Trump Drops MOAB: "Mother Of All Bombs"
April 14, 2017
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as posted by the channelThe world’s smallest man dropped the world’s biggest conventional bomb in Afghanistan. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Michael Shure, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The U.S. military has dropped an enormous GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to CNN. The bomb, referred to as the “mother of all bombs” or MOAB, is the first time this type of device has been used by the U.S. in combat.
The purpose of the strike was to deliver a blow to ISIS affiliates based in Afghanistan. “The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. Forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS-K fighters and facilities,” the Pentagon said in a statement, according to CBS.
The bomb contains 11 tons of explosives and is the most powerful nonnuclear bomb in history. It was targeting an ISIS cave complex along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The U.S. command in Afghanistan noted it ““took every precaution to avoid civilian casualties with this strike.””*
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