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2002-07-29 Axis of Evil

U.S. Exploring Baghdad Strike as Iraq Option

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-07-29 07:12 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How can the NY Times print each and every Invasion Plan O' the Weekâ¢ and think they're doing their credibility any good? Somebody is having a good time at the Times' expense in leaking all these plans, or else the Times is making this crap up. Maybe the purpose is to keep Saddam all edgy and paranoid, which does the health of his staff of generals, etc. little good, I would think..

Posted by Frank G 2002-07-29 10:59:43|| 2002-07-29 10:59:43|| Front Page Top

#2 The reason why they print the "plan of the week" is twofold:

a. make GWB look indecisive
b. prove that once Iraq goes down, that even a blind pig can find the right acorn once in a while.

Posted by Tom Roberts 2002-07-29 11:02:09|| 2002-07-29 11:02:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody at the NSC is sitting around laughing his/her butt off, since the Iraqis "know" that we're going to attack from the north, the south, the east or the west, by air, by sea, or by land, using anywhere from a dozen Special Forces and CIA guys to 250,000 heavies. It's all there. All you have to do is read the paper and prepare for it.

Posted by Fred 2002-07-29 11:19:25|| 2002-07-29 11:19:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's see. The 82nd just replaced the 101st in Afghanland. That means they'll be ready for redeployment in a number of months after a period of low intensity live fire training. When is the best weather window for going into Iraq? Is it easier to airlift from Central Asia to Iraq or North Carolina to Iraq? Just don't jump on top of a flak heavy environment.

Posted by Don 2002-07-29 15:30:48|| 2002-07-29 15:30:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The real attack will come from below, through a tunnel the infidels are digging from their Bagram base in Kabul, under Iran, to the heart of Baghdad. You read it here first.

Posted by Tresho 2002-07-29 23:34:23|| 2002-07-29 23:34:23|| Front Page Top

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