After the US and UK spec ops had little bit too much fun overnight I've been following the news, the planes are laden and airborn, the troops are in their final marshalling areas near the border.
I give it 40 minutes to official kick-off time. (noon AEDT).
Kick-off!
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28 minutes now, though it seems that the deadline may actually have been 8:15 EST to be at the end of Bush's speech rather then the beginning, in which case its 43
If the plan is to go tonight the skies over Kuwait and the Gulf should be slowly filling with tankers though most attack aircraft are likely still on the ground. Depends on if cruise missiles are being fired to hit at the deadline or being fired at the deadline or somtime inbetween.
If the plan is to go tonight the skies over Kuwait and the Gulf should be slowly filling with tankers though most attack aircraft are likely still on the ground. Depends on if cruise missiles are being fired to hit at the deadline or being fired at the deadline or somtime inbetween.
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'Tis officially eight 'o clock here in Michigan. I don't happen to have CNN availible (my mom has absolutley NO interest in current events, apparently), so keep me updated if anything happens. I'm wishing our men and women in the service good luck. Go fight the good fight guys!
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20:28 GMT -5 and the Imperial minons have yet to strike in the name of God and Empire.
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Don't hold your breath for an attack tonight.
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Just hope the 'sun of goodness' doesn't consist of buckets of instant sunshine.weemadando wrote:Silence mortal fool! The Glorious Empire of Bush and his high priest Rumsfeld shall make the sun of goodness rise over Iraq yet!
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