***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 9 - LIVE THREAD*** ^

Multiple | 28 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

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.

Please have mercy on us dial up limited FReepers! Limit the big graphics, post links instead. A breif description of what the graphic is would help:

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

[mhking]

Press Corps: "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

[An.American.Expatriate]

Want a good laugh? Al-Jazeera tells the truth about war

[Carolina]

US Marines Grab Iraqi General in An Nasiriyah ^

Cool! I hope he's singing!

[An.American.Expatriate]

The Treatment of POWs ^

[Carolina]

Bush Internationl Air Port

Bubba is seriously ticked.

[Quilla]

Good Morning Situation Room!

Thanks for the Centcom recap, as always your efforts and exceptional typing abilities are appreciated. These threads grow by such volumes, it's almost impossible to keep up.

My Sky News feed is not working - may be an old link. Is anyone having an success with Sky and could a new link be provided? Thanks.

[Mo1]

Oh Ok .. that sounds better .. I was thinking, is it possible to drop 25,000 in one night .. LOL

[clouda]

That's Kelly O'Donnell of NBC news.

She's the one that keeps asking about the market.(boo hoo) I sent her an email and told her to get over it.

[Mo1]

LOL .. I noticed that yesterday myself

[B4Ranch]

Good idea!

[An.American.Expatriate]

And Now, the Good News

[Mo1]

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

Next, they'll be asking for a potty break

[alnick]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/878134/posts
An interesting article about embedded reporters. (Interesting contrast to what we just witnessed in the Centcom briefing)

[Mo1]

GOOD!

[Chemist_Geek]

Hey..did you hear that the troops have named the airport in the North that they took over? The named it Bush Internationl Air Port!

"Welcome to Dubya Field. The red zone is for loading and unloading armored vehicles only. There is no parking in the red zone..."

[hoosiermama]

Reminds me of an add that ran in our paper a few years back.

"For sale 2,012 pigs!"

What the farmer has said was: "Two sows and 12 pigs."

[Orlando]

Okay, maybe the war thinking is keep the war going for weeks,months?.. Your are right I don't have the intel
into why Tv,Radio,Cell phone towers, electric,etc..Comm sites, was left-on for over 7 days ?. I am old school.
FIGHT TO WIN FAST !!!! goodnight all :) WW3 is coming soon.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I'm not sure whether Wallace is the lower-level commander in the field who complained about disruptions in the supplies to the troops...or the lower-lever commander who told the press that we underestimated the strength of the resistance. The press is clearly causing mischief...asking leading questions to those in the field (and in hospitals..and families of POWs). Clymers.

Maj.Gen. Brooks stressed the "lower level commanders", heh: what I do know ..again...our commanders talk to each other..there will always be things that occur on the battlefield (unplanned....strength is in flexibility)..at the operational level ...things going as planned."

Think these "lower-level" commanders will soon be relocated?

[B4Ranch]

Last Sunday the people who were arrested in San Francisco on FELONY charges had them reduced to misdemeaners by the DA. Talk about showing support for the police!

[An.American.Expatriate]

Bush's Wartime Performance Under Scrutiny ^