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2022-09-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US flies two nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Middle East in show of force as tensions with Iran reach fever pitch following latest talks collapse

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Our enemies hate Miss Buffy with the white-hot intensity of ten thousand suns.

They know perfectly well what she's capable of just carrying conventional weapons, much less cans of Instant Sunshine (TM).

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-06 06:30|| 2022-09-06 06:30|| Front Page Top

#2 *Knock, knock* Missy ARCLIGHT wants to come in and play house...

Posted by magpie 2022-09-06 10:24|| 2022-09-06 10:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Oldie but goodie

Posted by DarthVader 2022-09-06 10:46|| 2022-09-06 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4
Seriously....
Who honestly thinks it would be JB himself issuing the launch code?

Posted by NN2N1 2022-09-06 12:28|| 2022-09-06 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 B-52 is a nightmare without any nukes aboard. I read VC tales of being on the wrong side of rolling thunder in fairly deep bunkers and 10 feet of topsoil overturned and it sounded pretty horrific even when they knew it was coming

Posted by ruprecht 2022-09-06 12:59|| 2022-09-06 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 My dad has told me of taking those VC prisoner after a B-52 made an appearance. Very shaken is a nice way of putting it of how they felt at the time.

Posted by Chris 2022-09-06 13:55|| 2022-09-06 13:55|| Front Page Top

#7 ...There is a wonderful - and true - story from Operation Desert Storm, where soon after the ground war started an Iraqi LT COL surrendered his entire regiment, essentially untouched and marching them some distance to do it.

Once everyone was settled in, the intel guys sat down with the LT COL and asked him why he had surrendered.

His answer was short and direct: "The B-52s."

The intel guys checked their paperwork, then replied, "But your unit was never hit by the B-52s."

"I know," the colonel answered. "But I saw the ones that were."

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-06 14:29|| 2022-09-06 14:29|| Front Page Top

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