Pentagon briefing now on cspan

[AlCzervik]

will update if anything is interesting.

[AlCzervik]

1. 48 hours ahead of plan

Insurgents using media to spread lies about damage done by US troops. Small cells of insurgents with machine guns fighting street to street.

[AlCzervik]

2. Seeing very civilians, casualties-very proud of that they are

Enemy casualties higher than expected. Number of US casualties in the past 2 days are at least 12, thats light he says-This is a general. reiters guy is disgusted that Gen so and so wont give actual US casualties numbers, Gen doesnt want to be pinned down to a number right now. I think the number must be higher than we think.

[papau]

4. LOL - they only have a 72 hr plan that ends with "control" -and then leave

So are they saying they have control - except for a dozen folks still taking shots at them?

A great victory....sigh

My heart goes out to the guys and gals in the military - they are heroes doing the Honorable thing - and sadly dying because of Bush and friends stupidity.

sigh

:-(

[CottonBear]

3. 12 US casualties +/-, no specific #s

pending next of kin notification. Does this mean 12 dead or some dead/ some injured? Press asks why no definite #s?

[AlCzervik]

5. Reuter guy pressed General so and so and he wouldnt

give an exact, the reuters guy was horrified by it. General wouldnt even confirm if the casualties were fatalities or injured.

[gratuitous]

6. Whew! Glad that's over with

Back to the Green Zone, boys! We done liberamated Fallujah.