***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 25 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 13 APR 03 - Palm Sunday | An.American.Expatriate

[SoldiersGirl]

Report: Marines Battling Troops, Tanks in Tikrit

breaking news on FNC

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Course, I am partial because my husband, son and two brothers are serving!

That makes you an awesome wife, mom and sister. (^;

[Lauratealeaf]

My brother is in his 20th year with the US Navy, was in GW1, in the Persian Gulf during the Afgan War....He stayed stateside this War. But I constantly tell him how proud I am of him and grateful too!

Tommy Franks reminds me so much of my late father-in-law! Amazing. He was a Captain in the Navy and fighter pilot in World War ll. My husband served in Somalia and Kosovo. Both of my brothers were in Gulf War l. Our son is a Captain in the Engineers and his unit was put on alert. You should be so proud of your brother. They all make us safe!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

We'll rally around the soldiers, SG. Did you see the Americans who came to support the troops in DC yesterday? Outnumbered the organized, pre-planned, well-financed ANSWER protest down the street. The good guys are in no mood to put up with the silliness on the left. The tipping point has arrived for America, imho.

[Lauratealeaf]

That makes you an awesome wife, mom and sister. (^;

Ahh, thanks.

[SoldiersGirl]

I HOPE SO.

I was in tears yesterday reading on here about FReepers that went to the funeral of a soldier like that. It does my heart well when I see the pride of Americans like that.

[Lauratealeaf]

The tipping point has arrived for America, imho.

I like that term, tipping point. I have enjoyed learning about all the new terms, phrases that have come out with this war. Shock and Awe is a good one.

Boy, Ginsberg is on fire today on Fox News Channel.

[Timeout]

We found the opposite. In October, no one in Paris ever broached the subject of U.S. policy toward Iraq. Nor in Brittany.

It was in southern and central France---the Dordogne and Loire regions---where we ran into the anti-American sentiments. Mostly it was people sitting at tables next to us in retaurants, one was a woman at her news stand. They would just butt in and start telling us George Bush is "dangeroux" or "Americans just don't understand how the world works.

I like to think that today those people are left wondering what world they were living in....Rummy would call it the "Old World". I just hope they're saying: "Je pense que je suis abusif".

[SoldiersGirl]

President Bush is awesome today
to reporter asking same question for th 500th time : Did you watch my press conference friday? Good, then do I have to answer again?

"The POW's were sustained by the Almighty, prayer is good and powerful"

[Jackie-O]

I just ran out to the store...heard on the radio that some reports say our troops metting little resistance, others say there is a tank battle going on now.
Hopefully this wonderful day will end with the news that Tikrit has fallen, MIA's found!!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

From that time forward, I have watched for the safe return of Young intently. This a.m. I am sooooo happy for this family.

The President is, too.

I want to capture these moments, but it's impossible...happiness overload. {^;

[Jackie-O]

Yes I'm a very proud sis! He is third gerneration Navy..Dad went into law inforcement after the Navy, so to "Protect and Serve" has run in the my family as well as yours!

[Jackie-O]

I am so sick of the sour-grapes out of the French!! Now they are saying that they will TRY to block anything the US does in postwar Iraq if they don't agree with it. Pompous ba$tards make me sick.

[The Wizard]

bomb paris

[The Wizard]

did GWB make a statement after coming from Camp David

[Cate]

Sour grapes... France.... I think you've just placed a curse on them... Do not mess with the Goddess of the wanker list :)

[Timeout]

Wanker Wine Whine!

[mrebel2k]

of course Jessica Lynch as been approached with thousands of books and movie deals- while exploiting is another issue altogether; I think the movie would be great with the reunion of the 507th at the end. Oh wait, that's not a movie -that's real life !! hooyah.

[Jackie-O]

With the MOAB!! Might as well, it's already in the area!! ;0)
What makes them think that if they couldn't stop the Coalition from doing what was imperitive in Iraq, that they could do anything to stop the same Coalition frome rebuilding Iraq and giving those long-suffering people a better life?? The French didn't care enough in the beginning...why should they PRETEND to care now!!!

[mrebel2k]

Now we'll find out if the pow's knew that Jessica had been rescued - they could have been held by the same Iraqi's...