I don't know enough about this situation to make an informed opinion, but I DO remember reports from the beginning that terrorists were attacking these sites to either disrupt their effectiveness, or to outright steal the aid for themselves. Is it possible that what we're actually seeing is IDF...
Yeah, but wouldn’t it be like trying to smuggle bombs into the US disguised as a truckload of cocaine? “No bombs here, officer. Just a load of everyday coke.” Wouldn’t you disguise it with something that’s common, and most especially, LEGAL?
A few years ago, @tnichols and I had a conversation about who can really hit a 10” circle (typical vitals zone) at 700 yards on the first shot. The results we observed were dismal, and this from solid positions with known distance and no time limit (none of which you will likely have in the...
Ding! Ding! Ding! This reads like something written by someone who spent about five minutes observing how Islamic States operate, and noticed there was a trend.
Well, my “mileage” tells me to immediately discount anything put forth by any Islamic State propaganda arm until absolutely proven, and then I still doubt it for a while.
^Word. But I do think that ethical hunting is important. As Dirty Harry said, “A man’s got to know his limits.” If you’re confident, take the shot (and that means a lot of different things based on the experience of the shooter). If not, there are other days afield. Dominion over the animals...
That reads like it was written by Baghdad Bob (or, Tehran Tom?) himself.
Oh, wait -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_TV
Also, “smuggled in a load of alcoholic drinks”. I thought alcohol was banned there? Why would you choose that?
Exactly the point I was trying to make to our resident expert. This my opinion (emphasis on "opinion"): From the moment I heard about the strike, I thought I'd be very surprised if it was 100% effective at permanent destruction. I'd also be very surprised if it were 0% effective. I do expect it...