Allah Akbr....[no signal]
Don’t we have a few million iron bombs gathering dust we can just carpet bomb with?
“Taliboom! Looks like they blowed up real good!”
I approve.
Come, Bomb de Taliban, and tally me bonanza!
I read where one B52 carries the same bomb load as a squadron of B17’s did during WW2.
This is all thanks to the Trump Effect. Here’s a quote from the article:
When an Air Force B-52 dropped 19 smart bombs on Taliban opium and heroin facilities in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in November, Air Force Brig. Gen. Lance Bunch revealed the Trump administration has given the military authority to take the fight to the enemy in new ways.
“The new strategy highlights that this is a new war,” he told reporters at the time. “The gloves are off. We’ve got now these authorities we need to be able to go and target the Taliban network … That is our new strategy going forward and it’s definitely been a game-changer and the Taliban is definitely feeling it.”
“All the areas where they thought they were safe and they are no longer so,” he further remarked.
Thank you, President Trump!
That there’s some good shootin’!
Goody. Some good news today.
Pity. Looks like a nice neighborhood.
It looks like some of the (thousands of) US troops who were supporting the fight against ISIS in Iraq, are redeploying to Afghanistan, now that ISIS has been routed.
The Taliban are going to be taking more casualties in the coming fighting season (enhanced aerial bombing and ground artillery), and they lost a lot of the revenue from last season’s opium crop.
Also new this year, is the type and amount of pressure on Pakistan, who have always been key to Taliban success (and survival).
Resources are shifting toward the Taliban. Weapons Free.
bang
Editor! A B-52 flew a 96-hour mission? I thought P-3s were bad (one notes the P-8 can air-to-air refuel)...
We had primitive smart bombs in the late 1969...called them “paveway”...
camera like nose device with the controlled tail fins....fast preflight
check with ordinary flashlight would get the fins going....if ya walked by with the light you could actually see the can follow you and the fins adjust accordingly....used give me the Wilkie’s knowing a two grander was watching you....”grins*
With video. This was part of a 96-hour air campaign against the Taliban. Score: Air Force B-52 - 1, Taliban - 0
Allah Akbr....[no signal]
Gonna be even harder to spot them with their new uniforms. I’m pretty sure this is a joke....can’t possibly be a real thing... can it?