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Of course Napalm! It sticks to little kids....
By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
IndependentAmerican pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions.
The Pentagon denied using napalm at the time, but Marine pilots and their commanders have confirmed that they used an upgraded version of the weapon against dug-in positions. They said napalm, which has a distinctive smell, was used because of its psychological effect on an enemy.
A 1980 UN convention banned the use against civilian targets of napalm, a terrifying mixture of jet fuel and polystyrene that sticks to skin as it burns. The US, which did not sign the treaty, is one of the few countries that makes use of the weapon. It was employed notoriously against both civilian and military targets in the Vietnam war.
Napalm? Are you kidding me? With all the destructive weapons at their disposal they use napalm.
Of course Napalm! It sticks to little kids....
I guess it bothers you since the dug in Iraqi military also falls under your definition of civilians.A 1980 UN convention banned the use against civilian targets of napalm,
You, Machiavellian anarchists.
What I wanna know is where the definition between 'dug-in Iraqi military' and civilian targets is drawn, and who gets to make those types of strategic decisions? Napalms sordid history in Vietnam should preclude it from even being a consideration for use in Iraq.I guess it bothers you since the dug in Iraqi military also falls under your definition of civilians.
As long as they bomb in places that hold no risk to civilian targets, I'm ok with it.
Mmmmmm Napalm! I think I'm going to whip up a batch when I get home.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that if someone's shooting at you, they are probably not considered a "civilian."What I wanna know is where the definition between 'dug-in Iraqi military' and civilian targets is drawn, and who gets to make those types of strategic decisions?
That probably makes too much sense for dumbasses like Dan though.
It really doesn't make much military sense to use these though. Just use a damn cluster bomb.
Dunno... Bullets have a pretty sordid history in wars too, lets not use them either...
WTF?
Nothin' like the smell of napalm in the morning...
Manny, I'd venture this is somehow related to our fuel air explosive device. Altogether different from napalm, but it reigns down fire and death, so I guess it's bad to use in war.
If we just used tazers and bean bag guns, maybe everyone could be happy with what we're doing over there.
Just read a report that said that 70 people have died in 3 years from Police tazers, so they're out too.If we just used tazers and bean bag guns, maybe everyone could be happy with what we're doing over there.
Is there any weapon this administration won't use is the real question? and do we really want to put a strategic nuclear bunker-buster in their arsenal? What's next? hot oil? catapults?
Yeah, what the is wrong with our military? Fighting bullets with bullets, bombs with bombs. Good call Dan.
Dumbass.
Whatever it takes to rid the world of those sorry suckers!
I knew this obligatory post would come.
That was a good movie.
With what? Equal parts gasoline and frozen orange juice concentrate?Mmmmmm Napalm! I think I'm going to whip up a batch when I get home.
Isn't that a "Flamin Moe"?
Nah...it's napalm from Fight Club. But it's not really napalm. I read on the trivia that it's not really a real way to make a bomb, just like with soap. They didn't want people actually making real bombs.
Without getting technical, gasoline does not really make a (good) Napalm either.
Probably the reason why they put it in the movie.
actually, gasoline can make a very nasty napalm when used as the solvent with some other commonly available ingredients...Without getting technical, gasoline does not really make a (good) Napalm either.
*breaks out notepad*
Napalm is not gasoline based. Let's just say it is a petroleum product and can contain a few other chemicals depending on it's uses. "Poor mans" napalm is not the same as the military stuff and therefore not true napalm. Don't ask me how I know this!
None of this matters much considering that "napalm" that is being used in Iraq is not what most of us imagine it to be.
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