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2004-01-17 East Asia

General wants more JDAMs for possible use in Nork

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-01-17 4:58:23 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bit by bit, the pressure mounts... I wonder if we'll see anything happen regarding NorK, Syria, Iran, or wherever before the election? My hunch is no.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-1-17 5:17:10 PM|| 2004-1-17 5:17:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Dave D.---I think the heat and pressure are on. Since diplomatic and covert ops seem to producing good results at present, it would be best to save the ass-kicking by troops for a later day, if possible. There is still work to be done in the Iraqi Theater of Operations.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-1-17 5:22:39 PM|| 2004-1-17 5:22:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Never can tell when JDAMs might be useful in, ohh, I dunno, maybe the phillipines or indonesia. All sorts of islamofascist nutcases running around over there.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-17 5:23:05 PM|| 2004-1-17 5:23:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Might also be prudent to stockpile a few hundred in Australia, for "contingency purposes". Maybe 'sell' the Australians some additional F/A-18s and even a BC-130 or two and a handful of MOABs. Of course, that would get several nations squealing like a diva in a three-sizes-too-tight corset, but it'd certainly be 'entertaining'...

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-17 6:05:47 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-17 6:05:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Priority on JDAM production has gone to the smallest version, a 500 pounder. This allows a plane to carry a large number. The Small Diameter Bomb, a 250 lb bomb is rapidly being developed and will allow a spectacular number of targets to be attacked by one bomber. Those 10,000 to 15,000 artillery and rocket launchers burrowed into hillsides just north of the border are the reason for the need for large stockpiles.

Posted by VRWconspiracy 2004-1-18 12:27:05 AM|| 2004-1-18 12:27:05 AM|| Front Page Top

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