***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...

[chnsmok]

OMG Did Adam Hanely say that???? sorry.

[Mo1]

I heard Silkworn reported earlier but that wasn't what Adam said in his latest report

[chnsmok]

I thought you said sear sucker. I really apologize.

[Peach]

Department of Misinformation! LOL - sounds like me misunderstanding your post.

[Mo1]

it's ok .. maybe I'm not spelling it right, I can't speall to save my life .. but Adam didn't call it a silkworm this time

[Peach]

There's a post on FR that says the Pentagon says this pause is far from confirmed. Personally, I think it's a real deal but the Pentagon is finding ways to handle the PR aspects.

Definitely not kosher to let your enemy know you're having ANY problems, no matter how minor.

[The Wizard]

FOX: not a pause, the air war goes on, the RG is going to be killed for 2 days and when ready, they will surrender...

[rlbedfor]

yes. too bad. i sure hope the rg don't come out and try to take this opportunity of us being out of bullets. /sarcism off

[chnsmok]

Over to the new thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/878936/posts I suppose everyone else is there. Boy am I slow. (No comments please...thanks)

[cactusSharp]

funny..all are stressed...told ya sumpthin was up

[The Wizard]

FOX: 24-48 hours max....everything moving ahead, no change in the war, just a repositioning of materials.

[MEG33]

The vindication comes with success.Victory will not come by news paper,press, commentator,or pundit. I feel good.

[Mo1]

Moving On To Next Thread ... ***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 10 - LIVE THREAD***

[Nam Vet]

My gosh! 400 posts since I've been here. I'll be there in a sec......Just gonna scan these 400 until I catch up.

Nam Vet

[Nam Vet]

"There is a young man from germany your age.. trying to recall his screenname... he posted quite a bit on yesterday's thread. He was not too impressed with SnA"

Personally I think the 'Shock and Awe' is being reserved for our final assault. All of the planners.....military and political have sucked everyone into the plan, including the media, Saddam and his supporters here and in Baghdad. We all know how Dubya has jammed it up the a** of his enemies in the past. Be prepared for Dubya AND the military to do the same thing again. After all of the petty 'paramilitaries' have been eliminated during this so called lull and killed during seek and destroy missions, and all of the vaunted Republican Guard units have been herded into a killing box, shock and awe will be unleashed before during and after the final assault on Baghdad.

The "Shock and Awe" will be the conclusion of the 'Battle of Baghdad' and be the conclusion rather than the beginning. JMHO

Nam Vet

[knak]

thanks, we are ok. Turns out my husband heard and felt the thing too. He was at a hardware store 8 miles from here. Local PD said they've had numerous calls in the last few days about the same thing in our area. Maybe sonic booms. We're not to far from a military air base.

[Sir_Ed]

"The Craw!"

I loved that episode! I was also reminded of the classic "My name is Abu Bin Boobie!" "No, MY name is Abu Bin Boobie!"

One of the funniest shows ever on TV...

Ed

[Redcloak]

Here's another view...

I'm guessing (from the audio) that this camera was about a mile away. I grabbed this from a Reuters feed.

[MLedeen]

Yes, alas, I said it, and it was true. It wasn't hard to know, actually, since I wrote it first in "The War Against the Terror Masters," which was released in September and went to press last June.

And Syria, too...since they believe they are next, they have to try to tie us down in Iraq and bleed us to death, counting on American public opinion and the notoriously short attention span of American political leaders to get us out before they, the Syrians and Iranians, are brought down by their own people.