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2024-02-15 Iraq

WSJ: The US used a missile with built-in blades to attack Iraq

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Posted by badanov 2024-02-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [31 views ] Top
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#1 The CIA designed a secret Hellfire missile that’s basically a meteor filled with swords to minimize civilian casualties

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-15 01:24|| 2024-02-15 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Somewhere, Major Boothroyd smiles.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-02-15 06:46|| 2024-02-15 06:46|| Front Page Top

#3 "it slices it dices it makes julienne fries"

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-02-15 07:13|| 2024-02-15 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Blades of Glory

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-02-15 10:36|| 2024-02-15 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 "It'll part your hair, scalp, and brain pan before you know what hit"

Posted by Frank G 2024-02-15 10:40|| 2024-02-15 10:40|| Front Page Top

#6 What ever happened to the neutron bomb?

Posted by AlanC 2024-02-15 11:05|| 2024-02-15 11:05|| Front Page Top

#7 The all new Abb-weasel. It removes fat from anywhere on your body.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2024-02-15 11:26|| 2024-02-15 11:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Unit cost - Hellfire
US$150,000[1] (FY 2021)
US$117,000 (FY2017)[2]
I wonder what the total cost was to execute the mission vs other lame methods?

Posted by Jefe101 2024-02-15 11:46|| 2024-02-15 11:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Crybabies just come apart when we use this.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-02-15 15:00|| 2024-02-15 15:00|| Front Page Top

#10 The enemy should not simply die, but die screaming.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-15 15:39|| 2024-02-15 15:39|| Front Page Top

#11 He was thus cast into a thousand points of red light..

Posted by Alpha2 2024-02-15 23:57|| 2024-02-15 23:57|| Front Page Top

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