[Vision2020] Nationalism In Iraq

Robert Dickow dickow@uidaho.edu
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 20:34:15 -0800


> 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.

Truth be known, coalition forces couldn't locate Umm Qasr on the 
Rand McNally map they had with them, got lost, had to call AAA,
and eventually had to call towing. The nice AAA guy pointed them to
Umm Qasr, of course. Actually, they are still looking for Umm Qasr.

Bob Dickow