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Former Afghan president calls decision to drop massive U.S. bomb 'treason'
Reuters ^ | April 15, 2017 | By Mirwais Harooni

Posted on 04/15/2017 7:26:57 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai accused his successor on Saturday of committing treason by allowing the U.S. military to drop the largest conventional bomb ever used in combat during an operation against Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.

Karzai, who also vowed to "stand against America", retains considerable influence within Afghanistan's majority Pashtun ethnic group, to which President Ashraf Ghani also belongs. His strong words could signal a broader political backlash that may endanger the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan.

"How could you permit Americans to bomb your country with a device equal to an atom bomb?" Karzai said at a public event in Kabul, questioning Ghani's decision. "If the government has permitted them to do this, that was wrong and it has committed a national treason."

Ghani's office said the strike had been closely coordinated between Afghan and U.S. forces and replied to Karzai's charges with a statement saying: "Every Afghan has the right to speak their mind. This is a country of free speech."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; moab
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To: Enchante

It could be an honest mistake. Next time, we should drop a real atomic bomb so that he can see the difference.


61 posted on 04/15/2017 11:17:17 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: caww

He has always been a crap weasel.


62 posted on 04/15/2017 11:33:17 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: zerosix

I never said they are in Afghanistan now. Maybe you can look again


63 posted on 04/15/2017 12:25:46 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Shut up Karzai! We’ll handle this while you cower in your mud hut.


64 posted on 04/16/2017 1:18:30 PM PDT by mainestategop (DonÂ’t Let Freedom Slip Away! After America , There is No Place to Go)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Someone else may have done this on this thread, but I wanted to add this just in case.

This MOAB bomb was estimated to carry 21,600 lbs of TNT. LINK

That is 10.53 tons of TNT. (1 ton = 2000 pounds)

Definition of a kiloton: LINK

The Hiroshima bomb was pegged at 15 thousand tons of TNT and the Nagasaki bomb was pegged at 21 thousand tons of TNT. LINK

65 posted on 04/16/2017 4:49:15 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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