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US Airforce running short of bombs.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/12 ... -isis.html

Reading somewhat between the lines it looks like the Air Force is running out of Smart weapons to use on IsIS. The Russian were short so they just loaded up on regular iron bombs and carpet bombed them.
IMHO it looks like too many Jihadi sympathizers running our side of things?
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Ya think? :roll:
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Leftists claim to be smart - tie them to dumb bombs, drop on ISIS.
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Start a "Bomb Pilot" program.
Draft college students from the Ivy League. Including 50% women, because gender equity.
Stick, rudder, seat belt.

Happy hunting. Bon voyage.
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Meh, with the impact velocity of a dropped munition, we could probably strap a JDAM package on a cinderblock and have enough of an effect on the targets.
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Mike OTDP wrote:Leftists claim to be smart - tie them to dumb bombs, drop on ISIS.
I vote for this.

In fact, I'll buy the first case of duct tape to get the ball rolling. :D
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See, that's the benefit of iron bombs - they are 100% accurate. No matter what altitude you drop them from, or how fast, they will always hit the ground!
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Interestingly, John McCain (I'm no fan, but I'll give him his due) says that 75% of combat strike missions come back to the runway without having fired a shot.

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"The fact that aircraft go on missions and don't strike anything is not out of the norm," said Air Force Capt. Andrew "Ender" Caulk of Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs. Despite U.S. strikes being "the most precise in the history of warfare," Caulk said, "conducting strike operations in the heavily populated areas where DAESH hides presents challenges. We are fighting an enemy who goes out of their way to put civilians at risk. However, the vast majority of pilots understand the need for the tactical patience in this environment. This fight against DAESH is not the kind of fight from previous decades."
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Well if you kill enough of the civilians near the snakcbars they may get the idea and start killing the Jihadi's and really save you some bombs.
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Didn't we give the EUnuchs a bunch of stuff in 2011?
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