***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.

To all who helped this get started, thank you!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Kasik is making up stuff...pointing out that people hate America. Dems...negative, unhelpful Rats working to confuse and undermine and spread doubt.

[woodyinscc]

I know, they will grasp at any straw won't they?

[justshe]

Preliminary reports that a soldier is missing in the 101st grenade attack. Search is ongoing. Not clear whether he is a suspect or.......just missing.

[theophilusscribe]

Attack Injures 10 U.S. Troops in Kuwait
By PATRICK McDOWELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/2003/mar/22/032203423.html

KUWAIT CITY (AP) -

A grenade and gunfire attack injured 10 American soldiers at the 101st Airborne Division's camp in Kuwait early Sunday, U.S. military officials said. Six of the troops were seriously hurt.

"From our reports it appears that a terrorist penetrated Camp Pennsylvania, one or more terrorists threw two hand grenades into a tent," said George Heath, spokesman at Fort Campbell, Ky., home base of the 101st.

The injured were rushed to a field hospital but military officials had no word on their conditions, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens said from Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. Their names were not released.

"As of right now, we have 10 soldiers from the 101st that were transported by helicopter to a hospital facility," said Sgt. Scott Whittington, spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division in Kuwait City.

The attack happened at a rear base camp of the 101st, near the Iraqi border, U.S. military officials said.

Jim Lacey, a correspondent for Time magazine, told CNN that he was about 20 yards away when explosions went off at what he said were two tents that housed division leadership.

"The people who did it ran off into the darkness," he said.

He said he interviewed an Army major who was sitting outside the tent. "He said he saw the grenade roll by him," Lacey said.

After the attack, troops fanned out around the compound to find the perpetrators, Lacey said.

The military did not identify the unit of the 101st that was in the camp but said it had been in Kuwait for about one week. Most of the division has entered southern Iraq.

Sunday's attack was the fourth against Americans in Kuwait since October. Kuwait was the main launching point for the tens of thousands of ground forces who have entered Iraq.

The 101st Airborne is a rapid deployment group trained to go anywhere in the world within 36 hours. The roughly 22,000 members of the 101st were deployed Feb. 6. The last time the entire division was deployed was during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, which began after Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait.

Most recently, it hunted suspected Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the mountains of Afghanistan. Its exploits are followed in Kentucky with much pride.

Willee Cooper, 55, a Hopkinsville, Ky., resident who helped organize a pro-troop rally and prayer service scheduled for Sunday, had just returned home from a meeting when she heard about the attack.

"I know my heart feels like it's dropped. I know we were all feeling very buoyant," because of the progress made by U.S. troops in Iraq, she said.

Hopkinsville is 20 miles north of Fort Campbell.

Three Kuwaitis were arrested last month on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks on U.S. forces in the tiny, oil-rich emirate.

The men were described as Muslim extremists who followed the principles of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The arrests followed several attacks against Americans in Kuwait.

On Jan. 21, Islamic extremists were blamed for killing a San Diego computer contractor and injuring another American close to Camp Doha, where U.S. forces are based.

A Kuwaiti policeman faces trial on charges of shooting and seriously wounding two U.S. soldiers on Nov. 21 after allegedly stopping their car on a highway.

In October, Muslim fundamentalists killed one U.S. Marine and injured another on a Kuwaiti island. Other Marines killed the gunmen, who were religious extremists.

[slimer]

LOL!

[tort_feasor]

Per Bret Bere ... Soldier being sought...not clear if suspect.

[Mo1]

I just heard that... OMG!

[slimer]

Was the water wet?

[muslims=borg]

I have a Bemis and it can take anything I can throw at it. Its really impressed me at times.

[xp38]

Without a doubt...I just hope there is a transcript or video online of what he said.

[TomGuy]

Bret (FoxNews) at the Pentagon is saying the info is not coming in to the Pentagon very fast. Interesting. We at home are getting info faster than the Upper Brass at the Pentagon. Don't that get FoxNews????

[cactusSharp]

most of it...a near clear color too...lololol

[GOPyouth]

They're getting it. Just not releasing it.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

"Did you by any chance get to ask Norm about his ANWR vote? "

YES !!!!!! Glad you mentioned that !

Ok, after the niceities with Coleman, I did say "It would've been nice if you would've voted for ANWR."

Norm GRABBED MY HAND & ARM, WOULD NOT LET GO, and said "I had to stick to my Campaign promise. If it was a 50th Vote, he would have voted YES."

Norm then told me "Hang in there, there's another chance it will be brought up and then HE WILL VOTE YES !

He did not let go of my Arm. I cannot describe to ALL OF YOU how genuine, honest & strong Norm Coleman is.

It was a lifetime memory.

[slimer]

Happy Birthday to you.

[Jackie-O]

He just said 2 dead in attack

[Merdoug]

"the people who did it" More than one person is involved.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

"Sounds like this experience has left you very uplifted! God for you! "

Oh yea, almost the other way too ! :)

[cactusSharp]

John Kasich of Fox news is spewing platitudes with Brett Baier..Brett is swatting em outta the park but while John is a dependable republican,his ties to Condit are not forgotten

[Maigrey]

Ya know, it might have not been time to do so, but it shows some guts to do what you say you are going to do. We may not like it, but it is integrity that he says what he promised to do. A man of his word... that habit must be getting contagious...