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U.S. ready to unleash weapons
Washington Times ^ | 12.26.02 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 12/26/2002 7:22:15 AM PST by rs79bm

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:59:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Army plans to quickly deploy its new Shadow 200 spy plane if the United States goes to war against Iraq. In the Persian Gulf, the Navy has America's newest attack jet

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To: marshmallow
"Delayed"? What does that mean? The top brass were out to lunch? Sitting on the can? Arguing about whether or not to shoot the missile?

There are several versions of the story. The one I heard is that after the Predator acquired Omar, somebody gave the order not to fire because he thought it was improper to attack al queda leadership.

I'm not sure if that is accurate, but around the time that this incident occurred, W told the CIA to Do 'Whatever Necessary' to Kill Bin Laden.

41 posted on 12/26/2002 7:38:26 PM PST by dangermouse
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42 posted on 12/27/2002 12:36:49 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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