Posted on 11/16/2011 9:29:19 PM PST by ColdOne
Pentagon officials are speaking publicly about the military's new 30,000-pound massive ordnance penetrator, or MOP, known now as the biggest "bunker-busting bomb" in the world.
The Air Force has already received an undisclosed number of these bombs from Boeing, all designed to fit exclusively with the B-2 and B-52 bombers.
"It gives us a far greater capability to reach and destroy an enemy's weapons of mass destruction that are located in well protected underground facilities... to a magnitude far greater than we have now," Pentagon Spokesman Capt. John Kirby said at a briefing Wednesday.
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Deep.
“childlike portents & battlefield assessments”
Q: Are there anti-American Hezbollah terrorist Sleeper Cells in America? http://wiki.islamiccounterterrorism.org/article/Hezbollah_Sleeper_Terror_Cells_Questions_and_Answers
If Iran was the target, why would you think they would admit it beforehand?
If that’s what it takes to win re-election, he will do it.
I would be just as afraid that Zero, the SOB, would bomb a cluster of red states just to make a point.
If not Iran, who then? North Korea? Pakistan? Not many other nations with huge bunkers deal with.
I need one of those! As long as it goes about 8500 ft deep I can drill and perforate all in one shot.
Your calm reassessment of the Iranian war scenario is most welcome.
Why do we ascribe superhuman competence to Mohammedans and assume that a fierce-looking missile on a transporter in a Death-to-America-Day parade is going to hit its target 100% of the time?
Enhanced suicide warfare is what they’re really good at.
correct
War = reelection
however, being re elected and being inaugurated for a second term are two different events
No, Iran’s not the target; the various US tea party organizations are.
Iran is not the target as long as a muzzie occupies the WH. I’d be more likely to suspect Israel is the target.
“>Middle East breaks Out in War.
Iran attempt to hit Tel Aviv thwarted by sophisticated missile defense rings, Israel Hits Terran.
Prague, Czech Republic target of suicide bombers.
US Bases in Germany targeted by Iranian Missiles, no casualties.
Freeway Terror Snipers kill 3 people Across America.
Oil Tankers damaged in Persian Gulf. Iranian sites wiped out”
You rephrase my headlines based on what would probably be the case, instead of my suggestion of worst cases.
My larger point is that Obama might think he would benefit from a big, awful war with lots of dead people. “Time to rally around the Commander in Chief people!”
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