Comments on: Using “the mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/ A blog about political change, among other things Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Big Maq https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195390 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:54:30 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195390 @Cornhead – a lot of supposition without much fact to support it.
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It is an interesting question re: how “big” can a bomb be before admin level (if not POTUS) approval is needed.

Evidently, this bomb (46 GJ) isn’t a concern (compare to the bomb on Hiroshima at 67 TJ, ~1500x the MOAB).

]]> By: Fred https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195216 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:37:24 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195216 https://youtu.be/Epi7USIi-po

]]> By: Cornhead https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195193 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:02:34 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195193 After the Wikileaks leak of the DNC emails and the hysterical anti-Trump coverage I am highly tuned into leaks, sources and biases. This Russia stuff is insane. I don’t trust a thing coming from the MSM on anything except the most basic things, e.g. We did use MOAB?

]]> By: CV https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195188 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:43:46 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195188 Krauthammer on the MOAB as a message to North Korea and Iran:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/446756/isis-mother-all-bombs-attack-sends-message-north-korea-iran

]]> By: Cornhead https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195183 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:00:32 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195183 Neo:

Regarding the addendum, looks like Ben Rhodes type rhetoric in that Obama is taking ex post facto credit.

It is a fact that military was very, very unhappy with the rules of engagement. The General well knew that the public would be ecstatic about this. Hillary would have taken credit if the bomb would have been used in 2016, if it worked.

If there was a Dem in the WH using this MOAB bomb it would have required CIC approval.

Generals are very politically and media savvy. This was all planned for DJT Administration.

Mattis surely knew about the plan to use it.

]]> By: neo-neocon https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195174 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:16:44 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195174 Cornhead:

Take a look at the addendum I added.

]]> By: expat https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195170 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:05:23 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195170 I also read somewhere that there were IEDs planted all over the region, making it very difficult for the armies to move on ISIS. That MOAB explosion probably did far more damage to the tunnels’ structures than a bunch of pinpricks.

]]> By: Cornhead https://thenewneo.com/2017/04/14/using-the-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/#comment-2195168 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:03:10 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=68043#comment-2195168 Another reason why I am so happy that Trump won. Hillary never would have done this.

Msybe now ISIS will get it into their collective heads that they can NEVER win. They are beaten. Give up.

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