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

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

[null and void]

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, thank you!

[smokeyjon]

Why does Gregg Dumdum insist on pronouncing Qatar "Gutter"?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Who's William Schneider? These dopes try to isolate President Bush...make him appear weaker. We should start a campaign...post to DU..."mess with President Bush, mess with me"...sign it so they can relate, eg. "middle-class white man from the urban sprawl."

[Nam Vet]

The wife and I homeschool our youngest also. (Older siblings are in college/grad school) Coaches at football especially notice a BIG difference in respect, attention span etc. etc. We would NEVER expose him to Portland Public Schools.

Nam Vet

[Tree of Liberty]

It's a pale comparison to a woman (fertile or not. can't really tell on the battlefield). If several men are killed, the remnant can still impregnate several women in a short period of time in order to replenish the population. With women, it's once every 9 months. Like I said before, it's a protection of the species thing.

Furthermore, the stereotypical woman is physically weaker than a man, and any honorable man (such as those in the military) would want to protect them, even if it isn't tactically beneficial.

[cactusSharp]

CNN's Bill Schneider...looks like Mr Weatherby on the Archies to me.....he is a maggots worst nightmare

[prairiebreeze]

Checking back in. I turned on the TV just in time to see the infamous jacket. It was strange to say the least.

Sounds like the B 52's are still enroute and not really any S&A has happened yet.

Is this assessment accurrate? Thanks

Prairie

[mtbopfuyn]

Give this map to the French. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_nuclear_2002.jpg

[The Wizard]

than vote the SOB out

[fml]

Your right, I forgot. I've got some wacky gifts myself. I guess I'm jaded.

[theophilusscribe]

Its still standing, but I think even Bob Villa would have a hard time restoring it! LOL!

P.S. I love this guy . . . :o)

[SoldiersGirl]

I wore an extremely heavy chunky turqouise blue ceramic bead type necklace my daughter made me for mothers day to church. I almost knocked myself unconcious when I bent down to pick up my son.

[Carolina]

Why does Gregg Dumdum insist on pronouncing Qatar "Gutter"?

It's driving me crazy. It seems all the journalists are pronouncing it Kutter instead of Kuh-TAHR, as I learned it. Was there a memo that we didn't get?

[BulletBobCo]

I got into a discussion one time with a friend over the pronounciation of Qatar. I thought that Gutter was wrong, but after some research on the net I found that it is an acceptable pronounciation. The locals laugh if you pronounce Qatar as guitar.

[The Wizard]

I'm not sure what protocol is, but as long as it looks ok, is clean and you respect it, I can't see any problem

[theophilusscribe]

I once wore a macaroni necklace to work.

Nothing more beautiful than a macaroni necklace from a beloved child. Wear it with pride! :o)

[SoldiersGirl]

well, if it's wrong I'm sure the Colonel next door will let me know.

[Tree of Liberty]

It's an ingrained territorial imperative. Don't f*** with MY woman. Call it a strength if you want. But it is a fairly rigid position, I have it, and if you're a guy, I'll bet you have it too.

Oh, of course. Didn't mean to discount that reasoning. If I had a woman, I know I'd feel that way.

[The Wizard]

BBC analyst saying that the lack of response from Saddamn may be playing for sympathy from the world.

The guy is a fool to believe that, and bigger fool to report it

[smokeyjon]

"It's driving me crazy. It seems all the journalists are pronouncing it Kutter instead of Kuh-TAHR, as I learned it. Was there a memo that we didn't get?"

I learned it as "Kuh-tahr" as well. I *think* I heard an ambassador from Qatar say that the correct pronunciation is indeed "Kutter", but Gregg Dumdum here keeps saying "Gutter". I really can't stand him at any rate.

[slimer]

Every journalist covering a war should be required to go without food, sleep, showers at random times, learn to handle a gun, see a brutal death close up,

I totally qualify.