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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: FaultLine who started this subject11/7/2001 5:08:13 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hi all; US capable of increasing bombing in Afghanistan many times over:

The US is only flying under a dozen B-1 and B-52 sorties per day. This is probably due to a lack of targets rather than a lack of aircraft. The recent announcement of an increase in forces on the ground is probably associated with a desire to increase the amount of bombing. Here's a recent reference to the size of the big bomber force:

Why Secretary Rumsfeld's Plan to Modernize the B-1B Bomber Force Is Necessary
Jack Spencer, The Heritage Foundation, August 10, 2001
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Yet America's current bomber force cannot meet this need. It consists of 76 1950s-era B-52s, 93 outdated B-1Bs, and only 21 modern B-2s.
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heritage.org

With 190 large bombers available, the US usage of only 12 per day is well under what is capable of being used.

-- Carl
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