CNN reports that Iraqi column of vehicles leaving Basra have been mostly destroyed.

CNN news

[jacksonstate]

Nothing follows

[Dog Gone]

This was predictable once they got on that road.

Maybe the guy at the head of the column got his directions screwed up as they were leaving town.

"I'm taking a left here at the intersection?"

"Right."

"Oh, okay."

[P-Marlowe]

Boy that didn't take long.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I too, wonder why they would expose themselves so easily as sitting ducks. Saddam may be crazy, but he isn't stupid. Do you think the head of the command and control is so damaged, that the generals thought we would fight them in hand-to-hand combat? Do you really think there is a danger of chemical weapons left in Baghdad?

[Steve_Seattle]

Ok, now let's get the column leaving Baghdad.

[jerod]

The master military mind of Saddam strikes again. Oops! He did it again.

I hope the bozo brigade from Bag-dad hears about this, or should I say 'I hope they don't'. Shooting fish in a barrel isn't the most sporting sort of hunting, but if it works, don't fix it.

[Cagey]

Tomorrow's NY Times Headline:

Iraqi column of vehicles leaving Basra have been mostly destroyed but Coalition Forces expend more rounds than planned.

[Puddleglum]

Come on boys, let's get rid of that qualifier "mostly."

Maybe they saw one hubcap spinning amidst the char and rubble and had to run the story before it finally settled in the dust.

[try phecta tom]

A guy on FOX speculated that they were trying to escape the city under the cover of the sand storm

[hawkaw]

As weird as it sounds, Sky news has not been reporting on this over the last 20 minutes.

[Steve_Seattle]

Somebody send the news to Scott Ritter.

[Duckdog]

Good, get them out in the open and blow the &%$# uot of them.

[brewcrew]

how about the 1,000 vehicle column coming down from Baghdad? has anything been done about that one?

They gotta go reload, my friend.

[The_Victor]

Note to Iraqis: Neither rain, nor sandstorm, nor gloom of night....

[Busywhiskers]

"Come on boys, let's get rid of that qualifier "mostly.""


What they mean is "except for the ones who are running like scalded dogs".

[hawkaw]

Yeah that is what I was thinking. Sandstorm and night. But they should have understood it was still stupid.

[finnman69]

PART II South of Baghdad shortly.

[Peacerose]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[brewcrew]

Saddam may be crazy, but he isn't stupid.

You're assuming that he's still calling the shots....