[Always Right]

We should have nuked 'The Independant'

[snippy_about_it]

Whatever they want to call it, we used it and good for us.

Does the reporter think we should feel sorry for the enemy?

Like the Marine said, "We told them to surrender".

[Cogadh na Sith]

They said napalm, which has a distinctive smell, was used because of its psychological effect on an enemy.

Furthermore, I've been lead to believe that that smell, that napalm smell--particulary in the morning, smells like victory.

Where is the problem here?

[atomic conspiracy]

Al Independent, home of Robert "hit me again" Fisk, is a nest of fifth columnists, totalitarian propagandists, and murderous hate-America bigots. They would have no objection to this material if it were used by Palestinian suicide-bombers, Hezbollah savages, or Colombian narco-terrorists. Indeed, they would probably praise it, just as they praise Hezbollah's torture and mutilation of Israeli prisoners in one article, while whining and lying about Guantanamo in another.

[PoorMuttly]

As in ancient times...fire still works.

Bullets hurt people too. All part of the motivation to not do bad things. Someone big may get mad at you.

Fire good...jello good...firey jello...must be O.K. too.

I prefer Raspberry...or Lime when I can get it.

[lawdude]

"A 1980 UN convention banned the use against civilian targets of napalm,"

It appears the author is trying to denigrate the US for using napalm in Viet Nam against the ban. but note, the ban didn't play until 1980, log after the end of the VN conflict!

[Enterprise]

Well, ok. We used napalm. But it was biodegradable and enviornmentally friendly.

[A Navy Vet]

Boo hoo.

[kayak]

"Most of the world understands that napalm and incendiaries are a horrible, horrible weapon," said Robert Musil, director of the organisation Physicians for Social Responsibility. "It takes up an awful lot of medical resources. It creates horrible wounds."

Oh, I see. So putting people through shredders is ok ..... the wounds are horrible but there's no need for wasting medical resources after the procedure. Sure, doc. Whatever you say.

Sheesh!

[Centurion2000]

A 1980 UN convention banned the use against civilian targets of napalm, a terrifying mixture of jet fuel and polystyrene that sticks to skin as it burns.

All of the targets are military ... what are they whining about ?

We play to win.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Good. I'm glad that this is out. It gives adequate notice to those that would harm America. When we say "shock and awe," WE MEAN IT.

[SAMWolf]

It sort of looks like this when naplam is ignighted.

[hayfried]

Robert Musil, director of the organisation Physicians for Social Responsibility

It doesn't matter what hardline, anti-US leftists like Musil say. If it wasn't napalm, he'd be criticizing something else about America.

For him, the real problem is the existence of America itself. Ultimately, Musil's kind can only be satisfied by a broken America full of Mao-suited peasants, toiling on collectivized farms and cringing in fear of a jackbooted UN occupation force.

[SAMWolf]

[Redcloak]

It's not napalm. It's a new eco-friendly mixture. Think of it as "Green Napalm"!

"I love the smell of green napalm in the morning. It smells like... nature."

[demlosers]

MK77 750lb Napalm
MK78 500lb Napalm
MK79 1000lb Napalm
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A fire bomb is a thin skinned container of fuel gel designed for use against dug-in troops, supply installations, wooden structures, and land convoys. Fire bombs rupture on impact and spread burning fuel gel on surrounding objects. MK 13 Mod 0 igniters are used to ignite the fuel gel mixture upon impact. The Mk-77 is the only fire bomb still in service, replacing the BLU-27.

While the MK-77 is the only incendiary munition currently in active inventory, a variety of other incendiary devices were produced, including the M-47 Napalm bomb, the M-74 incendiary bomb, and white phosphorous and munitions manufacturing. Production of these devices continued during the Korean conflict, though various demilitarization and decontamination programs were initiated in the late 1950s. Munitions destroyed included M-47 Napalm-filled bombs and incendiary cluster bombs.

The containers of napalm bomber are very light and fabricated of aluminum, with a capacity for about 75 gallons of combustible gel. They lack stabilizing fins, and consequently acquire a tumbling motion on being dropped that contributes to the scattering of the combustible gel over a wide area.

Napalm is a mixture of benzene (21%), gasoline (33%), and polystyrene (46%). Benzene is a normal component of gasoline (about 2%). The gasoline used in napalm is the same leaded or unleaded gas that is used in automobiles. Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons, which burn in an engine. It is a clear liquid, made from crude oil that burns and explodes easily. It naturally contains some benzene (which makes gas smell the way it does).

Gasoline is lighter than, and floats on, water, but it will not mix with water. It dissolves grease and oil but will not dissolve polystyrene by itself, more benzene must be added to it. If gasoline is inhaled or swallowed, it can be dangerous or fatal. Breathing it results in an intense burning sensation in the throat and lungs, resulting in bronchitis and, eventually, pneumonia and possibly death. Swallowing gasoline results in inebriation (drunkenness), vomiting, dizziness, fever, drowsiness, confusion, and cyanosis (blue color)... excerpt from globalsecurity.org: Incendiary

[Diogenesis]

Buncombe makes it seem like a bad thing.

[Yasotay]

I like the M202 "Flash" myself .... a grunt's FPF of fire...

I also always liked the cadence:

Napalm sticks to all the children.... All the children of the world.... Whether they're black ... yellow or white.... Napalm really outta sight cause ... Napalm sticks to all the children of the world....

[OldFriend]

They'd rather we dropped marshmallows?

[HiTech RedNeck]

American pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions.

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