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Why Did America Drop 40 Tons of Bombs on This Iraqi Island?
AERIAL DESTRUCTION
Can you defeat low-tech guerrillas and terrorists with super-sophisticated smart bombs? The record shows that’s often a dumb idea.
David Axe
Published
Sep. 13 2019
5:31AM EDT
Screenshot/Twitter/OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III
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