[Vision2020] Nationalism In Iraq

[WMSteed@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/30/03 11:50:46 AM, escape@alt-escape.com writes:

<< Wow.  One day the U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken.  The next day 
the 

U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken (again).    The following day the 

U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken ("for real" this time).  But 

seriously, Umm Qasr was not controlled by "coalition" forces any of the 

three times.  I'd say each subsequent announcement was proof that the first 

instance was false.  Or did they re-take the city by means of friendly fire 

on the subsequent occasions? >>


Your report and my memory, after watching way too much war TV, did not say 
the U.S. government announced any such thing, just that it was reported by 
someone.  I contend the MEDIA did it; again, jumping the gun to get, they 
believe, advantage over their competition.

One thing the U.S. government has been careful not to do, which I believe 
they should, is announce the death of Saddam and let him prove them wrong; if 
he can.

Walter Steed