US Strikes Iraq With Land-Based Bombers

Newser ^ | Aug 17, 2014 | Newser Editors

[Enterprise]

The latest round of US airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State extremist group includes the first reported use of land-based bombers in the military campaign. Kurdish security officials say Kurdish forces, aided by US and Iraqi airstrikes, have now taken over parts of the dam. Militants had captured control of the dam less than two weeks ago. The US military says US forces conducted nine strikes yesterday and another 16 today. The second round of strikes damaged or destroyed 10 armed vehicles, seven Humvees, two armored personnel carriers, and one checkpoint, the US said.

[Enterprise]

Mama said there'd be days like this, there'd be days like this my mama said.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Brilliant. Create another phony race based crisis to bring out the left then when they aren’t looking, go all Paul LeMay on the enemy.

[BenLurkin]

Sure wish the Newser could have mentioned from which land and what kind of bombers.

[ClearCase_guy]

I got your Nobel Peace Prize -- right here!

[Ken522]

Why didn’t the article say anything about Ferguson MO? Talk about land-based bombers ....

[Sacajaweau]

long as the pilots don’t put their feet on the ground...there’s no boots on the ground. Who the hell is Obama kidding. Better talk to Congress.

[Deathtomarxists]

Great. Now we are spending millions to blow up our own humvees and equipment. Dumb $** obama

[Deathtomarxists]

Great. Now we are spending millions to blow up our own humvees and equipment. Dumb $** obama

[ZULU]

He’s quite a guy!!!

[LeoWindhorse]

what type of aircraft ?

[Parley Baer]

I think there are something like around 190 “advisors”. So there are some boots on the ground. I bet some of them were up at the dam directing air strikes.

[kvanbrunt2]

sounds like an exciting job. i’m sure i would last about a day on it.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[GeronL]

we need to reactivate the B-1 bomber and B-52’s from mothballs

[GeronL]

I certainly hope we aren’t needing to use B-2’s for ISIS

[Mark17]

go all Paul LeMay on the enemy.

Paul? If that means to firebomb them, I am sure that would work.

[Enterprise]

I was curious also about what type of aircraft, but the article wasn’t specific. I will ping if I find out more.

[Enterprise]

I thought that too. IS captured our gear, so we must blow it up. Sheesh!

[Enterprise]

Iraq is one of those foreign policy thingys that Obama doesn’t like. It’s way down his list of priorities behind Golf and Ferguson.

[Alas Babylon!]

CURTIS Lemay.

One of the greatest heroes of the US Air Force.