2017...U.S bombed Syrian dam

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...s-nyt-report/ar-AASZ4Fw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

it was only by luck that one of the bombs remained unexploded...it was on the 5th floor down in one of the dam's towers and could have weakened the dam enough for it to break

The attack was conducted despite a military report warning not to bomb the dam as such an attack could cause a flood killing tens of thousands of civilians.

The former officials added that the decision to conduct the strike was made using a procedural shortcut reserved for emergencies, allowing the military to launch the attack without receiving clearance from high up the chain of command.

The former officials spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the strikes. According to the report, some officers viewed the task force's actions as reckless.

The dam strike is part of a pattern the New York Times has seen in Task Force 9's behavior, with the unit routinely circumventing the rigorous approval process usually used for such strikes and hitting ISIS targets in Syria in a manner that repeatedly put civilians at risk.

“Using a 2,000-pound bomb against a restricted target like a dam is extremely difficult and should have never been done on the fly,” Scott F. Murray, a retired Air Force colonel, who planned airstrikes during air campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, told the New York Times. “Worst case, those munitions could have absolutely caused the dam to fail.”

 

[Rightguide]

So what? several were bombed in WWII. When we knew how to win.

 

[butters]

the dam holds back a 25-mile long reservoir

it was not intended as a target simply because of the potential loss of life to civilians

The attack was conducted despite a military report warning not to bomb the dam as such an attack could cause a flood killing tens of thousands of civilians.

anyone surprised cannedcornman doesn't see a problem with that?

 

[Lazaran]

the dam holds back a 25-mile long reservoir

it was not intended as a target simply because of the potential loss of life to civilians


anyone surprised cannedcornman doesn't see a problem with that?

Deplorables are only concerned about innocent "life" in the womb.

Ironically, I find it perfectly acceptable to cheer when Deplorables die, because they are anything but innocent when it comes to promoting unnecessary death and suffering.

*nods*

 

[Rightguide]

the dam holds back a 25-mile long reservoir

it was not intended as a target simply because of the potential loss of life to civilians


anyone surprised cannedcornman doesn't see a problem with that?

Stick that bullshit where the sun doesn't shine.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Stick that bullshit where the sun doesn't shine.

Why are you so triggered, Scat-Man? She didn't reply to you or mention your name.

 

[pecksniff]

How was this dam an ISIS target?

 

[butters]

Why are you so triggered, Scat-Man? She didn't reply to you or mention your name.

his retorts, when i see them quoted or choose to open a post of his, ALWAYS remind me of this M*A*S*H character:

Frank Burns : That's not my department, sir - intelligence is something I try to avoid.

Frank Burns : It's the way these yellow devils think. It's burned into their brains. Kill Americans, kill, kill. They don't respect human life the way we do. I'd like to take him out and shoot him.

 

[pecksniff]

his retorts, when i see them quoted or choose to open a post of his, ALWAYS remind me of this M*A*S*H character:

Frank was also the only character who ever seemed to care at all which side won the war. FWIW.