In Pictures: MOAB Bomb Blast (Cool Photos from Florida)

BBC ^ | 3/12/03 | BBC

[bulldawg]

The test was the first time the Moab bomb, the most powerful in the US arsenal, was tested with live ammunition....

[bulldawg]

Key line: "The bomb produced a fine flammable mist which created an inferno over a wide area."

Pucker factor quotient for Hussein and his human shield friends: 10. I'd grab my hookah and my Birkenstocks and jump on the first camel out of Baghdad for sure.

[ConservativeDude]

all of this gives me a warm fuzzy, however, I think it is for naught. We ain't going to Iraq. I'm fairly certain.

Prove me wrong, folks? I would love to be encouraged through reprimand.

[stanz]

Any way for terrorists to get their hands on these?

[SubMareener]

Yes! They can catch one as it comes down! ;-)

[ericthecurdog]

Is it a mushroom cloud? No, it's a really friggin big manatee!!

[smith288]

No... It needs to drop out of a c-130 and be directed by GPS... This isnt a pipebomb sitting in a random warehouse, thats for sure.

[PatriotGames]

I tend to agree with you. I fear all of the troop buildup has been for naught. The US will once again be shamed into not taking any action against Iraq.

[stanz]

I mean seriously. Hoe long before we have an arsenal of these things and begin exporting them to "allies"?

[Williams]

OK here is your reprimand. I don't think we put the 250,000 troops there without the intention to use them. And I don't think Bush is going to blink. The ONLY thing that I believe could trip us up would be a massive Iraqi move toward disarmament. But with all the apparent screw ups on our side, I don't think Sadamm will go that far.

[blam]

"Any way for terrorists to get their hands on these?"

It was reported in 1993 that the Iraqi's had obtained three Columbine Heads for Fuel Air Bombs. A Columbine Head is our top secret ignitor for these bombs. (Do a search on Columbine Heads and you'll find this info.)

[stanz]

Hoe-how Oops!

[Oberon]

Is it a mushroom cloud? No, it's a really friggin big manatee!!

The Hindenberg must have looked something like that. Remember the quote? "Oh, the huge manatee!"

[blam]

[stanz]

Whew.

[ConservativeDude]

I don't think we put the 250,000 troops there without the intention to use them.

I think we intended to use them....three months ago. But I think the nerve is gone. This last round of footsie with the UN unnecessary legally and unwise politically was a death blow, in my opinion.

When putting in the troops I don't think anyone thought this was the game plan.

[xJones]

The Hindenberg must have looked something like that. Remember the quote? "Oh, the huge manatee!"

If bad puns were a crime, you'd be in trouble. But that was pretty darn funny. :)

[RoughDobermann]

"Oh, the huge manatee!"

Ummm, that's, "Oh, the hugh manatee!"

[clintonh8r]

Sadly, I'm beginning to agree. We are the impotent giant. Incredible power, without the will to use it in our own interests and for the good of the world. Thank W for taking Powell's advice instead of Cheney's and Rumsfeld's....

[petuniasevan]

Ooh... ;-D

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Ohhhhhhhh, ahhhhhh, wow! That is a fearsome sight.