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A Pair Of B1s Flew From South Dakota To Libya, Bombed 100 Targets And Flew Home
Business Insider ^ | 07/13/2011 | Robert Johnson

Posted on 07/13/2011 3:07:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

The U.S. Air Force has deployed its bombers like never before in the Libya campaign.

Wired picked up a story released by Air Force Magazine detailing a flight made this spring by two B1 bombers from South Dakota to Libya carrying ninety-eight, 500 pound bombs.

During 24 hours of combat time over four days, the bombers destroyed nearly 100 targets.

The B1s were chosen on top of NATO's combined air fleet because each one carries around 24,000 pounds of Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Laser guided JDAMs. To achieve equal destruction would have required dozens of NATO jets.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: b1; foreignpolicy; illegalwar; libya; marxistbrotherhood; muslimbrotherhood; nato; obamajihad; oilwar; oup
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let's add this statement :

It would take dozens of NATO fighters to do as much damage.

1 posted on 07/13/2011 3:07:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Why can't we do this to Iran?

Clearly they are an active imminent THREAT to ALL MANKIND!

The words "Submit or Die" take on new meaning when they have nukes!

2 posted on 07/13/2011 3:10:02 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: SeekAndFind

This president, who railed against neo-con initiated agression in the past; has become a reckless hawk.


3 posted on 07/13/2011 3:10:59 PM PDT by cicero2k
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To: rawcatslyentist

Because Iran can shoot back.


4 posted on 07/13/2011 3:11:18 PM PDT by omega4179
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To: SeekAndFind

let’s add this statement.

GET OUT OF LIBYA NOW OBAMA..... WE ARE BOMBING THE NATION OF AN ALLY......ONE WHO FOUGHT THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ON BEHALF OF US PATRIOTS.

This treasonous act of Obama is an impeachable offence, and an offence to the War Powers Act.


5 posted on 07/13/2011 3:11:42 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_omanybama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: SeekAndFind

The “Lancer”, previously known as “Reagan’s Folly”.


6 posted on 07/13/2011 3:13:31 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: SeekAndFind

Now that is a LONG mission with no real crew rest.

Friends tell me the BONE can begin to push back pretty hard on long missions. You really FEEL the seat.

At least the B-2 would be comfier.


7 posted on 07/13/2011 3:13:41 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: SeekAndFind

So Libya’s air defenses are no more?


8 posted on 07/13/2011 3:17:47 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: SeekAndFind
The U.S. Air Force has deployed its bombers like never before in the Libya campaign.

Has anyone informed Congress of this?

Is this something they should know has happened?

9 posted on 07/13/2011 3:18:16 PM PDT by Palmetto Patriot (How much better off would we be if these bastards would just leave us alone?)
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To: SeekAndFind
read the comments...
10 posted on 07/13/2011 3:19:13 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: rawcatslyentist

Why can’t we do this to Iran?

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Because in Iran we would be setting Islam back. In Libya we are moving Islam forward. It is an Obama-Rodham-Huma thing.


11 posted on 07/13/2011 3:27:01 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Maybe, we should send the B-1’s to DC


12 posted on 07/13/2011 3:27:01 PM PDT by STD ('Be Ye holy, for I am holy')
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To: STD

Bob Dornan is retired.


13 posted on 07/13/2011 3:31:22 PM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: STD
Maybe, we should send the B-1’s to DC

That would be a "Clear Message".

14 posted on 07/13/2011 3:32:46 PM PDT by Palmetto Patriot (How much better off would we be if these bastards would just leave us alone?)
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To: All

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15 posted on 07/13/2011 3:33:24 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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To: GOP_Party_Animal

“B-1 Bob”

One of a kind.

For sure.


16 posted on 07/13/2011 3:36:43 PM PDT by Palmetto Patriot (How much better off would we be if these bastards would just leave us alone?)
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To: GOP_Party_Animal
tooo funny...
17 posted on 07/13/2011 3:37:56 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Blueflag
Friends tell me the BONE can begin to push back pretty hard on long missions. You really FEEL the seat. At least the B-2 would be comfier.

Perhaps these B-1's were modified with crew rest areas and had multiple crews. I wouldn't be surprised considering that similar missions by B-2's could have been an inspiration.

18 posted on 07/13/2011 3:41:32 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Psalm 144
Why can’t we do this to Iran? Because in Iran we would be setting Islam back. In Libya we are moving Islam forward. It is an Obama-Rodham-Huma thing.

Thank you. That a very important point.

19 posted on 07/13/2011 3:44:15 PM PDT by CharlyFord (t)
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To: SeekAndFind
Lies! Lies! Lies!

We all know this cannot be true.

Weeks and weeks ago Obama said we are only in a support roll to NATO and are not conducting actual military missions ourselves.

Besides, with the nation in such dire economic straits what kind of an idiot would direct the military to perform such a costly mission, burn all that fuel and generate all that pollution just to bomb another piece of the Libyan sandbox?


20 posted on 07/13/2011 3:49:01 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The more effeminate & debauched the people, the more they are fitted for a tyrannical government.)
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