stusi
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posted on June 2, 2002 03:04:48 AM new
Yesterday, for the fifth time in the last two weeks, we bombed Iraq. The latest target was an Iraqi radar/missile facility that had fired on one of our planes "near" their airspace. This is another of many such incidents in the area that seem to go virtually unreported. Is it because of an intentional downplay by Bush or because it is really of no consequence?
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Linda_K
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posted on June 2, 2002 04:03:07 AM new
It's been reported on the AP site. If they're shooting surface-to-air missiles at our planes [although none have hit their intented targets] then it doesn't surprise me that we're firing back to take out their radar sites.
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Helenjw
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posted on June 2, 2002 06:36:25 AM new
stusi,
When I checked the topics this morning, the first thing that I saw was, "We have been bombing Iraq!
Whew....and all you wanted to really know was, "Is it of no consequence?'
LOL!
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mrfoxy76
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posted on June 2, 2002 06:48:16 AM new
the bombing has never stopped!!!
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Helenjw
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posted on June 2, 2002 08:00:55 AM new
In the meantime, we have this profound observation of our President.
"The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them."
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nycyn
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posted on June 2, 2002 09:02:08 AM new
It was election day here when the planes hit. I remember Bush's first official comment to the American people. "I'll look into it."
"I'll look into it." I went around reassuring people at a poll with this one. 
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calamity49
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posted on June 2, 2002 06:01:08 PM new
Stusi,
We have been bombing Iraq for quite awhile. I received 2 requests for information at the Visitor's Center where I work from Wasit, Iraq last year, one in July and one right after the Anthrax stuff started (early October?). I didn't think anything about it in July but after the one in early October I decided to find out where Wasit was. Most of what I found were articles on the U.S. and Britain bombing a missile site there the Sunday before 9-11.
Makes you wonder.
Calamity
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auroranorth
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posted on June 3, 2002 03:24:29 AM new
ok we take out Hussein then we find out that he was all that satopped a fanatic reprublic from forming from lebanon to afghanistan and possibly into krgystan,kazakstan. real brainer Bush Bombs the guy to keep the cost of oil up.
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Borillar
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posted on June 7, 2002 10:17:28 PM new
Not to worry: Bush will never gain the support that he needs to invade Iraq. The American people aren't for it, the Arab Nations aren't for it, and for sure Iraq isn't for it - only Bush is for it. I wouldn't worry about it.
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DeSquirrel
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posted on June 7, 2002 10:56:31 PM new
Borillar,
I know you don't believe in polls because your quotes about what the public believes always seem to be the opposite of what the people tell the pollsters. The public, like Congress, is impatient because the administration has said Hussein goes at the end of the year when weapon stockpiles are replenished and the weather is easier on the troops. That is unless they announced something different lately.
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Borillar
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posted on June 7, 2002 11:10:47 PM new
I don't believe it. I think that Bush will get right up to the starting line, but he'll never cross it.
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