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2017-04-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russian jets drop jaw-droppingly deadly bombs on Islamist rebels in Hama

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Posted by Fred 2017-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 When the bombs are dumb, you simply need more of them.

Posted by NanookOfTheNorthish 2017-04-16 10:45|| 2017-04-16 10:45|| Front Page Top

#2 There are no dangerous weapons.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-16 11:52|| 2017-04-16 11:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Who is being bombed?

Isis? al-Queda? People who don't like Assad? stray Turks or Iraqis?

Anyone got a program?

Posted by AlanC 2017-04-16 12:31|| 2017-04-16 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Likely al-Nusra. It's also a group that a significant number of 'Russians' have migrated to.

Posted by Pappy 2017-04-16 13:01|| 2017-04-16 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Who is being bombed?

I'm tempted to snark "At this point, what does it matter?", but that would only expose my indifferent and uncaring nature.

The real question is whether these previously unused types of bombs are metal cylinders filled with explosives, because that would be all heinous and stuff.

Posted by SteveS 2017-04-16 14:48|| 2017-04-16 14:48|| Front Page Top

#6 expose my indifferent and uncaring nature.

Sorry SteveS I didn't make it clear. That's a perfect description of myself BUT it does effect the type of pop-corn I'll choose to go with the beverage.

Posted by AlanC 2017-04-16 16:12|| 2017-04-16 16:12|| Front Page Top

#7 It's a crappy video, the camera person spend most of the video on the 'clouds' left by the explosions instead of the ground where the real damage is. Result is I have no idea if there was any real damage or if it was staged.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-04-16 20:01|| 2017-04-16 20:01|| Front Page Top

#8 BUT it does effect the type of pop-corn I'll choose to go with the beverage.

Programs! Programs! Gitcher programs. Can't tell the victims du jour without a program

Posted by SteveS 2017-04-16 21:48|| 2017-04-16 21:48|| Front Page Top

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