***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!

[TomGuy]

CENTCOM Briefing Discussion Thread, 9:00 AM Eastern (Gen. Tommy Franks)

[TN4Liberty]

And those killed and injured may have been targets. We shouldn't assume all were "innocent bystanders."

[Catspaw]

The CNN crew made it to Jordan.

I bet that was an interesting trip.

[steveegg]

They did confirm that the main gas station between Baghdad and Jordan was destroyed, and that there were several holes in the road (did not appear that there were similar holes off the road).

[GOPyouth]

DOn't know if we've put this up yet, but REuters say there are 6 plumes of smoke in baghdad right now. MSNBC cam shows smoke in the city.

Morning, everybody.

[The Wizard]

morning

[MeekOneGOP]

It surely will be ! I remember seeing that scene on FOX News yesterday. It was a happy day . . .

[Green]

mornin!

[killjoy]

Finally woke up. What is all the black smoke they are showing?

[TomGuy]

And those killed and injured may have been targets. We shouldn't assume all were "innocent bystanders."

A high percentage were children...with puppies....near a baby milk factory, of course. {smile, wink}

[section9]

Yeah, those are the oil trenches. Looks like Saddam had to light 'em up a little early. I bet that Seventh Cav is now probing the outlying defenses of the Nebuchadnezzar Division as we speak.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[GOPyouth]

Is this oil set on fire??

[johnb838]

some burro grande fires in baghdad. They say it is the oil in the trenches.... not sure why they're doing it now...

[Green]

a defensive measure that the iraqi's have implemented..they've set oil trenches on fire...trying to obscure our views ha

[Miss Marple]

Fox had a good shot from the smoke around Baghdad.

[steveegg]

That would be the apparent oil trench fires.

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Update from FNC - ring of black smoke to the south through southwest. This IS the Iraqis doing, confirmed by the Iraqis.

[Carolina]

Tommy Franks up soon. Something for those poor bored reporters to do instead of drinking coffee.

[Straight Vermonter]

BBC reporting Iraqi sources say 200-300 injured, 2 killed in Bagdad.

Saddam and Queasy?

[P.O.E.]

Good morning.

Short thread (so far) on the oil fires.

[GOPyouth]

Thanks to who-over (whom-ever??) posted bellygirl. heh heh.