Updates on War in Iraq

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 20, 2003 @05:50AM from the here-we-go-again dept.

New Developments on the war in Iraq: Oil Fields ablaze in southern Iraq. Turkey opens airspace to U.S.. US Forces 3rd Infantry Fire Heavy Artillery at Southern Iraq. The schedule has been accelerated due to infrastructure destruction. CT: Explosions and heavy anti aircraft fire heard in Baghdad. We'll continue to update as new information warrants.

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And it all could have been avoided... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-20 05:53 · Score: 0, Redundant

if Saddam would have just given up his weapons of mass destruction when we asked him to.
Why is it that 200 years after the founding of the (admittedly flawed but still admirably fair) American democracy, billions of people around the world are still ruled by dictators who would rather destroy the country than give up their power?
The old "no blood for oil" troll by wayward_son · 2003-03-20 06:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

To those who think this war is about oil, answer this question:

If the all the U.S. wanted was Iraqi oil, why didn't we just buy it from Saddam. He's was willing to sell it to anyone who would buy and would be a hell of a lot cheaper than a war.
Oh Shit! by Cheapoboy · 2003-03-20 07:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

They burnin' tha oil! Damnit Dick send them there airbornes in ASAP! Mah daughters both drive them land rovers you know how much gas that TAKES?! -GWB
Wrong, I say by expro · 2003-03-20 07:54 · Score: 0, Redundant

This is a case of one person claiming to speak for every last person "inside Iraq".

As much as I am against the war under the present so-called justifications and sympathize with this blogger, I have to think this oft-repeated sentiment is wrong, that "No one inside Iraq is for war".

While this would be technically wrong just on the fact that there have been American special forces "inside Iraq" for some time who clearly want the war, I think this would be true on broader segments. Start with segments of Kurd populations or others who are not particularly in harms way, who have been protected by nofly zones or other actions, do not have freedom to make blogs, and are probably in favor of the war, however much of a minority this may be, etc. Such universality of opinion is only what you get when it is being claimed by a usurper of public opinion, such as Sadaam frequently claims.
Pre 1.3, Mozilla doesn't work by KalvinB · 2003-03-21 05:30 · Score: 0, Redundant

Yes, pre 1.3, Mozilla is a crappy browser that doesn't even support the basic function of sending the X,Y coordinates where you clicked the image map. Something IE has supported since who knows when.

Ben

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sigh by onShore_Jake · 2003-03-21 17:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

i am sick of all the idiots who disagree with me. They are all wrong and I feel that I am right. They should shut up because I cant believe how wrong they are. Dont they know?