**OFFICIAL WAR THREAD** 7th Calvary fights off Iraqi attack; Bush seeks 75 billion for war

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Chadder007

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It seems that we have slapped the Leadership of Iraq and are waiting to do more later.....or to see if they are ...dead.
 

chizow

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Originally posted by: Chadder007
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
If this did happen, it would not be confirmed for weeks, maybe even months...The propaganda machine is alive and well in Iraq, and he controls it. The only sign I would take as a possible kill is if he doesnt appear on TV a la that general who was supposedly killed, to refute reports of his death...Thats a good sign, but certainly not proof
We have already shut down Iraqi TV and radio, and our own transmitters are broadcasting on the same freq.

The Iraqi people are now watching American broadcasts on their own TVs and radios.

: ) Hopper

We have the radio but not TV. The TV stations are targeted though for the real attack.

LoL, worse than that, we're mind fvcking them with lies. US broadcasters are spreading disinformation in attempts to demoralize the Iraqi military and to maybe trigger a civilian insurrection.

Chiz
 

cricky

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If we got Saddam with the first shot, wouldn't the whole of the US Military experience something akin to blueballs?

:)

--Christopher
 

jer22

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'bout damn time, this stuff should have been over 12 years ago. i pray for very little or no loss of life, well maybe 1-9 . the upper staff. hopefully this will be over quickly, and we can all get back to normal. (whatever thedefinition of normal is?) keep your eyes open folks, i think it's gonna get weird here in the states. if ya don't hear from me in a while , it's because i ran over one of the moron demonstrators that layed down in the streets of houston to protest. jer
 

icefire

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Yeah, this is just a leadership target strike...the way I understood it, this is just a preliminary attack before the real war begins. The Bush administration said earlier that when the war began, there would be no question. That's what I'm waiting for! I'm ready to get on with this ass-kicking, kill Sadaam, and bring our people home.
 

LocutusX

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Christ, on CBC they just showed a clip of an Iraqi Republican Guard training video where a bunch of guys attack a goat, pull out its heart and start eating it on the spot.
 

Grasshopper27

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Originally posted by: LocutusX
Christ, on CBC they just showed a clip of an Iraqi Republican Guard training video where a bunch of guys attack a goat, pull out its heart and start eating it on the spot.
Yes, and those soldiers have *NO* idea what fate awaits them...

For all the media coverage, they simply have no idea of the force that is about to laid upon them...

: ) Hopper
 

BCYL

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Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...
 

Grasshopper27

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Originally posted by: LocutusX
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
Originally posted by: LocutusX
OT: Anyone know what happened to the USN aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise?
What about it???
Is it still on active duty or am I way off here?
Yes, the USS Enterprise is still an active carrier... I don't think it is deployed to the war however...

We have, I believe, 12 carriers, 6 of which are deployed to this war.

: ) Hopper
 

ElFenix

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joe lieberman is possibly the most boring person on the planet.
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...

It would be interesting seeing a B52 try and take off or land on an aircraft carrier. :D
 

Ime

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I am hearing on Fox News that they can't reach many of their embedded news teams with US Ground forces as they are "blacked out".
 

Grasshopper27

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Antiwar camp has plans of its own
Protest blueprint calls for disruption and civil disobedience

http://www.msnbc.com/news/887126.asp?0cv=CB10

As the U.S. military moved its forces into attack positions around Iraq, the American antiwar movement dusted off its own plans for D-Day ? plans that ranged from mass demonstrations and the blocking of key intersections to candlelight vigils and prayer meetings.
 

CPA

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...

It would be interesting seeing a B52 try and take off or land on an aircraft carrier. :D


The same guy just said 2 2000lb bunker bombs were also used and that the Pentagon is confirming that Saddam was the target. Could this be over already?
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Originally posted by: Ime
I am hearing on Fox News that they can't reach many of their embedded news teams with US Ground forces as they are "blacked out".

emp?

more like they don't want the iraqi commanders picking up cnn's feed telling them where us forces are
 

no0b

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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...

It would be interesting seeing a B52 try and take off or land on an aircraft carrier. :D


The same guy just said 2 2000lb bunker bombs were also used and that the Pentagon is confirming that Saddam was the target. Could this be over already?

Even if Sadam is dead we are going to still have to go in there.

 

Ime

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Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Originally posted by: Ime
I am hearing on Fox News that they can't reach many of their embedded news teams with US Ground forces as they are "blacked out".

emp?

I suspect the news teams got their equipment turned off by the Army as they prepare to move out.
 

FreshPrince

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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...

It would be interesting seeing a B52 try and take off or land on an aircraft carrier. :D


The same guy just said 2 2000lb bunker bombs were also used and that the Pentagon is confirming that Saddam was the target. Could this be over already?


even so, the war goes on...to save face unfortunately...sigh higher taxes :(
 

BCYL

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Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: Grasshopper27
NBC News?Jim Miklaszewski reported that U.S. forces had launched a preliminary wave of attacks using B-1, B-2, B-52 bombers, as well as F117 ?stealth?bombers flying from three aircraft carriers, against what senior U.S. military sources described as a ?key air node?and a ?national command center.?The forces were firing cruise missiles from both land and sea.

I dont believe this is true... They wouldnt risk using the B-52 while Iraq's air-defenses are still largely intact... Also, none of those aircrafts (B1, B2, B52 and F117A) fly from aircraft carriers...

It would be interesting seeing a B52 try and take off or land on an aircraft carrier. :D


The same guy just said 2 2000lb bunker bombs were also used and that the Pentagon is confirming that Saddam was the target. Could this be over already?


even so, the war goes on...to save face unfortunately...sigh higher taxes :(

As stated earlier in this thread, even if this strike did get Saddam (which I highly doubt), we wont know for certain until we actually go in there...
 

chizow

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Originally posted by: no0b
Even if Sadam is dead we are going to still have to go in there.

Yep, won't be satisfied til they produce a body. And not one of those Saddam clones; the real deal please. I'd prefer if they took him alive. And then killed him :D

Chiz