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America Drops ‘The Mother of All Bombs’ (MOAB) on ISIS

UPDATE: The President issues a statement.

For the first time ever, the United States dropped what some call “The Mother of All Bombs” on ISIS. Weighing 30,000 pounds with a blast radius of 1 mile in each direction, it is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a field of battle.

It was dropped in the Nangarhar of Afghanistan.

Interestingly, the country everyone wants war with possesses the “Father of All Bombs”.

GBU-43/B (I do not think this is the 30k version, but the old 21k)

Now you take look at our bomba, yes comrade. We drop two in San Fransicko, free of charge.

The MOAB is made by $BA, with a price tag of $15m each. Back in 2011, the United States ordered 20 of them for $314m.

NOTE: The media is reporting the MOAB is just 21,000 pounds. A cursory search suggests it’s much bigger, at 30k. Moreover, the old MOAB at 21k has been used before during our wars, so I am thinking the bomb dropped today is the one ordered in 2011.

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28 comments

  1. dopefeller

    Blame the liberals/democrats. In 3.2.1..

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    • Dr. Fly

      So unoriginal.

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      • frog

        Yes, truth is not very original. Lies and conspiracy theories, however, are infinitely creative.

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    • The Maven

      How about “Blame the liberals for doing nothing for eight years and calling ISIL the J.V.”.

      Well done, dirtbags.

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  2. derp

    So what would be the red headed step child of all bombs? Trader confessions farting with his mouth?

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  3. roundwego

    Man 20 moab is like a nuke with no radiation. All this chaos and yet the hourly chart is a steady March down.

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  4. joyous__ending

    I just hope this was the annual ISIS Spring Break Party with record attendance from all over the globe.

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  5. Marc David

    Weak… the PG&E pipeline blast in the Bay Area was much bigger. Maybe they should contract with some CA pipeline companies if they want to make the Godfather of All Bombs (non-nuclear)

    Might take 20 years to build up and lots of pensions but eventually it works. It’s always a surprise!

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  6. BenCBrainard

    Why do I find myself going to IBankCoin for up to the minute news?

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  7. thinair

    Trump probably had a bad cab ride in NY

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    • joyous__ending

      He’s just telling Mattis “Do what you have to do”

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  8. t.c.

    Just a few more bombs and we will create New England abroad… Have faith, one of these days it will work.

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  9. sarcrilege

    this proves there are no nukes. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fire-bombed. All these A-bombs propaganda..what a ton of bullshit.

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  10. ferd

    Oooo …what was for dessert this time?

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  11. ironbird

    All Hail the Orange God. If that fucking bomb is really orange. Welcome to West World.

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    • firehorsecaper

      Very orange indeed. Trump is showing his true colors and they are not pastels. Ant farms in Afghanistan aside, nobody is ready for a preemptive strike on N. Korea which is the latest action we have been told to expect.

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      • The Maven

        Don’t you see? Trump has already informed Xi that he is going to obliterate the PRK nuke facilities. Chinese save face by occupying PRK and disappearing Mr. Kim. 3D chess and checkmate.

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  12. wolfdaddy

    Vix Will be at 17 tomorrow. Maybe 50 cent is trump!

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