Is it a Trap?

Butterbean569 · Post by **Butterbean569** » 2003-03-06 09:17pm

I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-06 09:18pm

Butterbean569 wrote:I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin

I'm thinkin' no.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-03-06 09:21pm

Butterbean569 wrote:I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin

The big trick is the fact that America won't just walk into Iraq and have a good ole fashioned texas shoot'em up and then leave. Be prepared to commit troops for a long time for the region to stabilize and to protect the new puppet regime.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-03-06 09:27pm

Next of Kin wrote:The big trick is the fact that America won't just walk into Iraq and have a good ole fashioned texas shoot'em up and then leave. Be prepared to commit troops for a long time for the region to stabilize and to protect the new puppet regime.

Quite true -- and if we have to go into a MOUT battlefield in Baghdad, it will get ugly and a lot of US troops are going to die. The US hasn't seen that in a long time, so it will come as a shock to many. Our victory is inevitible, but it could prove quite costly.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-03-06 09:30pm

I seriously doubt its some massive trap. I dont expect all that many US troop to die in Baghdad simply because they wont be sent in.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-06 09:41pm

Butterbean569 wrote:I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin

You've been watching too many movies.

Morning Star · Post by **Morning Star** » 2003-03-06 09:49pm

I would highly doubt Saddam is competant enough to set something like that up. Plus the fact that we're not gonna just ride in there on the back of tanks waving the american flag at the Iraqi citizens...

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-03-06 10:01pm

Butterbean569 wrote:What if the whole thing is a trap?

The Coalition had the same concern during the first Gulf War. The top brass were concerned that the Iraqi Army's open western flank was guarded by a hidden nuke somewhere, waiting for the US Army to roll upon it. Obviousily, this was not the case, and the Army swept across the desert and routed the Republican Guard

I wouldn't put it past him to unleash chemical or bio weapons onto US soldiers and his own civilians, but our people are trained in such contigencies. Thousands of Iraqis would certainly die, but Saddam would lose all his support if this happened. He would suffer the same fate of Moussilini if his people ever got ahold of him.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-06 10:20pm

If Saddam ever use a nuclear weapon against Americans he will not target military he will target a major American city.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-03-06 10:26pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Butterbean569 wrote:I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin
You've been watching too many movies.

I was going to say cartoons.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-03-06 10:28pm

I highly doubt it...

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-06 10:32pm

That would certainly fuel American hatred, if nothing else. But I highly doubt such a thing would happen.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-03-06 10:33pm

Well, he might not have nukes, and if he does, he'll only have a few, and they probably won't be used against troops. Bio-weapons may be more likely, but I'll still doubt it.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-06 10:35pm

Butterbean569 wrote:I'm all for a war against Iraq. However......

What if the whole thing is a trap? What if Saddam has Baghdad rigged with a nuke to vaporize our troops....or he has bio weapons hidden in the desert to release on his own people or something? Of course we will smash Iraq easily...but I have a bad feeling that there's some sort of trap or somethin

People said the same thing before Desert Storm, and the Coalition smashed Iraq.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-03-06 10:38pm

We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-06 10:41pm

HemlockGrey wrote:We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.

Too many movies you`ve been watching friend

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-06 10:41pm

HemlockGrey wrote:We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.

The big question is whether its the green wire, or the red wire. Green? Red? *stares at either one, shaking head back in forth really fast*

If they cut the wrong one, they all die. Can they make it? Will they cut the right wire?

*10 seconds on the clock begin to count-down. They slowly, painfully so, approach the wire with their scissors...*

5...Decisions...4...what about the wife and kids?...3...will I ever see them again?...2....Aw fuck it! *cuts red wire, and bomb timer stops*

And people sayIwatch too many movies.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-06 10:59pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.
The big question is whether its the green wire, or the red wire. Green? Red? *stares at either one, shaking head back in forth really fast*

If they cut the wrong one, they all die. Can they make it? Will they cut the right wire?

*10 seconds on the large, red, ditigital clock begin to count-down. They slowly, painfully so, approach the wire with their scissors...*

9...8...They fool with the wires a bit, turning them in their hands "Green or red?" they ask control. "Best guess" the answer comes. 7...6..."Well, isn't this just great?"

5...Decisions...4...what about the wife and kids?...3...will I ever see them again?...2....Aw fuck it! *cuts red wire, and bomb timer stops*

For a moment, there is absolute silence, then, they stand and say "Let's go home." Control erupts into a cheering mob, while our hero slowly walks out to see his wife leap off the helicopter and run to him.

I added the stuff in red.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-03-06 11:06pm

Player(1): NO I FRGET MY DIFUSIL KIT
[HHH]Bogarty: fucking moron
T&AThe2nd killed Player(1) with elites
BOOM
Terrorists win.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-03-06 11:11pm

From Family Guy

Meg: What do you mean cut the blue wire, they're all blue wires!

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-03-06 11:27pm

HemlockGrey wrote:We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.

Seriously:

The fastest and most effective way to disarm a nuclear weapon is to shoot it with an antiarmor weapon. An antitank missile will work quite nicely as will a main gun round from a tank. The explosion will spread radioactive material throughout the immediate area but the bomb will be in no fit state to detonate.

Reality. Not coming soon to a movie near you.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-03-07 01:28am

Enlightenment wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:We'll disarm the bomb with 10 seconds left. Happens every time.
Seriously:

The fastest and most effective way to disarm a nuclear weapon is to shoot it with an antiarmor weapon. An antitank missile will work quite nicely as will a main gun round from a tank. The explosion will spread radioactive material throughout the immediate area but the bomb will be in no fit state to detonate.

Reality. Not coming soon to a movie near you.

Well I don't think they could have done that to a naquadah enhanced nuke in that stargate episode with the naquadah asteroid. Of course they could have just smashed the electronics, though it seemed to be purposely made tamperproof.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-03-07 01:45am

Whaaaa?

Hmm, 2000 posts. I should go make some asinine thread to announce it to the world that cares so deeply.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-03-07 02:02am

And I'm pretty sure the US would air-bomb/cruise missile Iraq before sending the ground troops in.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-03-07 05:26am

If Saddam ever use a nuclear weapon against Americans he will not target military he will target a major American city.

And how does it get there? A Wing a Prayer? Remeber any Nukes he can build will be at or around the physical Size of Big-Boy meaning your going to be needing a 18 Wheeler to haul it around

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