***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.

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.

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Special thanks to null and void for keeping these running over the weekend and Monday, to all of you for keeping these threads alive, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Dog]

Another round of SnA??

[Peach]

And tonight Aaron Brown will wonder yet again how the Iraqi people can't sleep and how awful that is.

[Howlin]

OH MAN........that was HUGE!!!!!

[retrokitten]

just green and black now on Baghdad Cam MSNBC....

I'm watching the same one. I'm not seeing squat!

[GOPyouth]

CNN just showing another hit. That or a building next to that highrise is collapsing... NOPE.. another hit. lol

[Aggie Mama]

Holy Crap. That was another big BOOOOM!

[CheneyChick]

What is that big building they are showing?

[Cboldt]

I wonder if these palaces going up in smoke have any impact or a sense of humiliation to the ruling party?

The palaces are symbolic of the regime, and the military planners are somewhat conflicted in how to handle them. Ideally, the bad guys would be killed, and the palaces left for the people. But, taking out the palaces is a sign to the public that the regime's power is small. I don't think of it as trying to humiliate the senses of the leaders, but instead, of lifting the general public OVER its soon-to-be-ex leaders.

[dfwgator]

I just wish Shep would quit with the Brent Mussberger "You are looking live..." stuff.

[SoldiersGirl]

I wish I had warning for those...they startle me big time.

[GOPyouth]

CNN saying he thinks that's a telecommuncations tower that just got hit now.

[Catspaw]

Info minister saying no one is afraid and we downed 186 cruise missles. Sure ya did.

You aren't accusing the Iraqi Info minister of lying are you? Of course they downed 186 cruise missles. They came down in presidential palaces, Republican Guard areas, various ministries, etc.

So see, he was telling the truth :-))

[Howlin]

He said S&A was beginning.

[Mo1]

Jesse Jackson and a group of "other religious leaders" (gag) are demanding that we take a time out from the war???

It's for the chillllllllllllldren

[SGCOS]

Geez, just sitting here listening to a mix of crickets and tank tracks...then boom!.

Makes me jump out of my seat.

[pitinkie]

Big building the International Communications Bldg

[mhking]

claiming that they downed 198 cruise missles..

They DID come down........when they hit the ground...

BIG BOOM!!!! Damn near dropped my coffee cup!

[GOPyouth]

CNN saying the high-rise is the INternational Communications Center.

[CheneyChick]

What channel are you watching SG?

[Dog]

CNN....the International Communications Center was just hit.....Bye Bye AJ and Iraqi.....Sat TV!!!!!