[GeronL]

I would be surprised but that would be good

[Tuketu]

Other news reports indicate that Israel has already received
the 30K MOPs; that O told Netanyahu the MOPs may not destroy the underground facilities; the alternative is to seal the shafts and entries into the facilities and slowly kill off the occupants.

BTW O inherited the improved MOPs from Bush.

[nuconvert]

“may”?

I thought we already did?

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/24/140773755/u-s-sells-bunker-busters-to-israel

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/23/president-obama-secretly-approved-transfer-of-bunker-buster-bombs-to-israel.html

[tobyhill]

The Iranian facilities are so far underground that short of a bunker-busting nuke nothing may work. Obama has fought for 6 years from keeping an attack on the Iranian facility and for those 6 years the Iranians have dug deeper and deeper knowing the likes of Obama won't be in office forever.

[Cheerio]

[George Varnum]

I wonder how many of those bombs will actually go off when dropped?

The Emperor of the USSA wouldn’t sell his friend Bibi a bunch of DUDs, would he?

Obama might be capable of taqiyya, but hudna? Naaaaah....

Israel can TRUST Obama; he’s not LIKE the OTHERS! /s

It will probably take an act of G*D to dislodge the Madhi worshipers... this might be interesting to watch.

[Hulka]

The MOP is huge, so huge only the B-52 and the B-2 can carry it.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mopping-up-the-usas-30000-pound-bomb-03172/

I suspect news reports like this one are to provide a smoke-screen/cover for US actions in support an attack on Iran. You see, in my guess and the way I would do it, the US would fly the B-2 (low profile) as part of an Israeli attack. The US B-2 drops the MOP that destroys the deeply buried bunkers/facilities while at the same time the Israelis attack the entrances of the buried Iranian nuclear facilities to entomb the rest.

[MindBender26]

Not complaining about your post in any way, but this is an example of how bad journalism has become.

They are simply reporting rumors of what might happen.

It’s like “Sun may come up in East tomorrow!”

[RoosterRedux]

Big talk in the run-up to the election in Nov. After the election, Obama will renege.

[gandalftb]

Here is the tactical problem:

Iran is well aware of Israel’s (rightful) intentions and America’s weapons, and have up-armored every critical process in their nuclear weapons program.

Tunneling is something that Iran has always done better than any country in the world, throughout history, it’s an engineering fact.

Israel’s goal is to attack, not to necessarily succeed. A show of strength at a minimum.

America has a different challenge, we cannot participate in an attack that doesn’t win. If our bunker-busters don’t work, we lose the credibility of that weapon system.

The world will then know that anyone, N Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Myanmar, Pakistan, etc can hide evil underground.

Our military planners doubt the bunker-busters will work.

De-mystifying ground penetration bombs ends their diplomatic and strategic use.

OK, everyone will know how deep to dig.

And...Iran will learn from any failed attack that it cannot be stopped by Israel or America. They will bray like a pack of mules at the world...and be believed.

I believe that Iran wants to be attacked.

[444Flyer]

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SSD

[mulder1]

[upcountryhorseman]

I thought Israel already had them.

[hattend]

October Surprise coming

Have to get the Won re-elected somehow, he can’t run on his record.

[FedsRStealingOurCountryFromUs]

There’s WAY TOO MUCH national security information going public these days. Keep the bad guys guessing!

[soycd]

Why not a hardened whatever pointed tube with an x megaton crowdpleaser in it delivered from orbital speed with rocket boost? If nothing else, it would make a nice light show on its way to the target with a pretty good thump when it hits.

[Truth29]

All this talk about MOPs and the near impossibility of destroying the underground facilities with any known ordinance. Why no discussion of Israel simply nuking the Persians...

[paratrooper82]

Send the bunker busters to Israel on board our B-2 stealth bombers, land them in Israel and let Israel send those bunker busters to Iran by airmail!

[chessplayer]

The facilities are so far underground, hardened, and widespread that it’s probably too late for any effective military action, MOB’s or no MOB’s.

[crosshairs]

Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Go bomb Ira-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Because I ca-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Bomb Ira-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
With Shock and Awe, they will be reelin'.
More oil, we'll be stealin'.
Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!

Still pissed at France, 'cause they wouldn't dance.
Gonna bomb Iran, re-election to enhance.
Let's bomb Iran...
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
With Shock and Awe, they will be reelin'.
More oil, we'll be stealin'.
Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!

Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Go bomb Ira-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Because I ca-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
Bomb Ira-a-an!
(Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...)
With Shock and Awe, they will be reelin'.
More oil, we'll be stealin'.
Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!