Breaking: Foxnews: B1 Bombers Drop JDAMs in Southern Iraq

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[1stFreedom]

B1's drop JDAMS in southern no fly zone. Obviously things are heating up.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Someone probably beat me to this by now, but it's this:

Joint Direct Attack Munition.

A very smart bomb -- comes in various sizes. But you wouldn't think a B-1 would be tasked for mobile radar units...

[Spook86]

JDAM = Joint Direct Attack Munition; 2000-lb bomb with a satellite guidance kit. Uses GPS (Global Positioning System) updates to guide it to the target; extremely accurate--even more accurate than most laser-guided bombs. In the event the GPS signal is jammed, it used an inertial navigation system to find its way to the target coordinates...

Phase 1 of the Air Campaign: Establish Air Supremacy by Eliminating the Iraqi Integrated Air Defense System (IADS). The Air War is well underway....

[vbmoneyspender]

Says the US and Britain supplies as many arms to Iraq as France.

The Labourite who is saying that is lying. We didn't provide arms to Iraq during the Iran/Iraq war, just tactical support (i.e. satellite photos showing where the Iranians were massing for an offensive against the Iraqis). Whenever someone says something like that, they should be asked what happpened to all of the U.S. weapons. We found plenty of Russian and French made weaponry after the end of the Gulf War, but no American made weapons.

[Frank_Discussion]

Y'know I spelled it REED alert on purpose, right? It's a Star Trek thing...

[sharktrager]

They're even more mobile now. The parts that don't blow in the wind can be carried in your pocket.

[CA Conservative]

Isn't this a B-2, not a B-1?

[AmericanInTokyo]

That specific news via Iran, re: Kirkuk and Khanequeyn cities in Iraq today, is still up in several Japanese news source websites, in addition to European news. They have not taken it down or retracted. No English language reports yet, though. (as of 5:20 p.m. EST)

Any western reporter trying to go up there is liable to have his camera ripped to shreds, or get arrested, or get shot, take your pick. The sweating Iraqi military and police are getting REALLY jump and nervous with the media, 'human shields', all kinds of people now. Kicking out Boston Globe, telling Fuji TV (Japan) to stop filming people, or be arrested. That kind of stuff.

[Willie Green]

Dey ain't 'mobile' no mo! heh heh

That's not exactly true until the pieces land back on the ground.

[Dog]

Nothing on any other news channel...is this a Fox tease.

[maquiladora]

Yep, I knew that. Just wondering what kind of targets were hit. Any more on this? Who broke it on Fox?

[LonePalm]

Reed Alert?

Is it Series?

Hugh?

I think we have the start of a new Free Republic running joke here!!!!!

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Yes...you saw that one...it was repeated this last Wednesday.

[Lawdoc]

I think the guy is right - during the Gulf War we supplied the Iraqi forces with all sorts of munitions! (incoming!)

[activationproducts]

Such a beautiful aricraft. I remember watching them circle the skies around Ellsworth AFB in the early 80's.

I look forward to it's flyby every year at the airshow.

[ohioWfan]

He was a complete arrogant fool. I muted him.

[Dog]

You will still be geting pings tomorrow telling you it is a B2......:-)

[vbmoneyspender]

No we didn't.

[Braak]

Starting to think that myself. I am noticing a LOT of IPB activity coming to a head, and the ships can launch TLAMs from the Red sea....so...it won't be hard to begin the bombing now.

[PhiKapMom]

Sure is! My guess is when the B-2's start flying you will know we are in a full scale attack to light up the night sky of Baghdad!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Accidents happen, it ain't a big deal.