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Offline muckmaw

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Have you noticed things quieting down in Iraq?
« on: November 25, 2003, 03:28:20 PM »
Knock on wood....

What do you attribute the "Relative" calm to?

Offline Westy

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2003, 03:48:12 PM »
The Iraqi guerrilla's and imported radical Muslems are spellbound by "Survivor" re-runs.

Offline Duedel

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Have you noticed things quieting down in Iraq?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2003, 04:33:49 PM »
Hi muckmaw,

would be great if so but i didnt notice a "calm down". Where did u get this from?
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Have you noticed things quieting down in Iraq?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2003, 04:39:07 PM »
Was just watching TV during lunch...  Rocket attack on Coalition HQ in Bagdhad...

Offline Pei

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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2003, 05:03:21 PM »
It's Eid, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. Everyone will be off feasting with thier families.

Offline OIO

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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2003, 05:03:36 PM »
Because its not reported dont mean its not happening.

Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2003, 06:28:37 PM »
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Hi muckmaw,

would be great if so but i didnt notice a "calm down". Where did u get this from?


Just a personal observation. Normally, as I check the news during the day, I see 1 report a day of soldiers getting killed in Iraq.

Trust me, if it's not being reported it ain't happening.

You cannot sit there and tell me the media suddenly decided to stop reporting body counts.Whats next? No more Murders and Fires on the 11 o'clock news?

Offline Fishu

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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2003, 02:25:57 AM »
I've noticed the opposite.. especially those shot down choppers have made a spike in the death toll.

Offline Thrawn

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Re: Have you noticed things quieting down in Iraq?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2003, 02:47:57 AM »
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Knock on wood....

What do you attribute the "Relative" calm to?


I've noticed the same thing.  I imgine as Pei said, it might have to do with Eid.  But I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "relative".  Compared to getting choppers shot down, it is "quiet".

Offline aztec

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2003, 05:18:02 AM »
Nope, havn't been over there this week.

Offline ravells

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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2003, 06:38:44 AM »
I read in the papers that the attacks on troops had about halved since the coalition troops started more proactive action against the enemy.

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Offline Westy

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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2003, 08:43:57 AM »
Amazing!!  :eek:

Breaking News!!

Evidently Rumsfield has "made up" with Saddam and even interviewed him for a consultant job with Haliburton. (2.5mb)

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/shakinghands_high.wmv