeze]

The ENTIRE 11th Army?? Yes I believe that's right. I checked my post from the other (day 1) thread. I heard that on FoxNews. It's being repeatedly said that the Pentagon is even more pleased than expected with the defections and psych ops so far. Prairie

[smokeyjon]

Hehehe, I know what you mean. I've had 3 hours of sleep since 4pm Wednesday.

[knak]

anybody know why sky news says marines halted 200 miles in?

[An.American.Expatriate]

So, I got this up and it seems the Coalition has the situation is well in hand. I need to get ready for work. I'll be back around 1:00 Am EST.

Godspeed

[justshe]

PINGING HOWLIN'S LIVE PING LIST (while she's gone)

Friday's LIVE "Operation Iraqi Freedom" THREAD

A late evening/early morning PING!

"This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom -Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information."

[Brad’s Gramma]

HA HA HA HA HA!

[Tree of Liberty]

Sky was reporting that we had used at least one MOAB and that there were heavy bombers over that area. Haven't heard anything more for several hours.

[Mo1]

Had to go make and eat dinner!

where do you live .. it almost 1AM on the east coast .. FOFL

Ok ok .. I'm really going to bed now .. REALLY, I am

[prairiebreeze]

Is Saddam dead?

Hoping! In fact, I'm hoping REALLY hard. :^)

Prairie

[Tree of Liberty]

I think they said 200 meters

[jd777]

This is like invading FRANCE!~

[Cate]

EEEkk... MSNBC talking about land mines. I think that would rank right up there on the fear factor, almost equal to the bio/chem stuff. Our soldiers are the best and the bravest.

[Carolina]

if you can, it would be great if you could link to the report you post here so we don't have to lok for it but can simply open it and return.

US Marines Halted by Iraqi Fire, Call in Artillery

Posted Fri March 21, 2003 12:27 AM ET by Reuters

[RummyChick]

if you want to hear about basra you are going to have to go to sky news folks..they are running banners about it...don't even see banners on it in the us

[PRND21]

Strategery!

Bump!

[prairiebreeze]

they were taking some sort of fire.

[sweetliberty]

I heard on the radio on the way home that Saddam and one, maybe both of his sons, were in that bunker that was hit last night. Any more details about this? That would surely be the best of both worlds if we could have that quickly taken out all 3 of them, ending the war quickly with a minimum of casualities among our forces and Iraqi civilians with mass surrenders of Iraqis and Tiny Tommy looking like a fool before the world (more than usual I mean) followed by proof that all the president has been saying is true and the people of Iraq celebrating.