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2010-02-02 India-Pakistan

Predators pound terrorist camp in North Waziristan

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Posted by Glenmore 2010-02-02 13:18|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 heh, a flock of predators...

Posted by Frank G 2010-02-02 14:05|| 2010-02-02 14:05|| Front Page Top

#2 A kill of predators, surely?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-02-02 14:13|| 2010-02-02 14:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Wouldn't be the camp they took their "shot down" drone to, would it?

Posted by mojo 2010-02-02 14:31|| 2010-02-02 14:31|| Front Page Top

#4 If it isn't, it should have been, mojo.

And I like an "obliteration of Predators".

Although eighteen weapons for 17 KIA seems rather wasteful. What were they doing, plinking foxholes?

Posted by Mitch H. 2010-02-02 15:15|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-02-02 15:15|| Front Page Top

#5 And the predator said "I'll be back."......or was that the terminator.......

Posted by darrylq 2010-02-02 17:24|| 2010-02-02 17:24|| Front Page Top

#6 18 missiles from five drones also does not compute.
They normally carry either one or two, unless payload limits have been increased yet again (it was just one for a long time).
I have surmised that besides their own weapons the Predators are calling in strikes by longer-ranged and much heavier fast-reaction weapons when an especially lucrative target appears. The ATACMS SRBM would be a good candidate but there are no reports of these being deployed in Afghanistan (which obviously does not mean that they aren't).

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-02-02 17:52|| 2010-02-02 17:52|| Front Page Top

#7 The actual casualty count is always a question is ANY 'stan. '17' could be '45' for all we know. And '18' could be '3'.

I like the idea of a group strike. They might have hit the compound, but kept other UAVs waiting for the getaway and then zapped at least 1 vehicle.

Nice hit, Obambi!

Posted by A_Rovian_Disciple 2010-02-02 17:59|| 2010-02-02 17:59|| Front Page Top

#8 The ramped up drone offensive seems to really be hurting the baddies. Another indication is the emergency deployment of the entire terrorist propaganda system, ranging from Binnie himself to International ANSWER and Code Pinko, in an effort to discredit and demonize the robots. Expect well-organized anti-drone demonstrations on college campi throughout the western world within a few weeks.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-02-02 18:16|| 2010-02-02 18:16|| Front Page Top

#9 18 missiles from five drones also does not compute.
A Reaper can carry 14 on pylons from inner to outer: 4,2,1

Posted by ed 2010-02-02 18:46|| 2010-02-02 18:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Also it would be great when the Spike is operational. Put them in a 19 pod like the Hydras and go jihadi plinking for less than air chauffeuring Nancy Pelosi every week.

Posted by ed 2010-02-02 18:51|| 2010-02-02 18:51|| Front Page Top

#11 How many killed? Primitive counting: "One, two, many." So 17 just means more than two.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-02-02 19:18|| 2010-02-02 19:18|| Front Page Top

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