# Will war start tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554 "2003-03-19T15:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/1 "2003-03-19T15:04:06Z")
Will war start tonight? ---
**Author:** ![hlujarn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hlujarn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlujarn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/2 "2003-03-19T15:08:56Z")
If Congress declares war, yes. If not, my guess is they are going to play paintball. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/3 "2003-03-19T15:16:01Z")
War? probably. Mass bombings, military action? I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Latro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Latro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/4 "2003-03-19T15:28:12Z")
Very, likely. Tonight is a full moon. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/5 "2003-03-19T15:30:53Z")
I had predicted in the other thread it would start March 18th cause of the full moon. I see I wasn’t far off. Though I wish i had been… ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/6 "2003-03-19T15:33:28Z")
The annoying thing is we probably won’t get to see who gets voted off _American Idol_. Oh, well, I guess it’s Cartoon Network tonight. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/7 "2003-03-19T15:39:46Z")
really? I’ll be watching Fox News for fair and balanced reporting… ---
**Author:** ![Skid\_Row](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Skid\_Row](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skid_Row)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/8 "2003-03-19T16:00:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\*really? > I’ll be watching Fox News for fair and balanced reporting… \*\* Funniest post of the day! A local commentator reminded viewers today that in Gulf War 1.0 (_still love that title_), the deadline was January 15, 1991, and the war started January 18, 2001. So, nothing is certain, but… I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/9 "2003-03-19T16:05:51Z")
In Gulf War I, there wasn’t any wait. The deadline was on January 15, and the bombing started on January 15. Bush’s 48 hours runs out at 8pm tonight, which is 4am tomorrow, Baghdad time. I’m not sure if the invasion will start at 4:01 tomorrow morning, Baghdad time, or whether they’ll wait until nightfall tomorrow, but I’d bet on one or the other. In the thread **vanilla** mentioned, I picked March 22 at 1900 hours, Baghdad time. There’s no way they’ll wait that long. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/10 "2003-03-19T16:29:04Z")
My money has always been on tonight. And it’s safe money. He’s banked too much on this one not to go forward. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/11 "2003-03-19T16:58:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diogenes the Cynic \* > \*\*The annoying thing is we probably won’t get to see who gets voted off _American Idol_. Oh, well, I guess it’s Cartoon Network tonight. \*\* I watch _American Idol_, but I have an excuse, my brain cell count is low…what’s your excuse-seeing as you _definitely_ can’t take mine. 😃 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/12 "2003-03-19T17:02:23Z")
It’ll start as soon as the MSNBC countdown clock is up. And when you see the green screen with white flashes. ---
**Author:** ![Alien2022](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Alien2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alien2022)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/13 "2003-03-19T17:04:38Z")
war tonite, yes. Bombings tonite, yes. Invasion tonite? Probably not… ’ Cartoon Network all the way!!! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/14 "2003-03-19T17:06:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yme \* > \*\*It’ll start as soon as the MSNBC countdown clock is up. And when you see the green screen with white flashes. \*\* I think they should go with a tenth-second clock for the last minute. And they should blow a big air-horn when time runs out. ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/15 "2003-03-19T17:08:10Z")
They can drop the ball in NYC too… 10…9…8…7…6… ---
**Author:** ![empfsu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/db5fbb/32.png) [@empfsu1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/empfsu1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/16 "2003-03-19T17:11:07Z")
I heard that a full moon is the WORST time to go to war, and the moon won’t be completely dark until April 1st. But I don’t see how he would wait until then. The only reason I don’t think it will start tonight is that there is no element of surprise. He’ll probably wait a couple more days. ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/17 "2003-03-19T17:20:15Z")
It will start when the Michigan State basketball game Friday gets in the last two minutes. ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/18 "2003-03-19T17:32:55Z")
It’ll start the next time I try watch Hot or Not, or when I wanna watch the practice. ---
**Author:** ![Mothchunks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@Mothchunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mothchunks)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/19 "2003-03-19T17:53:17Z")
Tonight, tonight, we’ll bomb Baghdad tonight, Tonight, it’s au revoir for Saddam. Tonight, tonight, Iraq’s a wreck tonight, and we’ll see it on CNN live! Today, he says “Go fuck yourself, Bush” Marines are in the rafters There’s SEALS in the pool Oh moon, grow bright and make this nignt Saddam’s final night, Tonight! ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554/20 "2003-03-19T18:15:32Z")
Oh, you want poetry? Old man Saddam sat on his bottom blowing the Kurds away Along came George W who said for the trouble you have caused we will make you pay. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-start-tonight/162554.md?page=2)