quade 4 #1 January 19, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14540-2004Jan13.html Quote By Al Kamen Wednesday, January 14, 2004; Page A17 Asked Monday about former Treasury secretary Paul H. O'Neill's allegation that the administration was preparing to attack Iraq from its first days in office,President Bush told reporters that "we were dealing with Desert Badger or flyovers and fly-betweens and looks, and we were fashioning policy along those lines." Desert Badger? This led to some head scratching around town. A Nexis search reveals no public mention of a recent operation called Desert Badger, although there are references to the University of Wisconsin Badgers. So it seemed we're left with several alternatives: 1. Bush has revealed a heretofore undisclosed Pentagon name for some campaign in Iraq, maybe to enforce the "no-fly" zones or to suppress antiaircraft operations. 2. He's thinking of the famous Project Badger, a biological warfare vaccine study. 3. He was recalling those Iraqi TU-16 "Badger" bombers. 4. He's confusing his foxes and his badgers -- Operation Desert Fox was the name for a four-day bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998. OR possibility #5, he just got that stupid freekin' badger song caught in his head.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #2 January 19, 2004 No Comment. I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 January 19, 2004 Quote No Comment. Why, what are you covering up? What do you Badgers know about this?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #4 January 19, 2004 I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruzlite 0 #5 January 19, 2004 Why, what are you covering up? What do you Badgers know about this? ----------------------------------------------- ts seems pretty serious today... -------------------------------------------- I give it (your reply) a good solid - D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 January 19, 2004 That -was- the intention of the entire thread.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruzlite 0 #7 January 19, 2004 I must be getting old ... I'm finding it incresingly dificult to laugh, where GWB jr is concerned ... D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
