***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...

[Consort]

The State Department, like the rest of the bureaucracy, is seriously infected with Liberals in most of the career positions. After 8 years of Clinton, it will take decades to clean them all out.

[prairiebreeze]

Geeze Louise! MSNBC hits a home run one minute then shoots itself in the foot the next!

you can email them at: letters@MSNBC.com

Prairie

[AppyPappy]

Fariq Sinatra should be warming up the pipes any time now. Check that volume.

[ican'tbelieveit]

I wish I could be home today to see them start unloading it. If they don't unload today, I can stay up late tonight to watch. Maybe skip out early from work to take a nap in preparation.

[pitinkie]

thanks for the warning..have it way up to catch the sounds of freedom.

[Socratic]

Good morning, everyone.

[Semper Paratus]

Internal polling numbers aren't looking good! These guys are in disarray.

Their capabilities are degrading faster then the (e)lite Repbublican Guard.

[Mo1]

I read on the DumbassUnderground, that the iraqis have chem suits because WE could use Chem weapons on them. Why wouldnt they wear chem suits?

Gee, that is exactly what Bagdad Bob said this morning in the Iraq press briefing

[thedugal]

Is that a good idea? Damn, better not embed any reporters with that group... there is going to be some revenge that will be a 10 on the gruesome rictor scale.

[null and void]

I think they DO have them and DO intend to use them, but, calling protective gear "proof" of biological weapons is a BIG stretch.

Agreed.

I just hope real proof doesn't cost lives.

[osires13]

just joining in, NYC says those 3 middle easter men on the bridge were not terrorist related? any thoughts or color on that?

[steveegg]

That would definitely be a bus, with another one behind it.

Dusk is coming, and it appears they're going to leave the street lights on tonight.

[prairiebreeze]

They were drunk and had beer on them. Odd, I thought Islam prohibited booze consumption. Guess these are what OBL would call "low Muslims".

Prairie

[An.American.Expatriate]

Gee, that is exactly what Bagdad Bob said this morning in the Iraq press briefing

I said this earlier (and didn't get flamed like I though I would!!), but if the press would start concentrating on what else is being found, this would be moot. As it is, we are saying that the presence of chemical protection suits proves they intend to use Chem Weapons - this is a totally illogical argument! Chemical Prtoection Equipment only proves they intended to defend themselves from exposure.

Let's concentrate on the REAL proof instead of getting all wound up about Chem Suits etc...

[goodnesswins]

Are your friends like mine?.....worried about WHAT EVERYONE around the WORLD thinks about the United States....how we are perceived? THEY don't LIKE US! (That's my friends....who I lectured on leadership a couple of days ago.)

[Wphile]

Man am I steamed! I just drove my kids to the bus stop and in front of one house a person turned his NO WAR sign around and it said I HATE AMERICA! Well, then leave you frickin' nitwit. Aaaaaargghhhh!

[B4Ranch]

Saddams advisors probably told him we would need the bio-chem weapons to defeat his strong forces.

[abnegation]

I think this is an effort for uprisings to gain momentum. I think they'll take them into Basra after the terrorists in there are routed out, but then again that is *my* guess.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

#1525: Rich Galens, Mullings D-Day coverage...thanks, AAE. That deserves its own FR thread. Reality merges w/ the Onion.(^;

[An.American.Expatriate]

I just hope real proof doesn't cost lives. Second that!