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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-12-03 01:16 PM
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86. Exactly
If they knew where terrorists/ammo dump/WDM were, they'd roll on over there in tanks and have themselves a nice photo op. They're just bombing for the sake of bombing. Sick.
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  -CNN-- US is bombing Iraq now janx  Nov-12-03 12:33 PM   #0 
  - Oh goodie, we can get back to the good old days  Brucey   Nov-12-03 12:35 PM   #1 
  - That's exactly what it is...fireworks.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:36 PM   #3 
  - 2000 Lb Bombs a Mark 84 w/ fuse extender  saigon68   Nov-12-03 12:37 PM   #6 
     - They're using daisycutters in Baghdad? Nah.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:43 PM   #17 
     - IN THE HINTERLANDS  saigon68   Nov-12-03 12:48 PM   #33 
        - how can they use something that big in a suburb?  leftchick   Nov-12-03 12:53 PM   #41 
           - That's what I wanted to know too.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:39 PM   #124 
     - Dasiy Cutter is BLU-82  ArkDem   Nov-12-03 01:01 PM   #52 
        - They come in all sizes  saigon68   Nov-12-03 03:10 PM   #161 
  - Live shots in (around)? Baghdad...  janx   Nov-12-03 12:35 PM   #2 
  - Is there any coverage?  ewagner   Nov-12-03 12:37 PM   #4 
  - CNN is covering this. No official military coverage, no.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:40 PM   #9 
  - thanks  liberalnproud   Nov-12-03 12:37 PM   #5 
  - CNN: U.S. operation under way in Baghdad, Pentagon sources say. Dozens of  bushisanidiot   Nov-12-03 12:39 PM   #7 
  - MISSION RESUMED!!!  Walt Starr   Nov-12-03 12:39 PM   #8 
  - Probably.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:40 PM   #11 
  - what's the military objective?  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 12:40 PM   #10 
  - The military objective is to make Chimpy look good.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:41 PM   #14 
  - targeting an abandoned building in west Baghdad....  leftchick   Nov-12-03 12:46 PM   #32 
  - Exactly  spinbaby   Nov-12-03 01:16 PM   #86 
  - Improving Bush's poll numbers.  nothingshocksmeanymore   Nov-12-03 01:20 PM   #98 
  - to ramp up the gdp, of course..  frylock   Nov-12-03 01:34 PM   #113 
  - so much for mission accomplished...  imax2268   Nov-12-03 12:41 PM   #12 
  - We must destroy the city in order to save it!  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 12:41 PM   #13 
  - It's a mini- shock 'n awe.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:43 PM   #20 
  - SHOCK & AWE LIGHT --- MORE WASTE, LESS KILLING !!!!!!  henslee   Nov-12-03 01:52 PM   # 
     - My hair?  janx   Nov-12-03 02:29 PM   #151 
  - and ... its our freedoms is why they hate us, right ????  JeebusH   Nov-12-03 12:58 PM   #48 
  - INSANE  WorstPresidentEver   Nov-12-03 12:42 PM   #15 
  - Claiming one bldg targeted, but there were  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 12:42 PM   #16 
  - I saw it too. Explosions all over the place.  janx   Nov-12-03 12:44 PM   #24 
  - Oh, is that why  MurrayDelph   Nov-12-03 12:43 PM   #18 
  - they are really  imax2268   Nov-12-03 12:43 PM   #19 
  - Tin foil on......why is al jazeera silent, and the foreign media  liberalnproud   Nov-12-03 12:45 PM   #27 
     - you know how good our aim is.  CaptainClark23   Nov-12-03 12:51 PM   #38 
     - BBC reporting 5 loud explosions in Baghdad...  leftchick   Nov-12-03 01:18 PM   # 
  - let's mow the whole place down  arcane1   Nov-12-03 12:44 PM   #21 
  - I wonder how much of the stuff bought with that $87 billion  Walt Starr   Nov-12-03 12:44 PM   #22 
  - One Building...  imax2268   Nov-12-03 12:45 PM   #26 
  - Democracy at work in Iraq  Javneh   Nov-12-03 12:44 PM   #23 
  - Reporter in Baghdad  Cush   Nov-12-03 12:45 PM   #25 
  - I think W has cracked...  imax2268   Nov-12-03 12:46 PM   #29 
  - Have to agree with the Iraqis....  leftchick   Nov-12-03 12:48 PM   # 
  - What, winning hearts and minds by exploding them doesn't work?  Maeve   Nov-12-03 12:48 PM   #35 
     - Great quote!  bif   Nov-12-03 01:01 PM   #54 
     - Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.  kayell   Nov-12-03 01:06 PM   #58 
  - As soon as the coward Bremer was safely in DC, then the bombs  MoonAndSun   Nov-12-03 12:46 PM   #28 
  - Just one question...  pbl   Nov-12-03 12:46 PM   #30 
  - we are bad to the bone  mandoman   Nov-12-03 01:00 PM   #51 
     - Welcome, mandoman -  mac56   Nov-12-03 01:16 PM   #88 
     - There's no doubt about it!  pbl   Nov-12-03 01:38 PM   #119 
        - Germany turned out alright after it was denazified, and its leaders hung  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:39 PM   #123 
  - I wonder how many Iraqi's will die today?  SeveneightyWhoa   Nov-12-03 12:46 PM   #31 
  - According to reporter onsite, these are retaliatory strikes  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 12:48 PM   #34 
  - KILL EM ALL let god sort them out--BRING EM ON  saigon68   Nov-12-03 12:52 PM   #40 
  - how do they know where to strike?  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 12:56 PM   #45 
  - They are attacking individual buildings  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:01 PM   #53 
  - it's probably "citizens harbouring terrorists" so the city is free game  rman   Nov-12-03 01:09 PM   #67 
  - Oh, brilliant. We're using the strategy of a WEAK nation.  aquart   Nov-12-03 01:11 PM   #73 
  - Or is it weak leaders  info being   Nov-12-03 02:04 PM   #141 
  - Does this  burrowowl   Nov-12-03 01:16 PM   #85 
     - More like Israel  Jacobin   Nov-12-03 02:18 PM   #148 
  - Is The True God of the Muricuns Starting to Get Desperate?  jokerman2004   Nov-12-03 12:49 PM   #36 
  - "They will greet us as liberators"........  RedEarth   Nov-12-03 12:50 PM   #37 
  - "I didn't say that"  rman   Nov-12-03 01:12 PM   #75 
  - It's official, we now have...  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 12:51 PM   #39 
  - This could be called a "PNAC Panic"  reprobate   Nov-12-03 12:53 PM   #42 
  - I'm waiting for Bush to whip his dick out a la LBJ  flamingyouth   Nov-12-03 12:54 PM   #43 
  - SO IT IS OVER  WorstPresidentEver   Nov-12-03 12:56 PM   #44 
  - There is no doubt now, our country is being run by a mad man  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 12:57 PM   #46 
  - hmmm  FuseONE   Nov-12-03 01:00 PM   #49 
  - It will also increase the number of recruits to the Resistance  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:03 PM   #55 
  - Maybe AWOL can ...  Drifter   Nov-12-03 12:57 PM   #47 
  - "Buh-buh-buh-baby, we just ain't done bombin' yet!"  hatrack   Nov-12-03 01:29 PM   #109 
  - will this add to the reconstruction costs? n/t  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 01:00 PM   #50 
  - the rumor is..  BlackFrancis   Nov-12-03 01:04 PM   #56 
  - Where did this rumor come from?  janx   Nov-12-03 01:07 PM   #60 
  - josh marshall  BlackFrancis   Nov-12-03 01:08 PM   #62 
     - Well, that's certainly close to what is happening now.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:23 PM   #99 
  - yep, it's the "we're gonna liberate you even if...  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 01:08 PM   #65 
  - madness  WorstPresidentEver   Nov-12-03 01:09 PM   #66 
  - it that's the plan  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 01:10 PM   #69 
  - A little more shock and awe  kayell   Nov-12-03 01:13 PM   #79 
  - CNN pretty boy is calling them terrorists  suegeo   Nov-12-03 01:05 PM   #57 
  - The MSNBC chick this morning referred to "post-war" Iraq.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:08 PM   #63 
  - Bremer came out of the WH today spouting a "terrorist" mantra:  DeepModem Mom   Nov-12-03 01:11 PM   #72 
  - Some of them are terrorists  nn2004   Nov-12-03 01:13 PM   #80 
  - And the ones that invaded Iraq are also terrorists and criminals  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:19 PM   #97 
  - Identify who those "terrorists" were,...  Just Me   Nov-12-03 01:25 PM   #102 
  - actually...  Teaser   Nov-12-03 02:36 PM   #152 
  - In my mind, I call them "freedom fighters."  aquart   Nov-12-03 01:26 PM   #104 
  - SO TURN THE TV OFF  info being   Nov-12-03 02:07 PM   #142 
  - People, I've said it before and I'll say it again  slavkomae   Nov-12-03 01:06 PM   #59 
  - Well if that is the case, and it is a plausible scenario, where are  liberalnproud   Nov-12-03 01:10 PM   #71 
  - I don't know where the carriers are  slavkomae   Nov-12-03 01:19 PM   # 
     - You're making so much sense  DoctorMyEyes   Nov-12-03 02:44 PM   #157 
  - It is hard to sort out the "stirring",,...  Just Me   Nov-12-03 01:35 PM   #117 
  - You're the first one I've heard express these thoughts  jokerman2004   Nov-12-03 02:27 PM   #150 
  - baghdad bob arnot on msrnc said it was a US...  leftchick   Nov-12-03 01:07 PM   #61 
  - We have our own Baghdad Bob  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:10 PM   #70 
  - I totaly agree IG.....  leftchick   Nov-12-03 01:16 PM   #87 
  - .  FuseONE   Nov-12-03 01:11 PM   #74 
  - True on the surface, but  slavkomae   Nov-12-03 01:34 PM   #115 
     - don't forget the added benefit of inciting another attack on  vidali   Nov-12-03 02:02 PM   # 
  - question for Dr. Bob for tomorrow...  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 01:23 PM   #100 
  - Pre-emption.  aquart   Nov-12-03 01:29 PM   #108 
  - First thread is here...  Junkdrawer   Nov-12-03 01:08 PM   #64 
  - Yep, and it turns out that this started on Friday,  janx   Nov-12-03 01:16 PM   #89 
     - yup friday Pentagon oredered "complete press blackout"  ElsewheresDaughter   Nov-12-03 01:28 PM   #107 
        - There are no security reasons for a press blackout  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:34 PM   #114 
        - During the Cold War, most secrecy was to keep information...  Junkdrawer   Nov-12-03 01:39 PM   #122 
        - That thought crossed my mind as well.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:47 PM   #131 
        - Is there a link for this?  Barrett808   Nov-12-03 01:38 PM   #121 
        - last tuesday a thread re: "press blackout"..might be one there  ElsewheresDaughter   Nov-12-03 01:44 PM   #127 
           - I remember that thread, and I didn't see any actual link documenting...  Barrett808   Nov-12-03 02:26 PM   #149 
        - Woa! You're right...you mentioned that some talking head  janx   Nov-12-03 02:02 PM   #140 
  - what's all this i hear about a free iraq  TexasPatriot   Nov-12-03 01:09 PM   #68 
  - Awesome! Gilda Would Be Proud. -NT-  jayfish   Nov-12-03 01:13 PM   #81 
  - This is wonderful. Please print it and send it to SNL. They have  LittleApple81   Nov-12-03 01:17 PM   #90 
  - Wait a minute!!! CNN is reporting now that the bombing has been  janx   Nov-12-03 01:12 PM   #76 
  - Yep, CNN has seen them, but we're not....  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 01:18 PM   #94 
  - Nothing out of the ordinary, move along now  kayell   Nov-12-03 01:24 PM   #101 
  - Pnac version of urban renewal  freddie57   Nov-12-03 01:12 PM   #77 
  - So basically they're blowing up empty buildings?  cat_girl25   Nov-12-03 01:13 PM   #78 
  - Defense contractors are  imax2268   Nov-12-03 01:15 PM   #83 
  - Today's bombings are being reported on CNN as .....  nomaco-10   Nov-12-03 01:14 PM   #82 
  - i broke this story at 9:30 this morning..but thread was locked "Not LBN"  ElsewheresDaughter   Nov-12-03 01:15 PM   #84 
  - Take your complaint to the "Comment-at-your-own-risk" forum  IndianaGreen   Nov-12-03 01:17 PM   #91 
  - the media have known about this for quite some time, it seems.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:18 PM   #93 
  - Now who doesn't believes you don't get the news first here at DU  nolabels   Nov-12-03 01:27 PM   #105 
  - why wuz thread locked?  henslee   Nov-12-03 02:01 PM   #139 
  - Could This Be One Big Ruse?  jayfish   Nov-12-03 01:18 PM   #92 
  - CNN story is up  Barrett808   Nov-12-03 01:19 PM   #95 
  - Was this reported on Monday?  janx   Nov-12-03 01:26 PM   #103 
  - Ya, but we only used itty bitty 500 lb bombs before...  54anickel   Nov-12-03 01:31 PM   #110 
     - Yup. It's called "terrorism."  aquart   Nov-12-03 01:48 PM   #132 
     - This is insane, especially since it wasn't really reported.  janx   Nov-12-03 01:49 PM   #133 
  - They refer to it as "facility"... will we know if "facility" means "town"?  LittleApple81   Nov-12-03 01:32 PM   #111 
  - Any day now  hail to the thief   Nov-12-03 01:19 PM   #96 
  - what do Americans know about revolution.....gmab  Copperred   Nov-12-03 01:34 PM   #112 
     - Actually......  hail to the thief   Nov-12-03 01:45 PM   #129 
  - Mission Accomplished.........  _NorCal_D_   Nov-12-03 01:27 PM   #106 
  - Why would an air strike be necessary?  The_Casual_Observer   Nov-12-03 01:34 PM   #116 
     - one of many unanswered questions  Cocoa   Nov-12-03 01:40 PM   #125 
        - Didn't Saddam say his military would defeat us using very  54anickel   Nov-12-03 01:49 PM   #134 
  - Well this should really impress those Brits preparing for  kayell   Nov-12-03 01:36 PM   #118 
  - the more successful the resistance is  rozf   Nov-12-03 01:38 PM   #120 
  - Freeper idea of the great American Hero:  janx   Nov-12-03 01:53 PM   #136 
     - Man, your photo/caption is heelarious!! thanx 4 laffs.  henslee   Nov-12-03 02:41 PM   #153 
  - a sign of progress, that the Iraqi resistance is paying off  lebkuchen   Nov-12-03 01:41 PM   #126 
  - Do you suppose * is trying to ramp up the war  kayell   Nov-12-03 01:45 PM   #128 
  - I have the same hat  vidali   Nov-12-03 02:10 PM   #144 
  - Yeah Maybe He's Trying to Provoke Another 9/11  jokerman2004   Nov-12-03 02:45 PM   #158 
  - Fox News Headline will be: "Progress Explodes Throughout Iraq!"  liberal_veteran   Nov-12-03 01:46 PM   #130 
  - That is unbelievable.......the absolute worst network in the world..  RedEarth   Nov-12-03 01:52 PM   #135 
  - I wouldn't be surprised  _NorCal_D_   Nov-12-03 02:50 PM   #159 
  - I guess the defense contractors finished replenishing the stocks  peterh   Nov-12-03 01:57 PM   #137 
  - Thwap...Thwap!  kayell   Nov-12-03 02:11 PM   #146 
  - Message from the Moderator  VolcanoJen   Nov-12-03 01:58 PM   #138 
  - this admin has got to go  silverchair   Nov-12-03 02:07 PM   #143 
  - I think they will go in '04  manco   Nov-12-03 02:10 PM   #145 
     - manco your post echos my thoughts and fears  ElsewheresDaughter   Nov-12-03 02:13 PM   #147 
  - I hope it doesn't preempt the ROSIE coverage  Hoppin_Mad   Nov-12-03 02:42 PM   #154 
  - time to stay home...no one will trust us for a very long time  Copperred   Nov-12-03 02:43 PM   #155 
  - New CNN report: escaping van hit by Apaches, 2 killed , 5 detained  Barrett808   Nov-12-03 02:44 PM   #156 
  - UPDATE: U.S. Forces Launch Operation in Baghdad  UpInArms   Nov-12-03 02:52 PM   #160 
  - PLEASE CONTINUE DISCUSSION IN LBN THREAD #2  VolcanoJen   Nov-12-03 03:12 PM   #162 
 

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