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Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with the
« on: September 14, 2019, 12:01:57 pm »

Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with the super-expensive F-35
Russ Read, Washington Examiner


    The US-led coalition fighting ISIS struck a stronghold for the terrorist group on an island in Iraq on Tuesday, using F-35s and F-15s to drop 80,000 pounds of bombs.

    On Thursday, senators asked the nominee for secretary of the Air Force why the service used its most expensive fighter plane in the strikes when cheaper options are available.


Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee want to know why F-35s, which cost $35,000-an-hour each to fly, were used to strike "a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes" when cheaper options may have been available.

https://www.businessinsider.com/senators-ask-why-military-used-f35s-against-isis-targets-iraq-2019-9
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2019, 03:25:34 pm »
IMO, the USAF's response should have been, "F-Off! The commander in the field made the decision to minimize the risk of losses, minimize the risk of early detection, and maximize the opportunity against so many enemies in a confined area." DC micro-managing war results in manglement and needless US casualties.
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2019, 05:10:05 pm »
Maybe they were the right tool for the job?  I dunno.... :shrug:
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2019, 05:31:08 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on September 14, 2019, 05:10:05 pm
Maybe they were the right tool for the job?  I dunno.... :shrug:

Exactly. Congress-Critters and government bureaucrats do far more stupid than do military people, as a whole.
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2019, 05:38:03 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on September 14, 2019, 03:25:34 pm
IMO, the USAF's response should have been, "F-Off! The commander in the field made the decision to minimize the risk of losses, minimize the risk of early detection, and maximize the opportunity against so many enemies in a confined area." DC micro-managing war results in manglement and needless US casualties.
That of course is one of the decisions we ought to have learned from Vietnam.
 It’s fascinating that US senators think they are qualified to make strategic military decisions, when they can’t even pass a friggin budget .
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2019, 05:45:20 pm »
One of the Senators was Tom Cotton, he is a vet after all and went to an Ivy League school I read the article, $35,000 an hour that plane is in the air. It might be a legitimate concern.
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2019, 08:24:10 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on September 14, 2019, 05:10:05 pm
Maybe they were the right tool for the job?  I dunno.... :shrug:

The tools where the ones in the Senate.
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2019, 08:27:48 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on September 14, 2019, 05:45:20 pm
One of the Senators was Tom Cotton, he is a vet after all and went to an Ivy League school I read the article, $35,000 an hour that plane is in the air. It might be a legitimate concern.

He was a ground pounder. WTF would he know about it?
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Re: Senators want to know why the military bombed 'a bunch of terrorists hiding in the bushes' with
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2019, 11:27:41 pm »
"F-35s, which cost $35,000-an-hour each to fly..."

OK folks, I don't know anything, but here's a Fishrrman fearless prediction:
If we ever get into a REAL war again, it's not going to be won with planes that cost $35,000 per hour to fly.
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