I know this fits right in with the other population-centric strategies we are moving to in Afghanistan, but I still have to chuckle. We will now get the bad guys buzzed, er we will buzz them from over head to hopefully disperse them. If not we can move to dropping iron rain. But it's even more fun to note that the proponent for this policy is LTG Hostage. "The first thing we do is fly over head, and the bad guys know airpower is in place and oftentimes that's enough. That ends the fight, they vamoose," said Hostage, who will direct the air battle over Iraq and Afghanistan. "The A-10 has a very distinct sound. The cannon on an A-10 is horrifically capable and our adversaries know it. When they hear the sound of an A-10, they scatter." Hostage says the Air Force can easily drop bombs with pinpoint accuracy. But in some cases, it may be better to fly over enemy forces with noisy warplanes to get them to disperse first, then try more force if that doesn't work.
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Aug 14 2009, 12:15 AM
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