# It's started

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started/162710>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started/162710 "2003-03-20T02:56:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started/162710/1 "2003-03-20T02:56:49Z")

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Wed March 19, 09:42 PM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A handful of explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn on Thursday as jets roared overhead, Iraqi anti-aircraft batteries opened up and air raid sirens sounded.

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**Author:** ![Rockford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@Rockford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rockford)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started/162710/2 "2003-03-20T03:27:20Z")

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:mad: :mad: :mad:

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started/162710/3 "2003-03-20T03:40:24Z")

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Locking duplicate thread.