THE MOTHER OF ALL SANDSTORMS

James Joyner | Wednesday, March 26, 2003

WaPo has an interesting piece on reactions to the big sandstorm in Iraq:

To Mohammed, the relentless sandstorm was foreboding, a portent of divine will.

“The storm is from God,” he said, looking out his trembling window. “Until the aggression started, never in my life did I see a storm like this. We all believe in God, we all have faith in God. And God is setting obstacles against the Americans.”

Little does Mohammed know but the American military is actually helped by the sandstorms, in that we have far better technology with which to see through it than our Iraqi counterparts. It is one humdinger, though:

Courtesy of Drudge Report

A sandstorm sweeps through Baghdad, obscuring streets and further polluting a city already suffering from thick, black smoke caused by burning oil. (Photos Jerome Delay — AP)

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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