***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 3-LIVE THREAD***

FreeRepublic - Day 2 ^ | 212 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate/null and void

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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.

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[Republic]

Rummy.

[Cboldt]

#rd Infantry, two soldiers in each of two humvees. Hit by Rocket Propelled Grenades. The two humvees were on point. No names released, not sure of location, except could be near An Nasiriyah, the bridgehead. Also not sure if the enemy got away or was engaged.

[B4Ranch]

They just kind of brushed it off saying, "Who knows what the UN will do"

Isn't this important?

[Carolina]

Well, you ladies need to nominate a new Scud Stud. I think ya could call him The Hunk of the Bunkers.

Bwahaha!

[Dog]

So much for them wanting to surrender to us.......

We need to step up the pace ......before the UN gets involved.

[Poser]

Some of us have been there and all of us have deep appreciation of the sacrifice of soldiers and their families.

[headsonpikes]

'Bagdad"....because we're bombing the 'h' out of them.

;^)

[Sacajaweau]

It's 12:38 PM EST. It's 8:38 PM Iraq Time. They are 8 hours ahead of us.

[Maigrey]

How would they do that? Flog us with hankies? Whip us with french bread?

[justshe]

You can be just as mushy as you want to be. Your husband, and yes, you too, are sacrificing for ALL of us.

[CheneyChick]

As if the UN has any influence.... UN: The Gutless Wonder...

[Mo1]

The point is that it is no big deal but one has to beware of taking everything you see or hear with out the usual dose of conservative scepticism. More so in a wartime environment and that goes for both sides.

I think most of us do ..

[sweetliberty]

"The Brits are really getting hit"

They certainly have. God bless them for standing up and doing what is right in the face of all the opposition.

[Moose4]

Well, they could form a commission to set up a committee to release a draft document on an agenda to form a board to recommend a strategy to the Security Council on how to create a secretariat to send inspectors to the United States to begin examining if we have any documentation that shows we might have weapons of mass destruction.

That seems about the UN's speed.

}:-)4

[goodnesswins]

YES, as others have said...we THANK YOU for YOUR Service, as well as the SERVICE OF YOUR LOVED ONES.

[B4Ranch]

Yes, I am with you on that. We need to come to the table WITHOUT the current Iraqi power structure.

[McGruff]

The oil is being used to make smoke to obstruct battle damage photos

I'm figuring that the Iraqis are only get one shot at setting these trench fires. Could it be that are boys are already at the outskirts of Baghdad and they Iraqis set them so slow them up?

I'm speculating, but based upon this story.

Four US soldiers killed in central Iraq - Sky TV

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed on Saturday in central Iraq, according to a reporter from Britain's Sky TV who was travelling with them.

Journalist Colin Brazier said the four reconnaissance scouts were ambushed while driving Humvee jeeps at the head of the column.

"Rocket-propelled grenades were fired, one at each Humvee, (they) killed both sets of occupants," he said in a brief live report on TV.

[B4Ranch]

Lets hope it takes the UN at least five days to come to a meeting.

[Carolina]

I remember a discussion here earlier this week about a roundabout way circumventing the Sec. Council of convening a General Assembly emergency meeting.

[attyatlaw001]

They should make these idiots marching down Broadway to march to Ground Zero, set up several big screens, and force them to watch the 9/11 attacks over and over. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it would make any difference.