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In response to "Oh, OK then -- (link)" by Reagen

You'd have to almost be purposefully bad in planning and/or execution to use that many cruise missiles on a single airfield and not get more results

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Apr 7 '17, 15:46

Oh. Wait

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Almost like they planned it that way! -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:07
Actually, it may have been decent results. I heard on MSNBC last night that the Pentagon said they were purposefully avoiding the runway -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:03 8
- becauuuusse? -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 16:04 7
  - In previous incidents, destroying runways immediately and detrimentally impacted the delivery of aide. - Beryllium Apr 7, 17:57
  - Tillerson says "because of its structure" whatever that means. FWIW he says the target was the refuelling capability -- (link) - Roger More Apr 7, 16:23
  - We'll need someplace to land when we invade -- nm - decline Apr 7, 16:15
  - for some reason they wanted to hit all the crap around the runway and leave it intact, and then I remembered I had the Amazing Race on the DVR -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:07 2
    - L3 -- nm - Max Apr 7, 17:14
    - [snork] -- nm - mud Apr 7, 16:34
  - See my original post 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 7, 16:05
It's not as though Trump was guiding the missiles from his laptop though. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 16:00

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