March 20, 2003

FOG:

Iraq Targets U.S. Troops (CBS, March 20, 2003)
Iraq retaliated Thursday against the opening stages of the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, launching missiles at U.S. troop positions in Kuwait.

CBS News Correspondent David Martin reports three missiles were launched. Patriot anti-missile batteries intercepted one missile, and the others were believed to have crashed. No injuries were reported and there was no indication that chemical or biological material was involved.

There were conflicting reports on what type of missiles were launched. One appeared to be a surface-to-air missile that had been converted to hit ground targets, perhaps an Al Samoud 2 missile — one of the type that Iraq had started to destroy.

In another possible attack, a small airplane crashed while attempting to fly from Iraq to Kuwait.

American troops went on alert two separate times, donning gas masks and protective suits twice and then receiving the "all clear." Air raid sirens wailed repeatedly in Kuwait City as officials warned that some Iraqi missiles might be aimed there.


This is obviously false. Jacques Chirac, Hans Blix and Ted Kennedy have reliably informed us that Saddam has no such weapons. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 20, 2003 8:01 AM
Comments

Oh, good. I KNEW I had been hallucinating because I'd been up most of the night (it was around 4 AM when those reports started to come in).

Posted by: Joe at March 20, 2003 8:43 AM

In this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor - to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness to their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest - until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violence of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and for tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home - fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas - whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them - help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

Amen




--Franklin Delano Roosevelt, June 6, 1944.



Seems just as appropriate for March 20, 2003.

Posted by: Mike Morley at March 20, 2003 9:01 AM
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