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2015-05-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US-led strikes in Syria kill 170 IS jihadists in 48 hours: monitor

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Posted by Daffy Brown4464 2015-05-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 I observe that Obama's air strikes have no collateral damage. No women, children, fluffy bunnies or baby ducks were killed or even injured.

Startled, perhaps.

Posted by Bobby 2015-05-20 07:55|| 2015-05-20 07:55|| Front Page Top

#2 170?

In 1944 the 7th AF with their P-47s, Iron bombs, rockets and machine guns were killing that many in the Falaise Pocket each minute.

For a policy that seems to be "all in" on aerial warfare as the answer, the level of activity seems lethargic.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-05-20 08:53|| 2015-05-20 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 For a policy that seems to be "all in" on aerial warfare as the answer, the level of activity seems lethargic.

Why, if I didn't know any better, I'd say it was by design.

/sarc

Posted by Pappy 2015-05-20 09:37|| 2015-05-20 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 All these numbers are giving me flashbacks (and not the good kind!) to the Vietnam body counts. I wonder if 'air strikes' is a catch-all term for any time a plane goes up, even if only for patrol or recon.

Posted by SteveS 2015-05-20 11:10|| 2015-05-20 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 And not a peep from the Code Pinkos.

Posted by Pappy 2015-05-20 13:34|| 2015-05-20 13:34|| Front Page Top

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