Massive Air Strike Has Begun

[Ming]

The promised "shock & awe" campaign has begun.

The footage on CNN is simply unbelievable...

About 10 minutes of massive ground strikes. It looks like the damage is limited to certain areas.

[Nubclear]

Re: Massive Air Strike Has Begun

[Ming]

It seems like the damage is restricted to military targets... The lights are still on which would indicate that infrastructure isn't being targeted.

[SlowwHand]

God protect the innocent that have been placed in harm's way by the Butcher of Baghdad.

[Edan]

25 buldings attacked ten minutes, according to NBC.

Wish this hand't been neccesary.

Edit: MAin presidential building/palace was destroyed.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by SlowwHand


God protect the innocent that have been placed in harm's way by the Butcher of Baghdad.

Blessed are the peacekeepers for they shall be called children of god

[Robert]

I have a lump in my throat watching tv.
This is really bizar
I hate war and I hate this view.
The MOAB bomb was impressive. I'm happy I knew before that it would look like an a-bomb otherwise I would have been shocked too much.

Damn Sadam, give it up!
Save your people and your city!

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000


Blessed are the peacekeepers for they shall be called children of god

Exactly. Thank you for the recognition of that fact.

[Solver]

What's that MOAB thing that looked like an a-bomb?

I jumped straight to TV on hearing this... gee, those CNN pictures were awesome indeed. Heck, they might have destroyed a section of Baghdad.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by SlowwHand


Exactly. Thank you for the recognition of that fact.

What I'm trying to say is:

Chirac is going to be a child of god.

Bush isn't

[Robert]

MOAB = mother of all bombs (is nickname, I don't know the real name, it's real name is MOAB abbreviated as well)

it's the big blast that gives a cloud in the same shape as an a-bomb would give.
It's the biggest non nuclear bomb there is.

I hope they have a good reason to use it in a city like bagdhad, or that my eyes have cheated me, and the tv-folks. (or I hope they have hitted one of Sadam's underground bunkers big time.)

[Robert]

Pherhaps this wouldn't have been happened if Chirac wouldn't have searched for his own glory!
Pherhaps Sadam would have complied to the UN if all countries would have backed the states with pressure!

who knows........
who knows......

[General Ludd]

I don't believe the MOAB was used. CBC is saying that it wasn't, and all that are being used as of yet are cruise missles.

[Ming]

Again... while the attack was heavy and intense... City lights are still on. One can only hope that the "smart" bombs were targeted properly, and actualy hit what they were supposed to do.

[Robert]

I think this is a MOAB.
not sure though.

from cnn.com