***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 8 - LIVE THREAD***

Various | 3/27/2003 | Me

[Centurion2000]

Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

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[Dog]

Calm down....this was prolly thought of....Syria knows better than to meddle with 2 Aircraft Carriers sitting off their coast..

[ken5050]

She buys the stuff in 5 gallon buckets...actually, a while ahgo, before you found FR, we were discussingn the FoxNews babes on a thread..and someone remarked that for a woman, she had a really thick neck, like she was a wrestler....it works for me, needless to say...

on a series note...do you think Saddam and the boys are alive, or even still in Bagdad?

[SoldiersGirl]

"Blix stuff on Fox"

uncontrollable lying and backpedaling ?

[steveegg]

Blix stuff on Fox

Silly Fox, Blix are for Dixie Chicks.

[Mo1]

FOFL!!!

[hawkaw]

I am with you on this.

[Howlin]

What did he say?

[The Wizard]

My guess is that we awake to War over in Baghdad, Monday Morning

That is my prayer

[Cboldt]

The media has simply picked up on the vibes it was getting out of Washington that there was a chance we could get this thing over with without much resistance. For instance i remember Bill Krystal going on Fox, not long after we had attempted to shish kebab Saddam, and him saying something to the effect that "this might be a war that was finished with just a single blow" and he was bubbling over with what a brilliant and brazen decision it was by the President to order a strike on Saddam. So the feeling was there. And the media picked up on it.

I understand you aren't defending the media, and I also agree that some of the people at the Pentagon MAY have made statements that could be interpreted as "over-reaching" enthusiasm. But Bill Kristol is part of the media, and the leadership (Rumsfeld, Franks, Bush, Powell, etc.) have been very consistent in their expression that this effort is not apt to be completed in the public's "patience-frame." Mr. Kristol and the others are projecting their wishes, they are not reiterating administration positions.

[retrokitten]

I did see that one. The EPW recovering from surgery, too. How these doctors can do this is amazing to me. Actually, all doctors are pretty amazing to me, but I can't imagine having to do surgery out in the field. Our military doctors help preserve the life of our EPW's while the Iraqi's use tricks and deception to take the lives of our coalition troops.

As for your letter to the editor, I've seen your replies over the last few days, I'm sure that you could tell him what he should do! LOL!!

[BulletBobCo]

Every time things start to settle down, FNC brings in Blix to stir the pot.

[Dog]

that for a woman, she had a really thick neck, like she was a wrestler....it works for me, needless to say...

LMBO!!!!!!

[ken5050]

Vouchers?....the Dems will object..

[AppyPappy]

C'mon, he has to say that. If this were a ball game, no one would bother watching it. It's like the Miami-Temple football game.

[The Wizard]

US walked out on UN

[CurlyBill]

5 to 10 days tells me we'll slow the pace, use lots of air support, let the Northern/Western Front close in, and stay focused on cleanup in Basra, Umm Qasr, etc.

That is absolutely the way to go. These forces can be greatly attrited through the air. Let the "irregulars" and the Fedayeen come in and die at the feet of our soldiers. Time is on our side. By the time we actually go into Baghdad, there will be nearly nobody left to stop us.

[The Wizard]

CNN: US Delegation Walks out of UN

[Quilla]

Well, hells bells, yesterday Kofi referred to us as the barbarians that cut off humanitarian aid. I wouldn't grace that place with my presence (and save $900 million to boot).

[ken5050]

you're welcome..

[Solson]

Disagree. We'll slow the pace...somewhat. When you can't decapitate leadership the next best thing is to strangle it. We'll close the ring on Baghdad and slowly constrict. Nothing comes in, nothing goes out but the pressure just steadily increases. Three weeks...