edlib Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I just heard that the first missles have struck targets in Iraq. The president is making the announcement. Here we go kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Boy am I surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 U.S.-led coalition aircraft have dropped 17 million leaflets over the Iraqi landscape this year. These leaflets were dumped over southern Iraq on March 18. They forgot to mention: "So we don't have to trouble ourselves rebuildind facilities and we can use yours instead. Thank you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Give em hell boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 They're saying now that it was just an isolated attempt to take out Saddam and not the real start of the war. That would be something if it worked, huh? The war would effectively be over before it began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Just a handfull of cruise missiles. Dissapointing to say the least. The rest probably aren't due for a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba The Hunt Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 You think a week?, I wouldn't be suprised if things have started by the end of the weekend, possibly even tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 tonight would suck. i have to work til 4:30 baghdad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba The Hunt Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 well i was right things started a few hours ago, ground forces have rolled in after MRLS was used to take out Iraqi defence systems. Just waiting for our prime ministers address to the nation now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 whoa this is ****ing awesome. congrats to the first dude who got to press the red button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 What? Are you saying that war is ****ing awesome? If so you're a retarded fool. War is not good even if it is necessary or for a good cause. War is bad even if some good can come out of it. Do you think these soldier parents think that it's ****ing awesome that there's a war? Heck, maybe they even think it's way cool to have their childs right in the middle of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba The Hunt Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 yeah r15, war is never good, even when the ends justifies the means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 The main reason to join the army shouldn't be for college, it should be to serve your country. I'm not saying that war is good, or 'cool', but think of what Iraq could be like without Saddam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I think the younger think this is "neat" because they haven't had a war. in the 40's, our grand parents had the Second Great War, there kids had Vietnam. what have we seen? skirmishes. The First Iraqi war wasn't even a war, it was....... well, it was a beating with a big ugly stick. Afghanistan? blah, over in like a week. True, war isn't pretty, but we haven't ever lived in a time where we had to throw this much military might around. (unless nute proves me wrong, and in the 90's somewhere we pushed more troops and equipment around than we are now.) so, now they get there war, and can see what it takes to win. However, i must say all this anti-war crap is getting on my nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Originally posted by Cmdr. Cracken However, i must say all this anti-war crap is getting on my nerves. yeah it's starting to piss me off too. it's almost to the point of an oxymoron. a war against a war... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Originally posted by Cmdr. Cracken IThe First Iraqi war wasn't even a war, it was....... well, it was a beating with a big ugly stick. Actually Desert Storm has been called the last true war. It was the last time that two full blown militaries screamed headlong into each other. One got raped prison style and 600,000 of it's troops gave up, but it was two huge land armies squaring off nonetheless. Ships and tanks and air to air battles, oh yes it had everything. And yes, there was a time in the 1990s that had even more troops than the 250k for Iraqi Freedom. Desert Storm was 425k. Jem, you needs to shut up. I got buddies out there you know. I told them to kill me up some Iraqis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Ha! Look who's talking you pretentious idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Originally posted by Jem Ha! Look who's talking you pretentious idiot. You're the fool. OH NOS SOME WHINEY PEOPLE ARE CRIES THE WAR IS BAD BECAUSE OF THAT. i know five military families. they're worried, of course, but they're not OMGS THE HORROR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba The Hunt Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 yeah people who are againt war are supporting saddam and his murder of 1.3 million people. oh and I actually hadn't realised this but we only called a ceasefire on the condition saddam dis-arm, since its been 12 years and he still hasn't then surely the ceasefire no-longer applies? where did the french get the idea that this war was illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Because the Security Council didn't approve it. Although the past resolutions have given the US every right it needs to forcefully disarm Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylilin Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 I got a few buddies over there too, and even though this is war is analagous to a fisting of Iraq, I still fear for them. I want them all to come back safely, luckily, only a couple of my buddies are in the Army, while most of them are in the Navy, so they are pretty safe on their ships out in the Gulf. My old roomate from high school was on the U.S.S. Peleliu, which held John Walker Lindh and brought him to America after he was captured in Afghanistan. I'm not sure if he has deployed yet, they just got back to San Diego a couple of months ago after seven months in the Persian Gulf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 According to the news the "shock and awe" part of the campaign has begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Also, our very own Rune Hakko is in teh Army. Nute, any word on his whereabouts? was he shipped to Iraq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Originally posted by Taarkin The rest probably aren't due for a week or so. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Yesterday: "LOL yeah Bulgaria will be a valuable ally!" 1 Week ago: "OMG you can't go to war without the approval of CAMEROON!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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