[Scott from the Left Coast]

A thousand pound bomb against a tank? Do you use a shotgun against a spider in your house?

1,000 pound bombs can take out large buildings, you don't need to waste that expensive a weapon on a tank!!! This war would cost trillions and trillions if you needed to use ordnance like that on a tank. A simple Hellfire missile will do -- and they did, to the tune of 70 enemy tanks. There won't be enough punch left in that Division to stop a troop of boyscouts after that engagement.

[UnChained]

1,000 pound bombs can take out large buildings, you don't need to waste that expensive a weapon on a tank!!! This war would cost trillions and trillions if you needed to use ordnance like that on a tank. A simple Hellfire missile will do -- and they did, to the tune of 70 enemy tanks.

I read once that the typical B52 payload "dumb" bombs cost less than a buck per pound during the Gulf War. They joked that they're cheaper than dropping hamburger. I imagine that any guided rocket costs substantially more.

[madison46]

Somebody help me here...this, on CNN, is a huge failure and we were beaten back by AA and almsot all Apaches severly damaged. Said nothing about getting 70 RG tanks..where is this coming from..the 70 tank kills?