FOX NEWS-GROUND OFFENSIVE ON BAGHDAD HAS BEGUN

FOX News ^ | April 2, 2003 Kuwati Time | Brett Baird

[ewing]

Godspeed boys and may we emerge victorious..

[Libertarian4Bush]

AW YEAH IT IS SO ON.

[PianoMan]

Let's Roll!

[ez]

Now let's watch the cowards scatter...

[My2Cents]

Is there still time for me to cook up a bowl of popcorn?

[LS]

Now, if I'm right, expect to see parts of the 82nd Air and the II Marine Expeditionary Force swoop out of the northwest the moment Saddam (or whoever) strips those defenses to reinforce the south.

[Brad's Gramma]

Here

[vigilante2]

MOAB!

[ewing]

imho, this may be a surprise attack..everyone was expecting it next week

[aristeides]

I wonder why they didn't have this announced in the CENTCOM briefing.

[Libertarian4Bush]

THIS IS VERY SERIES EVERYONE GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW

[judicial meanz]

Amen to that.

This is the true time of testing. May God bless each and every one of our soldiers.

[My2Cents]

So much for the "pause."

[Rocko]

Major offensive in Karbola (sp?).

[vbmoneyspender]

To quote General Franks: "Speed kills - the enemy."

[BlackBirdII]

God bless all of you, your heroes.

[merrin]

HYMN BEFORE ACTION


The earth is full of anger,
The seas are dark with wrath,
The Nations in their harness
Go up against our path:
Ere yet we loose the legions --
Ere yet we draw the blade,
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, aid!

High lust and froward bearing,
Proud heart, rebellious brow --
Deaf ear and soul uncaring,
We seek Thy mercy now!
The sinner that forswore Thee,
The fool that passed Thee by,
Our times are known before Thee --
Lord, grant us strength to die!

For those who kneel beside us
At altars not Thine own,
Who lack the lights that guide us,
Lord, let their faith atone.
If wrong we did to call them,
By honour bound they came;
Let not Thy Wrath befall them,
But deal to us the blame.

From panic, pride, and terror,
Revenge that knows no rein,
Light haste and lawless error,
Protect us yet again.
Cloak Thou our undeserving,
Make firm the shuddering breath,
In silence and unswerving
To taste Thy lesser death!

Ah, Mary pierced with sorrow,
Remember, reach and save
The soul that comes to-morrow
Before the God that gave!
Since each was born of woman,
For each at utter need --
True comrade and true foeman --
Madonna, intercede!

E'en now their vanguard gathers,
E'en now we face the fray --
As Thou didst help our fathers,
Help Thou our host to-day!
Fulfilled of signs and wonders,
In life, in death made clear --
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, hear!

--Rudyard Kipling

[ewing]

Brett Baird got the scoop, there may not be a briefing tonight..

[Howlin]

It's on!

[SubMareener]

Don't worry! They will just get bogged down in Baghdad! ;-)

[Mr. Lucky]

This could be Hugh!

[k2blader]

PRAYER WARRIOR BUMP!

[Minty]

They have not been given time to wiggle and squirm

[ewing]

You called it, II Marine Expeditionary will come out of the wordwork god knows where in the Iraqi flank from Jordan..

[Libertarian4Bush]

is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?
is it vietnam yet?

[ruready4eternity]

Get Ready its almost LIGHTS OUT SAD-DAMN-SKI, the fat lady WILL SOON SING.GOd Bless There path.

[wimpycat]

I've got CBS's webcam of Baghdad up and running now.

[Reborn]

Good! We may end up seeing Saddamned on tv after all tonight............IN A PINE BOX! LET'S ROLL!

[Semper Paratus]

Ding Ding Ding. Now for the MAIN EVENT!

[mylife]

Kipling understood well.

[Some hope remaining.]

Is there still time for me to cook up a bowl of popcorn?

Yeah, as long as you don't have to jump in the shower first.

[PianoMan]

I'm sure it's elsewhere, but can you repost that webcam link for the cubicle bound?

[ewing]

[tomahawk]

This can't be!

Reuters says we are in a long pause.

Seymour Hirsh says we're out of ammo and hanging on by our fingernails.

Could it be that they LIED?

[filbert]

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/bathymn.html

The Battle Hymn Of The Republic

"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free"

[Stentor]

Now let's watch the cowards scatter...

One hopes. It's CBU time.

[rumrunner]

I truly hope that this is more than hype.

[Russell Scott]

Time to open the 5th dimension front. Pray, pray, pray!

[SENTINEL]

Don't forget GlobalSecurity.com's assertion that the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force offloaded at the port of Aqaba in the Red Sea, and snuck into Western Iraq through Jordan !

Special forces my butt, now we know the real reason not a single Scud was fired @ Isreal !

We should watch for the daisy cutters and Moabs in front of our own troops once the worst of the fighting starts.

[TheLion]

We are taking them by suprise....my guess. They probably expected us to wait until the other new units were in place.

[woofie]

I thought we were taking a long break...

[ewing]

I thought Saddam had already reinforced to the South, this is may be a rout with 42,000 Marines coming right down Saddams flank!

[mylife]

This is the BIG Story Tonight

[Mo1]

I guess this mean no sleep tonight .. I'm a nervous wreck .. Please God, keep our troops safe

[wimpycat]

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml

Click on their website, then look at the top of the white section. You can't miss it. I don't know how good the location is, but the picture and sound is better than MSNBC's.

[Happy2BMe]

"is it vietnam yet?"

Nam was a war without a mission.

I'd say the mission is quite clear here.

[Some hope remaining.]

Seymour Hirsh says we're out of ammo and hanging on by our fingernails.

Turns out our guys decided they didn't need ammo. They had some large posters of medusa Hillary sent in and they're just marching in and the Iraqi's are freezing in their tracks at the sight. They've gotten used to what Saddam might do to them but they know they definitely don't want Hillary to define their healthcare benefits.

[StarFan]

So I heard. Prayers being said for our brave men and women going into harms way.

[Semper Paratus]

I guess this mean no sleep tonight

Gotta get up at 5 but will hang around until Iraqi daybreak to see where we are.
The 7am CENTCOM briefing should be lively.

[ewing]

I'm still trying to figure out how many Marines are coming West from Jordan..could be anywhere from 14,000 to 42,000-right where Saddam is not defended