Part of the reason it didn't draw a lot of attention here is becuase all eyes are focused inward whether it is for the 9/11 observances or the heat on hte Hill concerning the thought of attacking. We are enforcing the no-fly zone that is a UN mandate and therefore not carrying out any new orders.
I also have to agree with Ray that they should have been steamrolled some time ago. We have been enforcing the no-fly zone since the "end of hostilities" even though things in the area are still *extremely* volitile. The truth is that we have had incurstions with Iraq constantly. This is only through 1999 but here's a timeline with stories of what's been going on over there: http://makeashorterlink.com/?H251227B1 Maybe if we covered more of this, America would realize just how badly the situation needs closure. Hatton "The biggest problem with America is they forget how short their attention span is." Haggerty, Mike wrote: >Your comments make me think there is a great irony in all this: typically, >the element of surprise is best used against the enemy. In this case, we >were the ones surprised. > >Anyways, this strike sounds like a fairly significant one, and that there >were a lot of men and resources involved. It is surprising to think that, >after the fact and considering the current political climate, the attack >hardly registers as news. Apparently, the story was covered by many of the >UK newspapers but not too many here in the US. > >My $.02, >M > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:29 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: U.S., UK launch major Iraq airstrikes > > >Wow, amazing! The media actually didn't ruin a military action before >it had a chance to get off the ground! > >. and even cooler, the pic for the article is from the ship I made two >cruises on, the USS George Washington (CVN-73). > >Now for the important thing. Airstrikes on Iraq are nothing new. We've >been enforcing their "No Fly" zone since the end of operations. Why? > Well if we didn't they'd be bombing and gassing their own civilians > (political dissidents and members of opposing groups mainly) still... >that is if there were any left. I was also there when Hussein decided >to try for a second shot at Kuwait and tried to mass troops on his >southern border... I think it was late 1993. We ended up cancelling all >of our port visits for 3 months (a total of 4) through the end of our >cruise. > >If you can't tell, I'm completely thrilled that we didn't hear anything >about it until now. It keeps our service personnel safer and makes the >attack more effective. It wasn't anything new or ununsual, aside from >the strike squadron's size, which might have been because Hussein has >snuck AA into the no-fly zone and tried to shoot down our pilots in the >past. It is amazing how someone who's supposed to be using oil money to >pay for human works and health and welfare projects can still build a >military. > >Hatton > >PS: My answer is still glass. > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
