Looks like this may be the prelude to ground action. Carpet bombing clears the way for troop and vehicle movement by eliminating landmines, vehicles, personnel and other living things.

Pour it on 'em. Those that run can be handled by Hawg drivers.

I'll wager that some people down there are having a bad day.

Fine Afghan carpets.

Looks like this may be the prelude to ground action.

Or it could just be the turning of human debris into dust. And then bombing the crap out of the dust. Good.

All right now, I'm comin' out. Any man I see out there, I'm gonna shoot him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only gonna kill him, but I'm gonna kill his wife. All his friends. Burn his damn house down. Anybody that doesn't want to get killed best clear on out the back.
- Clint Eastwood in “Unforgiven”

Think a steady rain of bombs might muss up their turbans?

I haven't heard that term in a long time.

but won't that just make them dislike us?

Why is it called "carpet bombing"? What kind of bombs are being dropped?

I haven't heard that term in a long time.

A nice, tight weave, and high thread count (here on FR, that is).

Why is it called carpet bombing. Because the bombs cover the ground like a carpet.

Why is it called "carpet bombing"?

Because we’re taking out their Air Force.

Oh, I got it. Afghan carpets are flying carpets, so when the B-52's strike, they are striking the Afghan Air Force.

I hope they got pictures! [:^)

Get the ear plugs to shut out the mournful wails of the "break the cycle of violence" crowd.

BTW, I might follow my son around tonight dressed as a nuke with the inscrition "osamma tell yomamma goodbye!!!"

We should drop beer, porn and satellite TV.

Ouch, that's gotta hurt...

We should drop beer, porn and satellite TV.

Yeah, on my house!