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2003-03-11 Iraq

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Posted by Domingo 2003-03-11 01:50 pm|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I agree. Let's suspend the U2 flights so we can start the B-2, B-1B, B-52, F-18 & A-10 flights.

Posted by Raj 2003-03-11 10:29:24|| [angrycyclist.blogspot.com/] 2003-03-11 10:29:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Word this morning is that the Iraqis were upset that they didnt get a warning phone call from UNMOVIC giving notification of the flights.

Gosh, they sure act like they've got something to hide to me!

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-03-11 11:06:45|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2003-03-11 11:06:45|| Front Page Top

#3 It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy that UNMOVIC is extending such courtesy about prenotification to Iraq for U2 overflights. This reaching out to Saddam is so ~~idiotic~~ altruistic.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-11 11:21:58|| 2003-03-11 11:21:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The weather forecast for Iraq is showers for the next day or so followed by an extended period of clear weather. So it's too cloudy for U-2 photos today -- and by tomorrow night they may be obscured by the shapes of B-2's, etc.

Posted by Tom 2003-03-11 13:13:20|| 2003-03-11 13:13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Kind of makes you wish the bean-counters at USAF had have kept the BLACKBIRDS flying, doesn't it? Saddam could have had all the notice in the world and he still couldn't have done squat.

Posted by Drew 2003-03-11 22:29:28|| 2003-03-11 22:29:28|| Front Page Top

#6 "UNMOVIC, The U.N. weapons inspection agency, had given advance notice to Iraq of the flights"

Isn't that kinda like the DEA telling a drug dealer"We will be serving a search warrant day after tommorow"

Posted by raptor 2003-03-12 08:12:16|| 2003-03-12 08:12:16|| Front Page Top

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