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To: Gersh Avery who wrote (233208)	4/3/2003 1:41:18 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Respond to of 436258

48 hours isn't even a notable target. tomorrow is friday, that gives us almost double that time to "gain control" of bagdad before monday's open.

To: Gersh Avery who wrote (233208)	4/3/2003 5:41:01 PM
From: UnBelievable	Respond to of 436258

Overheard At High Level Pentagon-Centcom Meeting On Communication Issues Related To Operation Iraqi Freedom "You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between You've got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith or pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene (To illustrate his last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark) Man, they said we better Accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, do not mess with Mister In-Between Do you hear me, hmm? (Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear About the elininatin' of the negative And the accent on the positive) And gather 'round me children if you're willin' And sit tight while I start reviewin' The attitude of doin' right (You've gotta accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between) You've got to spread joy (up to the maximum) Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor) Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they say (what did they say) Say when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better Accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No! Don't mess with Mister In-Between" We all hope they just surrender to it might take a little more time if they don't. Planning the Battle for Baghdad "It does not appear that the battle for the city itself will be joined for at least a few days. After putting such a premium on speed in the campaign's first two weeks, Gen. Richard B. Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has counseled a more deliberate pace to set the conditions for the best time to unleash the military might coiled against Baghdad. "Patience is the one element of the current plan," he told reporters on Tuesday, "and it is paying off more and more dividends as the days go by." General Myers's comments were intended to help prepare the American public for the possibility of a prolonged conflict, the next phase of which will entail detailed reconnaissance missions into the city, clandestine commando raids and pinpoint airstrikes intended to collapse the government and prevent a protracted urban fight. " nytimes.com Analysis: 'Baghdad skyline in sight' upi.com Real-time info flows fast and furious at the front; not so at CentCom usnews.com