***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 23 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 11 APR 03 | An.American.Expatriate

[johnb838]

I understand the reasoning behind not flying it. But they're letting the lefties run them and now they're going to HIDE it. That's the message I'm getting. It's the same old PC crap. I say start flying it on the combat vehicles.

[null and void]

I'm leaning towards breaking Iraq up on ethnic lines. Undoes the residoodoo of the colonial times, and sends the clear message: you french with the USA, we will track you down, kill you, and your country WILL CEASE TO EXIST...

[jayef]

You mean the daily cluckle?

[Cordova Belle]

Yes, I'll look forward to Carolina's post, if she finds the article (See #1429.)

I'm at work, and really SHOULDN'T even be on FR at all today---I'll have to check in again to see if she found it.

I just have the feeling there is SO MUCH history (and bad blood) underlying all of this (no kdding---this IS Mesopotamia!) that none of us really understand---and THAT is going to make the work of establishing a stable post-war Iraq even MORE difficult. (Can't you just see the Dems using that as a campaign issue... If Iraq doesn't evolve into the perfect little democracy by November, 2004, the Dems will be blaming Bush non-stop.) {sigh}

[SoldiersGirl]

you know what...I think vulagr is exactly the word I was looking for. perfect.

[Carolina]

I'll be doing some reading here: The history of Kurds and Kurdistan/World History Archives

There's a section under Contemporary History that deals with the Kurdish/Turkish issue.

[null and void]

whata guy!

[retrokitten]

That's really, really unsettling, disturbing, gross, nightmare inducing...take your pick.

[null and void]

Beat ya to it...

[CheneyChick]

Thanks, 223!!

[socal_parrot]

Saddam Starred in Gay Porn Films!

Was the name of the film Casa-wanker?

[two23]

"I say start flying it on the combat vehicles."

They have! I don't know if they are supposed to, but I've seen plenty of footage of tanks rolling through with stars and stripes flying from open turret hatches.

[retrokitten]

Willy Wanker and the Chocolate Factory.

(someone came up with that one yesterday)

[MEG33]

Keep the faith! Gotta have hope!

[jayef]

I saw that. Great minds.

[johnb838]

he discovered his jewish roots

Oh, give me a break. I have polish-jewish roots too... doesn't make me the least bit jewish and to try to capitalize on that is despicable. And to my knoweldge of Jewish people, they would only hold in contempt anybody who tried. Unless he converts. And even then he'd be suspect.

[two23]

--welcome!

[The Wizard]

If you could only kill one anchor person, which one would you choose?

Judy Woodruff

[null and void]

;^)

[two23]

Yup...vulgar: in many ways.