Convoy of 300 Vehicles heading South from Baghdad to ???? Gap

ABC via WJLA News | 25 March 2003

[11th_VA]

Another highway to hell?

[11th_VA]

Heard on local ABC news station

[EaglesUpForever]

Let's hope the weather permits it to become such.

[Centurion2000]

Another highway to hell?

If we saw that big a target and reported it ??

Bombers were probably on their way or already on top of that convoy by the time it hit the wires.

[JennysCool]

Sheesh! Whatta time to go to The Gap!

[fooman]

retreat, tactically and while we chew them up with mlrs and warthogs.

[RandallFlagg]

It's time to play, "FUN WITH MINIGUNS!!!"

[jwalsh07]

Must be gone by now.

[oceanview]

headed south towards the Karbala gap. not sure if its a repositioning or an attack, centcom is tracking it. they may be taking advantage of the sandstorm.

[John Valentine]

Weather shouldn't be a problem. You just lay the line of bombs right up the highway.

[dep]

i do suspect that we have a little something that we can use to alter their outlook, even in bad weather. some big craters in front, and some big craters behind, and the crunchy middle at our leisure.

i do hope it clears up enough that the a-10 drivers get a piece of it, though. they do so enjoy their work.

dep

[oceanview]

yes, tactical retreat would be good.

[ez]

Karbala Gap...the area between the lake and the river.

[Newbomb Turk]

A10 Warthogs warming up in the bullpen. Lets Roll.

[ez]

Karbala Gap...the area between the lake and the river. (We should scoot around the lake...)

[George W. Bush]

I suspect some kind of sneak attack, fake surrender or something like that.

Let's obliterate it, just to be safe.

[Balata]

A target rich environment!

[Jeff Head]

The fools will all die, and that is a good thing if they are willing to attack.

Another highway of death.

[CatOwner]

A "human shield convoy"? A bunch of civilians forced to drive in the convoy, with a few strategically placed RG with chemical weapons at the ready.

[11th_VA]

Do you have a map?

[Beck_isright]

The official slogan of the Iraiq military:

"SUCKS TO BE US"

V

[Balata]

Dang, I hope they don't surrender.

[CatOwner]

Or maybe just a bunch of civilians Baghdad hopes we will kill, giving them a PR coup.

[Joe 6-pack]

"retreat, tactically and while we chew them up with mlrs and warthogs."

Don't think small, man, dream large!

[dighton]

...............

[Poincare]

A "human shield convoy"?

That would be the way they are playing this war.

[finnman69]

The convoy will soon be watching Iraqi State TV in hell.

[Louisiana]

bump to check later

[max_rpf]

I have a terrible feeling that it is going to be busloads of women and children.

[tubebender]

A10 Warthogs warming up in the bullpen.

Where are the A10s based and how long to get to a target ?

[fso301]

I guess the Iraqis must be big Van Halen fans.

[Armedanddangerous]

Nuke it from space, that's the only way to be sure....

[MrPeanut]

I have a terrible feeling this is the train of weapons of mass destruction.

[CurlyBill]

Dang, I hope they don't surrender.

I would say the same thing ... but let's think about this. If this report is true and I'm not sure if it is (I'm familiar with WJLA TV)....if it is a surrender, it would depend on who it was. Think about it. If it was someone noteworthy, we could exploit this beyond measure. We could tape it, and with Iraqi TV now sending out a signal the strength of a 60 watt bulb, we could use it to show the Iraqi people that Saddam's regime is in the midst of a collapse. This is...of course speculation on some "not so reliable" information with no corroboration.

[ez]

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Another highway to hell?

Don't tell Colon Bowel, he'll shut down the operation. It galls me that this ex-general can't face the realities of war. His answer to everything is to hold hands and sing Koombayah.

[SauronOfMordor]

I have a terrible feeling that it is going to be busloads of women and children.

The Iraqi's need an "incident" for the press and UN to scream over

[Rocky]

Or maybe their motto is, "An Army of None".

[Revolting cat!]

You don't say! There is a sale going on at the Gap?

[Paradox]

IRaqi's know we'll give this convoy some time to see if they are going to surrender. I suspect this might be an attempt to surround the coalition forces under cover of the sandstorm. Ya can't fly A-10's and see much in this soup.

[concerned about politics]

Dang, I hope they don't surrender.

I don't like that thought either.
Fox was saying Saddam had kids raised as killers since they were 4 years old. Martial arts trained and willing to die.
Fox said there were thousands of them.
I hope the guys have been alerted to the danger in advance.
I'd prefer we take the 300 out, and ask questions later.

[max_rpf]

Don't get me wrong -- we must wipe it out regardless. Our troops come first.

[Cold Heat]

Target rich environment! Like shooting fish in a bucket!

[Balata]

How about a 10,000 to 15,000 Republican Guard surrender? That's the surrender I'm looking for. We could call it a The Mother Of All Surrenders. Then it would be all over except for the shouting.

[Cold Heat]

We will fly a chopper in and if they shoot at it, they are mincemeat! Sand or no sand.

[Russell Scott]

If this convoy is meant to harm us, watch how miraculously quick the sandstorm stops, and a target rich environment appears, like a giant buffet, for a hungry pack of Warthogs.

[Gamecock]

Another highway to hell?


Not to be nit picky, but the Highway to Hell was going noth, since they are coming south it would be the Highway from Hell.

[fso301]

Shouldn't JSTAR's be able to track such movement regardless of sandstorm?

[Thane_Banquo]

Another highway to hell?

If so, I'm sure Tom Daschle will be deeply saddened.

[blam]

Ollie North (Fox News) just said that he was in a 700 vehicle convoy headed north.