We are bombing Baghdad now..those are the Explosions/Pre-emptive Strikes

[KoKo]

according to CNN/MSNBC. It's us repsonsible for the loud explosions reported in Baghdad. It's part of our new strategy.

[Jacobin]

1. We're bombing Baghdad????????

I know this country is insane, but good grief.

One thing is certain. AWOL will have lots of "terraishts" to complain about (aka guerilla warriors seeking to oust the infidels).

[Barad Simith]

2. If you can't set something free ... kill it!

[wtmusic]

3. WTF is going on??

Any press on civ casualties? This is a nightmare.

[CaptainClark23]

24. Press on Civ casualties?!?

we can't even get press on military casualties. we have no press anymore. not anywhere near the action.

[karlschneider]

4. CNN says pentagon claims to be targeting ONE BUILDING...they played

about 2 minutes of audio, there were several hundred explosions. That must have one tough mother of a bldg.
:eyes:

[Beetwasher]

5. I'm Sure With Our Terrific Intelligence in The Region

That we're dropping bombs right on top of the resistance because we know exactly where they are!

Kind of like when we retaliated the other day after by bombing the area where the mortars fired at HQ came from. I'm sure the resistance lobbed mortars and then stuck around. :eyes:

[Patriot_Spear]

6. So if the Iraqi's don't have an army anymore- who are we bombing?

Civilians.

The Iraqi rebellion has begun.

[Cocoa]

7. does this mean we're desperate?

We're doing this because of all the progress we're making? I'm not sure I get it.

[Brotherjohn]

11. If Bush is right, and the increased bombings by them means...

... we're succeeding, then all of these bombings by us must mean we're failing.

Hmmmm. Maybe he WAS right!

[NewJeffCT]

19. you beat me to it...

I was just thinking that myself.

[CatWoman]

14. Bingo

the operative word is "desperate"

[Robin Hood]

8. We have lost any possibility of bringing peace and democracy to Iraq

This Operation is over. We have lost and people have died and been maimed for nothing.

[rusty charly]

9. they're calling it pre-emptive

but at the same time saying it's in response to the bagdad residence bombing. it can't be both.

[KoKo]

13. What are they targeting? That's the question. If they've always know who

and where weapons were being fired from..then they would have removed whatever was there. But, we have been told that these were insurgents who could launch from different positions. They could get in and then launch a shoulder fired rocket and get out before we could find them.

So...what is it that we are Bombing in Baghdad? What. It's got to be some innocent site, or we are Bombing empty space to make it look like we are doing something. Either way this is disgusting. Bullies who don't know what the hell they are doing....blasting away.

[tom_paine]

20. The Busheviks were NEVER interested in "democracy"

You think they want it in Iraq if they are dismanlting it in Amerika?

No, they want stolen booty, both from Iraqis and Imperial Amerikan Subjects. This war is a conevnient excuse to siphon funds, oil, and other booty away from both groups.

These are "Love Bombs" dontcha know?

[KoKo]

10. CNN's Online Edition:Blasts rock Baghdad during U.S. operation

"U.S. forces launched operations today in southern Baghdad, Pentagon officials said, hours after a bombing that killed at least 25 people at the Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya. A CNN crew in Baghdad heard dozens of explosions that persisted for at least a half hour."
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(I guess we're getting back at them for the Italian Police Headquarters)

Cnn doesn't mention what the targets are on their Online Edition. Hard to know if some of the many explosions were the Iraqi's dailing mortar rounds and us striking back (that was my impression from the CNN report I heard before I posted.) They were talking about us having some kind of arms to strike back with (I think one of Rummy's toys..some launching weapon that was small we could use) It's all beyond me. I had to turn it off it was making me sick.

[Junkdrawer]

29. -OR- Italian Police Headquarters was retaliation for the bombing...

that's been going on for about a week. Reminds me of the tit-for-tat that's been going on in another country in the region...

[Walt Starr]

12. Hundreds of explosions? 2000 Lb. bombs???

Sounds like a MAJOR COMBAT OPERATION to me.

[Zorra]

22. Yep. It's a definite MCO.

Mission accomplished.

[Guaranteed]

23. They're probably using cluster bombs.

Again. In a civilian area.

[tjdee]

15. This is SUCH a bad idea, and SUCH a load of bull.

Things are so hardcore that we're BOMBING them again?

Something is not right. We're bombing them so they won't *meet* at a building? WTF? Are our troops in Israel?

[Barad Simith]

17. oh, no, no, no

"See, the way this works is, the enemy is desperate. That's why we're bombing them. In fact, the enemy was defeated a long time ago. We're actually not even bombing them at all. But if we were, it would be preemptive ... and retaliatory."

[killbotfactory]

16. They blew up an empty building! Success!

Those stupid Iraqi's will never figure out how to use a different one! Bwahahahahah!

[agingdem]

18. What did that banner say?

Mission Accomplished...yeah right!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

21. Sounds like Bush is...

taking lessons from Sharon, or worse, Sean Connery in "The Untouchables".

If they come after you with a knive, you bring a gun.....as so on and so on in perpetuity...

[qwertyMike]

25. Democracy in Action!!!!!!!!!!!!

We'll bomb them into FREEDOM

Whooooooooooooooopeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

[kentuck]

26. Chris Matthews will tell us the "real story" tonight....

Maybe Bob Arnot will visit the juice store again??

[mrgorth]

27. These "people" have no idea what they're doing

Doesn't any of them read history at all? We'll be paying for this for generations.

[Junkdrawer]

28. Shhhhhh. (its a secret)....

If our press opens its mouth, everyone in Baghdad will know we're dropping bombs and soon we'll lose the element of surprise.