***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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[dogbyte12]

[Ramius]

Thanks!!

[Ramius]

...and thank you too!!

[GOPyouth]

Fox via Reuters: 4-6 day pause in ground advance.

[Cate]

4-6 delay in the advancement by our troops on Baghdad. Bombing will continue, but we won't inch closer. Time to regroup big time.

[spectr17]

Reuters, 4 to 6 day pause in Iraq Advance to ground troops ordered

[dogbyte12]

Is that 4-6 days from now... or.. have we already paused 4 days already? We were 50 miles from Bagdad 72 hours ago as you may recall.

[ztiworoh]

Im assuming they are going to get to a 15-20 mile ring arounf baghdad, group together, get some rest, bring in some more troops; all while bombing the RG to make the battle easier

[Dolphy]

What is this 4-6 day pause in Iraq advance? Why would this be published?

[two23]

Ahhhh--Airborne Guy!

[Grenada]

FNC, commanders have predered a 4-6 pause on forward action??? Why would they do that? Are our guys going to sit in the freaking desert for SIX days?!?!?!?

[CWW]

Smart Move. Allows more troops to get in theatre and solidify supply lines and get the 4th ID in country. Still get to bomb the crap out of RG and Baghdad.

[Ramius]

4-6 delay in the advancement by our troops on Baghdad.

riiiiiigght. nudge nudge, wink wink.

[AlextheWise1]

disinformation maybe,,,,

[BulletBobCo]

Possible disinformation.

[Green]

I'm wondering the same thing.

[Cate]

I bet this will give all the people in Baghdad time to get out, time for us to get all the huge wazoo weapons lined up and then Saddam is a dustball.

[Ramius]

FNC, commanders have predered a 4-6 pause on forward action??? Why would they do that? Are our guys going to sit in the freaking desert for SIX days?!?!?!?

What's the hurry?

[Fledermaus]

psy ops...but there will be a pause to supply and reinforce as we soften up the RG...B-52's taking off now too.

[Grenada]

Leventhat on Fox says the pause does not surprise him. WOW.

[Dolphy]

I don't think I believe this 4-6 day pause.

[ztiworoh]

How much you wanna bet this ordered halt is called a "quagmire" by some liberal reporter

[Mrs.Liberty]

This is curious. Maybe? Maybe pause for 2 days while the Iraquis think 4? And in the mantime we still bomb the hell out of them?

[BulletBobCo]

More than likely 2 to 3 days.

[Robert A. Cook, PE]

Thank you.

Waits until its actually 12:00 to hit post key.... 8<)

[GOPyouth]

It's on like Donky Kong. Whooooohooooooo, the BMF's (4th) are on their way. Makin' Texas proud!

[Mrs.Liberty]

mantime=meantime

[spectr17]

Timeout Coalition

[Ramius]

How much you wanna bet this ordered halt is called a "quagmire" by some liberal reporter...

Fools rush in.

[rolling_stone]

I am with you on this if it is true why publish it, keep the Iraqis on their toes and worried, while our troops get some rest and resupplied etc...just like the media asking for a timetable you never let the other side know your timetable unless it is disinformation..if the brass caved because of media pressure and gave this info out I would be very disappointed..

[Grenada]

I guess there is no hurry, I am just thinking of the field day the news will have with this....so, you DID underestimate your oppostion, so you have made huge blunders.

If our guys were prepared for that, OK, but wouldn't that cause a moral issue, to doubt your leaders?

[CWW]

I don't think so. We're really in a pause already and have been since Monday. We don't need to engage the RG until we've bombed the crap out of them and until our troops and supply lines have caught up. Better slow and sure than go in half-a$$ed. Shows good judgment by commanders by reacting to conditions rather than political pressure to hurry it up.

[nicmarlo]

I wonder if they want to make sure that that "red line" isn't crossed re WMD before they've done all they can to secure area, get BIO hazard security clothing/masks, more men/supplies?

[Socratic]

Pause may just mean the front line motion, but not those moving up behind.

[dogbyte12]

I would bet ya whatever ya wanted, that the guy is playing spades. I am speaking from hurry up and wait experience here.

[nicmarlo]

REASON FOR PAUSE: SUPPLIES SHORTAGE

[BulletBobCo]

How much you wanna bet this ordered halt is called a "quagmire" by some liberal reporter...

Hell, the media will say that we are in retreat.

[Dolphy]

CNN and MSNBC aren't reporting this when I have checked, FNC is reporting it non-stop.

[AlextheWise1]

hmmm... maybe the 3ID is not the attacking force... They are a pinning forcce, they will sit in place while something else drives the republican gaurd to them......

[Robert A. Cook, PE]

Also, remember that WE have the free supply lines and the enemy has no way to re-arm and get new gas.

New ckt cards that burn out and new tank treads, and new truck tires, and batteries for their IR devices and night cvision goggles and batteries for the short-range missiles. They don't have MRE's (fortunately?) or resupply convoys for the field units, and so THEIR guys are sitting and freezing in the dark.

[CWW]

FNC -- says more air to soften up while food and diesel and troops catch up!

[Cate]

HERE IS THE REAL REASON FOR THE 4-6 DAY DELAY. Per Donald Rumsfeld, it will take that long to get all those whiney reporters to the front line. No kevlar for the big babies. Exception is bag for Helen's head.

[nicmarlo]

SHEP SAYING HE'S BEING TOLD reason is supplies shortage, i.e., food, fuel, etc. Men are down to 2 rations a day.

[spectr17]

Timeout activities:

Review latest battle plan

[CWW]

Now that's a good possibility, Classic hammer and anvil. Where is that hammer -- coming through Jordan? Maybe?

[Consort]

It should have been announced more formally.

[nicmarlo]

HERE IS THE REAL REASON FOR THE 4-6 DAY DELAY. Per Donald Rumsfeld, it will take that long to get all those whiney reporters to the front line. No kevlar for the big babies. Exception is bag for Helen's head.

ROFLMAO!

[Henchster]

Things are back to normal at the ministry of dis-information, Akmed is back to sweeping the roof on the MSNBC Bag-Cam.