*** Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 16 - Live Thread ***

Multiple ^ | April 4th 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

In honor of our Freed and the men and women who risked thier lives to rescue her!

Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Army Photo	Freed POW PFC Jessica Lynch - Private Photo

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[Sacajaweau]

Japan would be more likely to make any strike on N Korea. The North Korean People are in just utter devestation. Like Iraq, the army and the weapons programs get the money. The ordinary people live a horrible existence.

[pitinkie]

That would be fun!!!

[DollyCali]

Wow, you also work in rough conditions...

I am concerned re: the heat factor. Fortunately the brass is also & I trust their judgement

[two23]

Hit the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard, then open up your paint program or whatever graphics program you have and then click "Paste" and select the specific area...I savethe file as jpg

[Big Bad Bob]

We've been there, done it, got the shirt, book and DVD. And it still got us nowhere. No matter how much any of us hate war, we must be in this position not because we want to be but if we do nothing like the EU and certain others (MR CRETIEN!) Then it gives other countries who give succour to terrorist groups the green light. If you want me to give you the countries we should attack I will.

Syria - Hezbollah
Lebanon - Hamas
Iran - Al Qaeda
Libya - IRA, GIA, ETA
North Korea - Possibly giving materials to the above countries.
Venezuela - Possibly giving funds to certain Red terrorists.
Columbia (in directly) - FARC (We'll most probably get support from the Columbian government on that)

If we don't do anything, who will?

[pitinkie]

Aren't they translating him? I can hear the English faintly...gotta keep volume low..hubby sleeping.

[Sacajaweau]

Striped shirt like a referee??

Achmed is an mbedded Yankee Fan?? Heh heh

[retrokitten]

This is good for a laugh...France to Hold Post-War Meeting

[pitinkie]

"walking the dog" or Wagging the dog!!

[BagCamAddict]

Are you sure the Coalition didn't bomb your local power grid? ;-)

Thanks for all the welcomes, everyone.

Re: the reporter who was killed... is he the same one who had to hide in a fox hole with Iraqis last night when the Airport action heated up? (Not to make light of his death, but I remember thinking at the time, "um, wouldn't you be safer in a COALITION fox hole?")

[commish]

YEs - there is an English translation going on after he talks.

Just called our operation a "Show" and nothing more .. "Shock and Horror has not succeeded"

ROFL ALL THEY HAVE SLAUGHTERED IS A NUMBER OF OUR DESERT ANIMALS!!!

[guitfiddlist]

I've been watching coverage of our brave men of the 101st having to kowtow to the Shia idiots blocking the way for the 101st to clear the headquarters of their chief Shia Ayatollah - who fully supports the US - and who requested the army to free his headquarters. Apparently, a rumor was started that the US was going to storm their sacred Shia shrine further down the block.

How brave these Shiite-heads become around the US Army - the most humane fighting force in history. Well, I've got a better idea how we can put these little cowards in their place.

First, we tell the Ayatollah that Sunni Fedayeen shooting from the Shia mosque is an obvious abomination. Second, the US Army will supply all necessary small arms for Shia fighters to clear their sacred mosque of Fedayeen infidels, once the Ayatollah verifies their Shiite-ness. Then request that the Ayatollah issue another Fatwah demanding all able-bodied Shiite-heads in the streets to storm the mosque and rescue it from those evil Sunni's.

Then watch the cowardly scum suddenly hear their mommies calling for them, or that they suddenly remembered they need to get their clothes out of the dryer. If these are our allies, I'm feeling less bad about what happened to them in '91.

[hawkaw]

Sky News : Iraq may take "non-convential action" according to Iraqi Info Minister!!!!!

[Big Bad Bob]

Remember I'm some 4000 miles away, so that was quick, anyway it's SUNNY outside now. It's April so it'll do that now and again. Oh did I say that I'm 21 tomorrow?

[Mo1]

First post... had to sign up because I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer.

What took you so long .. LOL

Seriously, Welcome to FR

[Poser]

Baghdad Bob on CBS cam, going on about how US had dropped para-troopers into Saddam Airport and they are now surrounded. Bob says we will see some "unconventional" warfare tonight.

Bob says Iraqis have destroyed lots of US tanks. We shall chase these criminals as war criminals. Dead air.

[DollyCali]

Welcome, take a few minutes to do your profile..

hey, and that goes to most of you "OLDIES"... paranoid? a little info is nice.

(G)

[hawkaw]

And they are going to do tonight.

Of course this is the same guy who saoid the American troops were no where near Baghdad!!!

hawk

[eyespysomething]

Under Syria, shouldn't you have listed like 19 organizations? Doesn't every terror org. have a camp there? They should be the next, IMHO.

[Quilla]

Well then, happy birthday tomorrow.