Posted on 03/20/2003 3:56:03 PM PST by stilts
The U.S. Air Force tested its most powerful non-nuclear bomb by dropping it on Hollywood, California as target practice. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld hopes that the total devastation of the entertainment capital will serve as psychological warfare to frighten Iraq. “Saddam ought to start seriously worrying about the morale of his soldiers. When they learn of the firepower of this baby, they’ll wave their underwear on a stick and surrender faster than you can say ‘France’,” Rumsfeld warned. Rumsfeld noted there was little debate about selection of the target. “Frankly it’s an area that was hostile to America so we have no regrets,” he said.
The 21,000 pound bomb known as MOAB, an acronym for “make our annihilation bitchin,” consists of three Hummer vehicles welded together and mounted with a long fuse. “There’s enough gas in those fuel tanks to level a city,” one of the bomb’s planners bragged. Several MOAB’s are headed to Kuwait inside a B-52 to be ready for use if needed in conflict with Iraq.
This "quote" from Rumsfeld saoked my keyboard.
Again, no disrespect intended to our brave men and women in the military. I'm only looking for a brief momentary respite from the weight of the days events.
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