***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!

[prairiebreeze]

HOORAY AGAIN!! NASIRJIA IS ALSO IN THE ALLIED HANDS!

Morning Michael. :^) Yes It's good news. Prairie

[Merdoug]

Does anyone have a webcam link? The msnbc cam seems to be down. The earlier links to cams just puts my mediaplayer in permanent "searching for media" mode. Thanks!
Doug

[Toskrin]

CNN says 7th Cav is tied up in battle 160 miles from Baghdad.

[P.O.E.]

Re: Jordan

Fox reporting almost ZERO refugees into Jordan. IMHO, that means either:

A) Everyone staying put out of fear, or
B) The Iraqi people understand we're not after them and would be perfectly happy to have their country returned to them.

My choice is B). I bet this really upsets the wild-eyed anti-war protesters, who've been clamoring over imagined civilian catastrophe and human rights abuses by the mean-ol' US.

Sorry to disappoint them (not!)

[johnb838]

I thought that driving around bdad at this point in time required some nad in and of itself. I'm glad they did though.

[killjoy]

OK, so how long before the US anti-smoking trial lawyers go to Iraqi to sue over the oil fires causing cancer?

[Straight Vermonter]

Lets not so easily dismiss the oil fires. While GPS guidance is wonderful it is not effective against movable targets like tanks or artillery which would be the next targets. Also it makes BDA very difficult. If we have SOF on the ground in Baghdad then they can do some targeting but it certainly raises their degree of risk.

[Carolina]

Good Gawd, it looks like the 3rd ID and the marines are closing in on b-dad.

Do you have a link? Thanks.

[GOPyouth]

Somewhow it will be Reagan's fault.

[Cboldt]

I hear the official Jordan count was literally ZERO refugees. I agree, the Iraqi citizens are "voting with their feet."

[Sacajaweau]

Franks is on.

The oil fires are to obscure our view of movements of Saddam's forces and/or propaganda purposes (like we did it).

[section9]

Okay, so it looks like some of the RG's decided to fight. I thought the Seventh would be closer than that. Whoever is opposing them, it won't be pleasant.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[OXENinFLA]

Did anyone catch what FNC just said. US stray missiles hit in Iran.

oops.

[GOPyouth]

Gen. Franks is up

[steveegg]

Franks up NOW!

[Warren_Piece]

Everybody make a mental note for our na-na-na-na moment. Most of the peaceniks are saying 500,000 civillian caualties. I don't think we're going to do that....

[Howlin]

General Franks press conference!

[TomGuy]

Franks: Honors the fallen heroes.

[GOPyouth]

Franks recognizing foreign top brass up on the stage with him.

[Carolina]

Okay, here's Tommy to clarify for the BBC dweebs.