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I guess it’s started

HammerHarry | Posted in General Discussion on March 20, 2003 05:25am

And so,

the gulf war two drinking game

drink when:

  • bush is called a crusader
    x2 if its by saddam
  • saddam is called evil
    x2 if its by bush
  • iraq troops surrender to the media
    x2 if to a unmanned vehicle or inanimate object
  • iraq uses weapons it claims not to have
  • the united states uses weapons it won’t allow iraq to have
  • a member of the media gets shot at
    a toast to the shooter if its ashleigh banfield(msnbc), geraldo riviera(fox) or arron brown(cnn)
  • saddam uses a scud he doesnt have
    x2 if its towards Israel
  • the united states terrorist threat level changes
  • the united states government tries to link iraq to 9-11
  • france goes pro US invasion
  • germany takes the side of the united states in a global war
  • Dominique de Villepin reminds you of that annoying rich kid in high school
  • someone implies tony blair is bush’s bitch
  • someone implies scott ritter is Saddam’s bitch
  • anybody ‘warns’ anybody
  • the word “escalation” is used
  • iraq and the united states are shown seated next to each other in the united nations
  • an American is shot down over iraq
    x2 if an iraqi makes in into an aircraft
  • an American is shot,
    x2 if its by an enemy
  • the media compares the war to blackhawk down
    x2 if its because a blackhawk really goes down
  • a puppet government is installed in iraq
    x2 if its by the puppet government installed in the US
  • saddam uses the word ‘Zionist’
    x2 if its bin laden
  • you change your opinion on the war
  • the media shows iraqi children in a hospital because of international sanctions
    x2 if its because of american military action
    finish your drink if saddam actually put them there, but claimed it was the united states
  • iraq promises full and complete cooporation with inspectors
  • Iraqi civilians greet Americans with cheers
    x2 if its with bullets
  • the saudis do something the united states accuses iraq of doing
  • north korea does something the united states accused iraq of doing
    x2 if they don’t get away with it
  • al-jazeera is referred to as the “arab cnn”
    finish your drink if cnn is referred to as the “american al-jazeera”
  • the conflict is compared to the vietnam war
    x2 if the word “quagmire” is used
  • saddam goes missing
    finish your drink if he is confimed killed
  • the pope is said to “pray for peace”
  • bush mispronounces the word ‘nuclear’
    finish your drink if its referring to a bomb that has gone off
  • richard armitage’s neck shows up
  • if you can’t find kuwait, bahrain, qatar, oman, or the united arab emerates on a map
    x2 if you even own a map of the region
    finish your drink if you can pronounce them all correctly
  • any of the following commentators are on tv:
    x1 ken pollack, khidhir hamza, general wesley clark, col david hackworth, general bernard trainor, david kay, richard butler, thomas friedman, scott ritter, thomas andrews
    x2 general norman schwarzkopf, general walt boomer, general buster glosson, brent scowcroft, james baker, richard perle, william kristol, james woolsey, henry kissinger
    x3 any former united states president
  • an actor or actress expresses an opinion on the war
    x2 if this is the first time you’ve seen them in a year
  • an american reminds the french of world war one and two
    x2 if a frenchman reminds the americans of the revolutionary war
  • saddam torches the oil fields
  • someone reports from “the arab street”
  • colin powell looks exasperated sitting at the u.n. security council
    x2 if its because a country you didnt know exists is commenting on the war
  • anyone in the bush administration says “make no mistake”
  • the american military are told what to do by someone with no military experience
    x2 if they dodged the vietnam draft
    x3 if they dodged the vietnam draft, are an ex-governer of a southern us state, and ever held or holds the title of ‘commander-in-chief’
  • tariq azziz’s glasses get larger
  • somebody says saddam “tortures his own people”
  • you momentarly confuse george roberston with shrek
  • an arab country staging american troops speaks against the war
  • an arrow anti-missle missle is fired
    x2 if it intercepts something
  • tom ridge laughs while discussing potential terrorists attacks
  • God picks a side
    finish your drink if its not yours
  • somebody implies a blood for oil trade may be in progress
    x2 if that person owns a S.U.V.
  • a protest sign attacks Bush directly
    x2 if it attacks saddam directly
  • The united states bombs anything in iraq before the fighting ‘offically’ starts
    x2 if iraq tries the same thing

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  1. HammerHarry | Mar 20, 2003 05:32am | #1

    By the way, I find this live interviewing of soldiers waiting to invade just a little weird.  I realize that TV ratings are more important than anything else, but don't you all find it just a bit odd, to be seeing a guy interviewed on live TV waiting to invade a country, whose military is probably watching the same network?

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      Luka | Mar 20, 2003 05:46am | #2

      Difference being, their screen probably has a voice-over.

      In which the american soldier is talking exuberantly about being eager to start the killing, torturing, and raping.

      Quittin' Time

      1. HammerHarry | Mar 20, 2003 05:55am | #3

        Well, the Iraqi military is probably watching the real thing, but as far as everyone else,.......

    2. pennyf | Mar 20, 2003 07:27pm | #5

      Even weirder to me is all the discussion about attck plans and the up-to-date info as to the situation.  Seems like that helps the Iraqis.  Times sure have changed.

    3. MrPita2 | Mar 20, 2003 10:40pm | #6

      Born in 1974, so the only real past experience I have is the CNN - I mean, Gulf War and since.  So, it doesn't strike me as odd.  These guys have been training so hard, for so long, (I hope) they're prepared so battle would be almost second nature.  Maybe it might also help the soldiers, giving them some distraction from what is to come?  Like, a way to release nervous tension?

      As for tipping off the enemy, all they're really saying is "We're in northern Kuwait, waiting to advance..."  Kuwait's not as large as Iraq, but it's still big enough that it'd be like saying "We're in north Jersey..."  Not enough information to be crucial.  Besides, we've been building up so long, that it's no surprise our military is in north Kuwait.If everything seems to be going well, you've obviously overlooked something.

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    GoldenWreckedAngle | Mar 20, 2003 07:08pm | #4

    Drink when:

    You get a lump in your throat thinking about the fact that a whole bunch of real live people are being turning into real dead bodies

    X2 if you know several people in the middle of it and the lump in your throat is big enough that it made it hard to swallow the first time

    Kevin Halliburton

    "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

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