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To: tongue-tied; Red6; Pukin Dog
"Of course, you'd need a Super Hornet for that sort of accuracy, no F-14 could do that."

Actually, what you obviously need is a good ol' Viper with an actual Red Blooded All American Boy at the controls. That...and some of the meanest, most heroic snake eaters in the world rooting around in the weeds looking for suitable targets.

; )

142 posted on 06/08/2006 10:04:49 PM PDT by Rokke
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To: tongue-tied; Red6; Pukin Dog
I should add, that having just watched the video, the Zarqawi safe house isn't in a neighborhood. It is in a grove of trees fronted by a single street. There are no other buildings around it. The video is shot from the aircraft that lased the first bomb into the target. His laser starts firing 11 seconds prior to impact. When the bomb impacts it is a standard high order detonation from a standard Mk-82 bomb body. It blows out the weakest points of all four walls (the middle) and throws a cloud of debris through the roof. This was nothing more than a typical laser guided bomb delivery against a not so typical target. The guys who dropped the bomb are experts, just like all the guys from all the services flying over Iraq. Anyone of them could have done the exact same thing. And no doubt all of them wish they had been given the opportunity.
144 posted on 06/08/2006 10:57:27 PM PDT by Rokke
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