WTF?!
One possible explanation; if your bombing campaign has primarily targeted ISIS High Value Targets (HVT) traveling about in vehicles, Toyota's, captured MRAPS, etc, the continued mobility of these vehicles is essential.
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| US military: Air strikes destroy 116 ISIS fuel trucks, sharing target info with France |
| 2015-11-19 |
| Excerpt: 'The official said previously the fuel trucks were off limits to U.S. military strike aircraft. WTF?! When asked if the Paris attacks would bring about a change in the U.S. military's rules of engagement, the official said that the truck drivers were warned first before the bombs fell. 'We dropped leaflets, warning the drivers to scatter,' See above. said an official who had been briefed on the strike. 'Next we strafed the area [with 30mm cannons] before the dropping bombs' from the warthogs." |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #18 I think we shoulda airdropped leaflets, held by JAGS, Political Pentagon Weenies, and DOS asshats |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-19 20:58 |
| #17 I bet all those family survivors of French railroad workers caught in the allied bombing of '44 wished grandpa got some warning leaflets too just before the iron arrived. It's sort of like war, but not quite war as you thought it was. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-19 20:32 |
| #16 Warren said the leaflets, which were dropped about 45 minutes before the airstrikes began, said, "Get out of your trucks now, and run away from them." Because the truck drivers were assumed to be civilians, Warren said the military created the leaflets to "shoo people away without harming them." |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-11-19 19:39 |
| #15 Tank truck drivers are part of the military logistics effort of ISIS. Therefore they are also legitimate targets. Get rid of the truck drivers and it will be harder to get recruits for other trucks. Just like the driver of a hit squad. They may only drive but they are part of the operation. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-11-19 19:37 |
| #14 Go along and get along to get another star? |
| Posted by: Black Bart Glaish7485 2015-11-19 18:01 |
| #13 More than a year ago there was the claim that ISIS made $1 million a day selling oil to Turkey and Iraq. There were articles that disputed that claim because it would take hundreds of trucks to achieve that amount. I for one certainly didn't realize that the Pentagon had placed the trucks off limits. IOW, the Pentagon kept silent as ISIS continued to fund itself through the ilicit movement of oil that could have been stopped. Don't tell me that the Pentagon is not a 'go along and get along' operation. |
| Posted by: Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-11-19 17:56 |
| #12 'They follow orders. Two guesses where they come from?' |
| Posted by: Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-11-19 17:52 |
| #11 @#2: Here's your vid: A-10s and C-130s destroy Islamic State fuel trucks |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-11-19 16:24 |
| #10 How about remove most, but not all, fuel from the rat line. Only the most "mission critical" vehicles will be allowed fuel, to include troop transports, and other HVT's. Turkey shoot to follow. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-11-19 13:30 |
| #9 So that's Russia - 500, USA - 116. We're a little bit behind, huh? Think maybe if we didn't stop to warn the drivers we could do some catching up? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-11-19 12:56 |
| #8 Logistics are valid targets. This is why ISIS isn't "contained" in the least. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-11-19 11:58 |
| #7 I guess Putin showed G-20 all the trucks carrying illegal fuel to fund ISIS crossing over Turkey, warning them he was going to take them out. RoE prohibited our pilots from taking them out because the drivers were considered civilians....also warning fellow G-20 members were actively aiding ISIS. The photo of Putin and O was very telling--look at Putin's tense jaw--but Pooty deserves a little respect for calling it like it is. |
| Posted by: Thor Lumumba3940 2015-11-19 11:36 |
| #6 WTF?! One possible explanation; if your bombing campaign has primarily targeted ISIS High Value Targets (HVT) traveling about in vehicles, Toyota's, captured MRAPS, etc, the continued mobility of these vehicles is essential. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-11-19 10:09 |
| #5 Our touchy-feely Pentagon at work They follow orders. Two guesses where they come from? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-19 10:01 |
| #4 "Trying to win a war - without |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-11-19 09:43 |
| #3 Trying to wn a war... Without offending our enemies.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-11-19 09:24 |
| #2 Is the video up anywhere yet? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2015-11-19 08:39 |
| #1 Our touchy-feely Pentagon at work. |
| Posted by: Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-11-19 08:13 |