Bombing civlians from the air is addictive ... once you start you can't stop

As EU,US,NATO top Brass scramble to shout at Mr Putin and Mr Dmitry Medvedev for having the chutzpah to bomb civilians in another country's sovereign territory - coalition aircraft flew 47 close-air-support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In Afghanistan a total of 60 close-air-support missions were flown as part of the ISAF and Afghan security forces, reconstruction activities and route patrols. In following Air Link Daily reports for a long time this looks like a record daily number of missions.

For example a B-1B Lancer dropped a GBU-31 1,000 lb bomb onto enemy militants near Qalat. A JTAC declared the mission successful.

Under the banners of Iraqi Freedom, Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped GBU-12s and 38s onto House-Borne improvised explosive devices near Khan Bani Sad. The mission was declared successful by a JTAC.

Near Samarra, a Navy F/A-18A Hornet dropped a GBU-51 onto a building with enemy combatants. A JTAC confirmed the mission successful, etc., etc.,

" ...the balance of power in Europe has fundamentally changed and Russia has, through the use of force against Georgia, seized the power to veto Nato's future membership. " says David Blair, Diplomatic Editor in todays Daily Telegraph