SLLS: America's Modern Method of Waging War

OAF Nation ^ | Sept 18, 2014 | Grifter

[BulletBobCo]

Lately there’s been a myriad of internet patriots screaming for our return to Iraq. The case is for the United states to send troops and equipment back into the same country we quietly left almost 3 years ago. The purpose of this proposal is to destroy ISIS, ISIL, IS…whatever you want to call them. I’ve seen so many moto pics of guys in their living rooms, dressed in full battle-rattle talking hard about signing up to go “back over.” There’s been countless memes of “ISIS hunting squad” and all that silliness flooding the internet. Groups of people on forums saying they’re ready to go back, followed by some excuse why they’re not on a Royal Jordanian flight right now. All of this got me thinking…

It IS a very noble sentiment; the US charging headlong back into the fray in the defense of helpless men, women, and children against the onslaught of the Sunni-Muslim, extremist, juggernaut. We are the defenders of liberty, freedom, and righteousness in the world, after all. The shining light of justice: if you will. It makes you seem motivated and hard to your friends on Facebook and demonstrates your willingness to fight; However, these same people calling for the return to the Iraqi battlespace are seemingly unfamiliar with the way America, as a nation, conducts war these days.

In the latter decades of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century, the US has been involved in armed conflict almost perpetually. Other than the period of relative “peace” in the late 70’s through the late 80’s, the US had been fighting against a foreign country somewhere. However, we have not actually had a definitive victory since the Japanese and Germans bent the knee to us in WWII. Desert Storm was close…

[John O]

boots on the ground will not solve the isis problem as that would leave survivors.

Some cancer respond only to radiation and islam is one of them. Nuke the entire area until nothing even remotely islamic survives. Problem solved

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB2) is a 250 lb (110 kg) precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of bombs.

It is GPS/INS with coupled IMU/datalink, IIR and MMW Radar guided, with an accuracy of 9 yards (8 meters) against moving targets, which can be satellite tracked.

A single B-52 can carry 110 of these bombs, which it can drop from 60km away, and each of them can independently glide on its wings to target a stationary or moving target on the battlefield via satellite.

So the vast majority of ISIS could be wiped out in a single attack. All their armored vehicles and transport. And some of the Small Diameter Bombs could be configured as anti-personnel, against individuals in the open.

They would airburst over a large group of fighters, a single bomb killing 50-100 of them at once.

[marron]

Worth the read. Well done.