***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 4 - LIVE THREAD***

Everywhere! | 23 Mar 2003 | An.American.Expatriate

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Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

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Special thanks to An.American.Expatriate for staring the daily threads, Mo1 for the screamer, the AdminMods for their tolerance, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Timeout]

Do we know the approx. time the POW's were captured?
Has there been time for them to be taken to BAG?

[Dog]

Fox: 5 of the 6 RG divisions still have not been engaged...expect resistance to get stronger..

[catpuppy]

wait til he gets him in the hallways

Now that is a battle I would like to see.

[SoldiersGirl]

got the link thanks.
overslept, trying to catch up, poopy way to start the day

[Petronski]

Major Garrett looks like he's looked evil right in the eye. He sighs between sentences like he is struggling mightily to continue with decorum.

[null and void]

CNN just reported U.S. Intel saw Iraqi are grabbing women & children and putting them at Military Targets !!!!

I'm surprised.

[Mo1]

Wolf Blitzer can bite my ***

[overtaxed_canadian]

I'm sure the Iraqis can come up with some VC'esque "killed while trying to escape" or some other BS like that. This is horrible.

[Cboldt]

Reports of stiffening resistance by Iraq. 5 or 6 RG groups close to Baghdad. They will experience SnA, forst, before they see us on the ground, and when they do see us on the ground, they won't be able to touch us -- while at the same time we'll be able to take them out at will.

Don't follow the "emotional lead" provided by the media.

[baseballmom]

Major Garrett - describing the reactions of pentagon people seeing the video- clenched jaws, anger etc. Major sounds very upset

[Catspaw]

It's already rough--and it's going to get rougher. BUT WE WILL PREVAIL!

[Dog]

Agreed..

[Poser]

Fox now reporting "apparently shot in the head, execution style".

I predict little mercy for some Iraqi captors.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

FN: Major Garrett: reaction of our senior military officials watching the Iraqi murder video: "Nothing but silence, clenched-jaw outrage."

[texxie]

he he you and me both wolfie is sooooo deserving

[Cboldt]

Leventhal: They were in a gas station next to a farmhouse. They thought they'd be ambushed.

Proof positive that our units are on the ball. Not much of an ambush, when the target is aware.

[null and void]

They definitely don't worship the same god as we do, do they?

No, quite the opposite...

[Dolphy]

Blitzer makes me sick. He questioned Rumsfeld as if he were a criminal. He can go to &%$( as far as I am concerned.

[gop212]

I noticed that about Garrett too. He looks rattled.

[Petronski]

There are more fierce weapons in our arsenal which have not yet been brought to bear.

We must bring them to bear at once.