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To: sukhoi-30mki

“they use dumb bombs dropped from medium to high altitudes, which puts in question their effectiveness for counter-ISIS operations”

Worked on Japan and Germany.

“and the toll their strikes take on innocent lives in the process”

Not a part of Russian, Syrian, or ISIS military doctrine, hence, irrelevant.


3 posted on 08/16/2016 4:20:29 AM PDT by Jim Noble (The polls can have a strong influence on the weak-minded)
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To: Jim Noble

Warfare from 35,000 feet worked swell for Clinton in the Balkans, didn’t it


5 posted on 08/16/2016 4:42:50 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Jim Noble

I’ve always thought of the Backfire as the USSR’s B-52.


9 posted on 08/16/2016 5:58:20 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Jim Noble

I’ve always thought of the Backfire as the USSR’s B-52.

Scratch that. I’m thinking of the bear. The backfire is more like the B-1


10 posted on 08/16/2016 6:00:09 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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