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Spelca · 03-02-2003, 03:58 PM

I was just wondering what kind of things they will say about the bombs and other weapoins they will use against Iraq when the war starts. And I say when because it clear that the US will push it until they succeed.

They will probably say smart bombs. But I remember all the smart bombs that were used by NATO when they were bombing Yugoslavia. There was a rumour these 'smart bombs' were really old, okay, maybe still smart, but still old bombs which were used because it was cheaper to drop them on a country than to destroy them. But, that doesn't really matter. There are no smart bombs. The bombs weren't that smart when they hit a hospital, and an elementary school, the Chinese embassy or when they exploded next to the house of the Swedish embassador so that the window in his bedroom exploded. But those were so-called 'mistakes'. But why were factories bombed? What does a car factory have to do with Milosevic? Or a bridge leading from a city? I understand that you have to disable the dictator first before you get rid of him. But destroying the buildings which give service to civilians is, in my opinion, wrong. Sending a country back in the development for several decades is wrong.

I have heard of a civilian village being bombed in Afghanistan because they thought it was full of the Taliban. But, it was just a village full of farmers. We asked the representative from the American embassy at the lecture here how that happened, and he said there was some mistake. Apparently somebody from the next village told them that there were Taliban in the village because they didn't like the people in that village that much. This gives new meaning to intelligence. They just go and believe some person from somewhere and don't check anything? Or maybe they checked it, but not enough. I haven't heard anybody being put to trial or anything because of this. But maybe I'm wrong. However, deaths of men, women, and children is inexcusable. Why does a woman carrying a child look like a Taliban? Oh well.

So, really, my question is just what kind of smart weapons will they use this time, and how many civilians will get killed or hurt by them. I have read in a Slovene newspaper that they are planning to test new weapons, and that they are quite excited because of it. I couldn't find any info about it elsewhere, so maybe that was incorrect, but it certainly still seems possible.

This was just my rant. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Edit --- spelling.

[ 03-02-2003, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: Spelca ]

03-02-2003, 03:58 PM	#1
Spelca Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 3, 2002 Location: From Slovenia, in Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 931	I was just wondering what kind of things they will say about the bombs and other weapoins they will use against Iraq when the war starts. And I say when because it clear that the US will push it until they succeed. They will probably say smart bombs. But I remember all the smart bombs that were used by NATO when they were bombing Yugoslavia. There was a rumour these 'smart bombs' were really old, okay, maybe still smart, but still old bombs which were used because it was cheaper to drop them on a country than to destroy them. But, that doesn't really matter. There are no smart bombs. The bombs weren't that smart when they hit a hospital, and an elementary school, the Chinese embassy or when they exploded next to the house of the Swedish embassador so that the window in his bedroom exploded. But those were so-called 'mistakes'. But why were factories bombed? What does a car factory have to do with Milosevic? Or a bridge leading from a city? I understand that you have to disable the dictator first before you get rid of him. But destroying the buildings which give service to civilians is, in my opinion, wrong. Sending a country back in the development for several decades is wrong. I have heard of a civilian village being bombed in Afghanistan because they thought it was full of the Taliban. But, it was just a village full of farmers. We asked the representative from the American embassy at the lecture here how that happened, and he said there was some mistake. Apparently somebody from the next village told them that there were Taliban in the village because they didn't like the people in that village that much. This gives new meaning to intelligence. They just go and believe some person from somewhere and don't check anything? Or maybe they checked it, but not enough. I haven't heard anybody being put to trial or anything because of this. But maybe I'm wrong. However, deaths of men, women, and children is inexcusable. Why does a woman carrying a child look like a Taliban? Oh well. So, really, my question is just what kind of smart weapons will they use this time, and how many civilians will get killed or hurt by them. I have read in a Slovene newspaper that they are planning to test new weapons, and that they are quite excited because of it. I couldn't find any info about it elsewhere, so maybe that was incorrect, but it certainly still seems possible. This was just my rant. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Edit --- spelling. [ 03-02-2003, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: Spelca ] __________________ At one time or another there will be a choice: you or the wall. (J. Winterson)