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2003-03-27 Iraq

"Bush International Airport" Open for Business

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-27 10:45 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ihope my luggage heading to Houston's Bush International doesn't get misdirected to Northern Iraq. Seriously, I think we need to save this name for the rename of Saddam International. Order the signage right now, and put it up on Terminal 1. When the "maybe still alive" dictator hears about it, he will be so obsessed it will force the mole above ground.

Posted by Capsu78 2003-03-27 11:33:43|| 2003-03-27 11:33:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah - shoudl call it Freedom airport - with the Bush concousres and the Blair concourse.

Posted by OldSpook 2003-03-27 11:39:57|| 2003-03-27 11:39:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Freedom is not a term that sits well on the Arab Street.

Posted by Capsu78 2003-03-27 11:43:59|| 2003-03-27 11:43:59|| Front Page Top

#4 "Freedom is not a term that sits well on the Arab Street."

I'm beginning to think the "Arab street" is grossly over-rated and can be safely ignored. If not, we'll soon have four divisions in a liberated Iraq we can use to keep order.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-27 11:51:04|| 2003-03-27 11:51:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Much as I like it, I'll be surprised if that sign last very long. Just like the US flag that the Marines hosted over Um Qasr, it may be misinterpreted by the locals that we're not liberators but occupiers.

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-27 12:00:07|| 2003-03-27 12:00:07|| Front Page Top

#6 The deep thinkers at Atrios' site are having a cow over this one ('F*'in Morons', all the usual BS). I'm sure they'll like my two cents...

Posted by Raj 2003-03-27 12:30:56|| [angrycyclist.blogspot.com/] 2003-03-27 12:30:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Learning this, all U.S. flagged airlines immediately declared bankruptcy and asked for additional government subsidies.

Posted by Chuck 2003-03-27 13:07:15|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-03-27 13:07:15|| Front Page Top

#8 H-1 through H-3 needs to have the reporters kept out. I'm sure our forces, the Brits, and others are hard at work keeping Sammy's Scud Squad and other mischief makers out of the weatern desert and out of range of Israel.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-27 14:08:04|| 2003-03-27 14:08:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Much as I'm happy to see them recognize the man-in-charge, I would think it would be better to name it for "Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone" (Killed by "Sgt" Akbar.) or "Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch"

...after all, they paid for it.

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-03-27 15:39:19|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2003-03-27 15:39:19|| Front Page Top

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