US Military just dropped its largest non nuclear bomb in Afghanistan (Jesus, government)

[Scooby Snacks]

Originally Posted by Tyster

It was a MOAB... 21,000 pounds in weight. Blast radius of about 300 meters.

Works great on cave compounds. And it sends a message.

What's with this "sending a message" BS? When people want to "send a message," they send texts, emails, or letters. They do not drop 21,000 pound bombs, unless they are insane power hungry autocrats like Donald Trump, of course.

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by Scooby Snacks

What's with this "sending a message" BS? When people want to "send a message," they send texts, emails, or letters. They do not drop 21,000 pound bombs from overhead, unless they are insane power hungry autocrats like Donald Trump, of course.

But, but.. when you blow up, burn or poison people, it's so much more humane than gassing them!

[moneill]

Originally Posted by craigiri

OMG - that was one of his major talking points - in addition to the other dozens he's already went back on (China, Mexico, NATO, etc.)

AMERICA FIRST
He wouldn't have gone into Iraq (and we can assume other places).

He certainly didn't run on a platform of reinstating the draft and having large body counts.

I thought they were referencing Obama -- because he was the Peace President who let 26,100 bombs go -- I'm so confused.

[moneill]

From what I have read it was at the direction of a General not the President and it was not a message it was meant to penetrate tunnels and caves.

Did I miss something?

[baystater]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

Hosted Al Qaeda.

Are you listening, Pakistan?

I'd be intrigued if he actually did bomb/invade/enter Pakistan. I would like to see how a country with nuclear weapons reacts to such an attack.

But at last he'd at least serious (at least with invasion) about attacking al qaeda and Isis in the region.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by ColoradoOnMyMind

I think the message is clear, we're done playing games. As long as we don't get sucked into another long term conflict with nation building and Us troops getting blown up in the Middle East I'm ok with giving ISIS bombs.

ditto. ISIS needs to be eliminated, just as Hitler needed to be eliminated.

[lilyflower3191981]

We are going to finish ISIS and move on!

[Frank DeForrest]

16 years of a failed policy of bombing and folks still don't get it

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

I believe Trump is letting his military personnel who are involved call the shots - and trusting their judgment.

In other words, he is governing and allowing people to do their job.

Two major military "statements" made in the past week without putting any American military personnel in harms way. I see this as a win-win.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by jackwinkelman

Two major military "statements" made in the past week without putting any American military personnel in harms way. I see this as a win-win.

ditto. Any jihadists there today are gone. No doubt massive materials meant to kill innocents gone.