"Both hate our way of life, our freedom, our democracy"

Old Hickory has a first rate post about the American Air War in Iraq and Afghanistan. A mere statement of the facts known, the destructive power of Boeing made 500lb JDAM precision guided bombs and a chilling conclusion. Must Read.

"Reuters runs a daily "factbox" on military action in the Iraq War. Their report for Nov. 30 (which is actually dated Nov. 30), FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 30, mentions none of the 33 air strikes the Air Force reports, giving a good glimpse at how much of this war is going largely unreported to Americans.

The Reuters Iraq FACTBOX for Dec. 1 passes on a military statement about one clash involving the use of air power:

U.S. ground and air forces killed 14 insurgents and wounded two after they attacked their convoy with machinegun fire in southwest of Samarra 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Notice that this is also "southwest of" someplace, not "in" the city. I'll be curious to see if and how the Air Force reports this tomorrow."

One thing Old Hickory doesn't mention is that a 500lb Bomb can be bought at your local Home Depot or wherever the USAF buys these things for US$250 ...add the Boeing JDAM Kit. add US$15,000.

The quote at the top of the post ? Tony Blair - 20th March 2003 Address to the Nation - Full text BBC...another quote from the same speech...

"These tyrannical states do not care for the sanctity of human life - the terrorists delight in destroying it.!"