***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 10 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 29 Mar 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

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Good Morning.

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

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[muslims=borg]

I love it when Dubya sticks it to those deserving it.

[johnb838]

I like Levanthal too. I think they said he's a reserve fighter pilot, so I imagine he fits in pretty well. Except, as John Ringo said a while back he gets a lot of "Welcome to the Infantry, Dude". He was interviewing a supply guy yesterday and asked what the grunts really want and the guy said they really want a beer. Levanthal said HE really wanted a hot shower and the Sarge said "well you can't have that either." It was pretty funny.

I've also been impressed with how GLOOMY Ollie North has been since this all started. I think we are seeing the epitome of a warrior who hates war and my respect for him is greater than ever.

[Jaded]

mark

[retrokitten]

Is this it? picture about 3/4 down the page

[Daniel Ramsey]

Here is an animated pic of an FAE, imagine THIS on top of the RG!

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/faeanim.gif

[Sacajaweau]

I think people were hammering them on the negatives. We know the terrible feeling of losing someone. Exploiting death during a Mission of Hope is sensationlism. It's why we so loathed the pictures of our captives. It was not about the Geneva Convention, it was about the cruelty of displaying them.

[retrokitten]

Greg Kelly is a reserve Marine and I heard David Asman say that he takes alot of ribbing, too.

[CasearianDaoist]

Someone has been chating with the Beeb. My guess is that the Royals are chatting with them.

[Green]

Thanks..just from his comments in the article, he continues to show he not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Sheesh!

[retrokitten]

The BBC is extremely positive this morning about the progress in Basra.

What happened there? Someone must have had a chat with them. They have been gloom and doom all week.

[glock rocks]

finally. cavuto's on.

[Green]

what IS that flaring out before it hits its target??

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Sheets...mmm.

Welcome to FR, Daniel. (^;

[Ecclesiasticus]

Yes, thanks a million!

[Right_in_Virginia]

I have to watch MSNBC on the weekends.

Me, too. In fact, the Fox and Friends weekend team is SO stupid, they've forced me to take a peek at CNN.

[glock rocks]

LOL

you're easily amused.

clean sheets deprivation is a terrible thing.

[Daniel Ramsey]

I think its the famous British resolve, like during WWII, now they are pissed off, and though they may have a smaller military force their training like for the SAS is regarded as the most intense in the world save possibly the Rusians but after seeing their own coming back in coffins the Britts will most likely be the heroes of the war, wait and see.

[retrokitten]

You're welcome!

Sorry if this has already been posted Terrorists Target the Presidents Crawford, TX Ranch

[Cboldt]

I wonder what the media talking points for today are going to be now that the "reuters pause" story has been shot down?

Since when do facts get in the way of talking points? In the alternative, they'll put this one on the shelf for a few days, and resurrect one of last week's talking points ("Are we there yet? How many civilians did you kill? What about the market? Is the supply line broken? You haven't found any WMD yet, where are they? etc.)

[Cboldt]

Failure Of Rumsfeld's 'War Lite' Strategy Leads Allies To Bring In The Heavies

What he fails to admit is that the plan ALWAYS had staged troop deplyment of this nature. 100,000 troops to make advance, after advance is done, add another 100,000.