General Tom Franks Leaves Tampa For HQ In Middle East

Fox News | 3-10-03 | my favorite headache

[My Favorite Headache]

Headline says it all..Franks has left MacDill...is on the way to Central Command.

[My Favorite Headache]

I think this is it...we are another huge step closer.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Buh-bye Saddam.

[Keith]

...screw the French...the balloon is going up.

[Jennifer in Florida]

He left today?

[widgysoft]

too right! We may as well come for them after we do Iraq.

[My Favorite Headache]

Fox: Franks was not scheduled to leave until at the end of the week..they just got word he just left for Qtar. Has no return date booked to come back to U.S.. This is the first time there is no return date listed for his return.

[My Favorite Headache]

He is in the air as we speak...to arrive late tonight.

[Jennifer in Florida]

Anybody know when this UN vote is? If the resolution gets vetoed, the war might start ASAP.

[MamaLucci]

We're getting ready to roll.....finally!!

[ProudArmyWife]

*LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLE*

[BallandPowder]

Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!

LETS ROLL!

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

If Saddam is currently preparing Iraqi oil fields for torching, every minute counts. They better begin yesterday. There is no logic whatsoever in waiting on the UN since the decision is already known.

[prairiebreeze]

Criminey. I thought he had already gone.

Prairie

[paws_and_whiskers]

*LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLE*

You beat me to it! God bless our troops!

[1Old Pro]

On another series note, the U.N. will have fiddle practice this week.

[jerseygirl]

I think they were asked to vote tomorrow (Tues.)...but as you say if a veto is planned, why wait?

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

On another series note, the U.N. will have fiddle practice this week.

ROFL!!! I hear Kofi has ordered several cases of rosin. ; *)

[DoughtyOne]

[section9]

I think the Administration anticipates a veto. If there's a veto, the March 17th date is a nullity. We can attack anytime before that. That's why Franks is going on out.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[knak]

Kool

[iceskater]

There was some discussion in our local news over the weekend that medical staff deployments just happened. From what our local media said, physicians are the last to be deployed because of the problems of providing medical care at home w/the docs being gone.

Looks like time is running out for Saddam, France, etc.

[ErnBatavia]

Anybody know when this UN vote is?

Fox just indicated Thursday instead of tomorrow...

[My Favorite Headache]

Well we can then count on 24 hour un-interrupted coverage on CNN AND FOX who said they will not air one commercial during the first 72 hours of the war.

[paws_and_whiskers]

I think they were asked to vote tomorrow (Tues.)...but as you say if a veto is planned, why wait?

Seems like we still might be in a wait-and-see mode on Turkey and being able to launch a northern attack. Can anyone enlighten us all on this?

[small voice in the wilderness]

hey, chirac!?! What's that running down your legs???? You better hope and pray that hussein shredded your participation proof. We shall see the truth in short order. In the meantime, jacques, eat, drink, and be merry...

[Grampa Dave]

It is amazing how Freepers can see what you posted here:

The Administration anticipates a veto. If there's a veto, the March 17th date is a nullity. We can attack anytime before that. That's why Franks is going on out.

[Carolina]

Heads up!

[TexKat]

According to MSNBC just a few minutes ago, there will be no UN vote tomorrow. And the March 17th deadline for Saddam to disarm may and probably will be extended. Blair supposedly is asking the Whitehouse for an extension.

[Dog]

No Christy Lane commericals on Fox for 72 hours how will we survive??

:-)

[TexKat]

Looks like time is running out for Saddam, France, etc.

Looks like we will be in a wait, wait mode.

[jerseygirl]

OK, no vote tomorrow, pushed to Thursday...Tony Blair can ask, but we need not agree. He could then say that he tried his best to obtain a delay. We would need to quote some new evidence in our reasoning to go ahead.

[cmsgop]

LOL!!!!!!

[L,TOWM]

I always preferred Marvin Gaye:

Let's get it on...

PAWife, Godspeed to your husband; you should be proud.

[Dog]

Well it looks like Franks is taking the slowboat to Qatar....he will make several stops before he gets the CCHQ in Qatar..

Hell of a way to start a war.

[McGruff]

Fox News Alert: Clarification, He's going to be making some stops at other countries in the area before arriving at Quatar base.

[RummyChick]

whose idea was it first? Cnn trying to catch up with FNC..going to lose alot of ad dollars. I wonder what we will be subjected to to fill all of that time

[cajungirl]

Were the medical deployments for real or just talk. That is the last piece they put in I do believe.

[Carolina]

Well it looks like Franks is taking the slowboat to Qatar

Groan. I won't have any nails left to bite while waiting for this thing to start.

[RummyChick]

all of the jacking around is going to cost more dollars and lives. Saddam can just use all this time to manufacturer more weapons and booby trap more oilfields.

[concerned about politics]

We would need to quote some new evidence in our reasoning to go ahead.

The undisclosed Blix report? Those things the inspectors found but didn't publically mention?
Powell was to chew some a$$ around 4:00 today. Maybe the talks with Blix didn't go so well?

[dinasour]

No Christy Lane commericals on Fox for 72 hours how will we survive??

One day at a time, of course.

:-)

[concerned about politics]

FOX just said the nation was on alert?

[mikenola]

Wha? You don't love those as much as the rest of us do? ;-) I beleeeeeive in angels, do do do dee do do ....

[iceskater]

For real. I am in Virginia and we have a lot of military bases. We've had lots of stories about various National Guard units being deployed, various ships out of Norfolk being deployed, etc. I'll see if I can find something for you. I heard it on local tv news.

Also, there was a big article in the Richmond Times Dispatch over the weekend about the VA hospital here being told to get their stuff together in the event of casualties. Apparently, the VA in Richmond is one of the designated places where wounded would come. The article was quite long talking about the impact on the patients here, how the process would work.

[ProudArmyWife]

Thank you for the kind words. I am proud DAMN PROUD! This is his second time to the middle east. He is ready and anxious to meet up with the republican guard. Heck, he even has some nice words for Saddam. :) HOOAH!!!

[Michael Barnes]

I wonder what we will be subjected to to fill all of that time

Most likely a few thousand fox news alerts. Deeming as though they throw them out there about once every 10 minutes...

[RummyChick]

bush looks rough in these photos FNC is showing of him on these telephone calls.

Bush...just get it on, cowboy!

[RummyChick]

I think shep screwed up..he changed what he was saying

[mhking]