In 2016, the U.S. dropped _______ bombs in _______different countries.

by **Turtleneck** 2017-01-06, 13:34

26,171 bombs in seven countries.

In President Obama’s last year in office, the United States dropped 26,171 bombs in seven countries. This estimate is undoubtedly low, considering reliable data is only available for airstrikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya, and a single “strike,” according to the Pentagon’s definition, can involve multiple bombs or munitions. In 2016, the United States dropped 3,027 more bombs—and in one more country, Libya—than in 2015.

Most (24,287) were dropped in Iraq and Syria. This number is based on the percentage of total coalition airstrikes carried out in 2016 by the United States in Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the counter-Islamic State campaign. The Pentagon publishes a running count of bombs dropped by the United States and its partners, and we found data for 2016 using OIR public strike releases and this handy tool.* Using this data, we found that in 2016, the United States conducted about 79 percent (5,904) of the coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which together total 7,473. Of the total 30,743 bombs that the coalition dropped, then, the United States dropped 24,287 (79 percent of 30,743).

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/scary-fact-america-dropped-26171-bombs-7-countries-2016-18961

by **DWags** 2017-01-06, 13:36

by TheReal_LWS 2017-01-06, 13:39

Nobel Peace Prize.

by **DWags** 2017-01-06, 13:42

Peace through bombings and blood shed. This. This is what we need more of.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2017-01-06, 14:25

I love Mad Libs.

In 2016, the U.S. dropped poop bombs in eleventy zillion different countries.

by **The_Dude** 2017-01-06, 14:28

Obama won the nobel peace prize though

by Guest 2017-01-06, 15:04

January 21st - cue the anti war protests - coverage to follow our new 2 hour special on the plight of the homeless vets under President Trump -

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2017-01-06, 15:06

wait..

how could Obama have time to drop so many bombs when republicans had him coming for our guns and bibles??

or were the bombs a diversion from his US apology tour??

by **GRR Spartan** 2017-01-06, 16:29

LooseGoose wrote:January 21st - cue the anti war protests - coverage to follow our new 2 hour special on the plight of the homeless vets under President Trump -

How long are you going to play the dog in the amger Goose. You are better than that.

Kill them before they kill you. If some of you don't want to wise up to the new era of warfare and realize its killing them before they get the chance to kill you. If the US was using targeted bombing in 2000-2001 maybe the Twin Towers don't get demolished.

Very few seem to want to be in the military so I think its better to use automated remote warfare with minimal personnnel being exposed to harm by enemy combatants.

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-06, 16:34

GRR Spartan wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:January 21st - cue the anti war protests - coverage to follow our new 2 hour special on the plight of the homeless vets under President Trump -

How long are you going to play the dog in the mater, somebody's going to be mean to Putin's bestie card?

Kill them before they kill you. If some of you don't want to wise up to the new era of warfare and realize its killing them before they get the chance to kill you. If the US was using targeted bombing in 2000-2001 maybe the Twin Towers don't get demolished.

Very few seem to want to be in the military so I think its better to use automated remote warfare with minimal personnnel being exposed to harm by enemy combatants.

If the US wasn't fucking with those countries to begin with 9/11 probably wouldn't have happened.

A lot of If's, we have to do something different. Or just keep bombing the shit out of them and excusing collateral damage and maybe they'll go away.

Weren't you saying that forcing people into conscription was a good way to keep people from voting for war hawks? How would that happen if we're pressing A, B, A, B, up, down, up, down, select, start to "fight"?

by AnomanderRake 2017-01-06, 16:55

xsanguine wrote:
GRR Spartan wrote:

How long are you going to play the dog in the mater, somebody's going to be mean to Putin's bestie card?

Kill them before they kill you. If some of you don't want to wise up to the new era of warfare and realize its killing them before they get the chance to kill you. If the US was using targeted bombing in 2000-2001 maybe the Twin Towers don't get demolished.

Very few seem to want to be in the military so I think its better to use automated remote warfare with minimal personnnel being exposed to harm by enemy combatants.

If the US wasn't fucking with those countries to begin with 9/11 probably wouldn't have happened.

A lot of If's, we have to do something different. Or just keep bombing the shit out of them and excusing collateral damage and maybe they'll go away.

Weren't you saying that forcing people into conscription was a good way to keep people from voting for war hawks? How would that happen if we're pressing A, B, A, B, up, down, up, down, select, start to "fight"?

This could be your best metaphor ever X. Well played.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2017-01-06, 18:50

TheReal_LWS wrote:Nobel Peace Prize.

I'm just having so much fun with our new game LWS

In 2016, the U.S. dropped _______ bombs in _______different countries. R117

by Guest 2017-01-06, 19:51

GRR Spartan wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:January 21st - cue the anti war protests - coverage to follow our new 2 hour special on the plight of the homeless vets under President Trump -

How long are you going to play the dog in the amger Goose. You are better than that.

Kill them before they kill you. If some of you don't want to wise up to the new era of warfare and realize its killing them before they get the chance to kill you. If the US was using targeted bombing in 2000-2001 maybe the Twin Towers don't get demolished.

Very few seem to want to be in the military so I think its better to use automated remote warfare with minimal personnnel being exposed to harm by enemy combatants.

If I leave them the fuck alone in Syria they're not going to come over here and kill me.

They've been busy killing themselves and anyone that butts into the middle east for thousands of years.

Leave'm be.

by Guest 2017-01-11, 19:43

Payton Alexander Verified account ‏@AlexanderPayton
Our Nobel Peace Prize winner in chief is the first two-term president in US history to be at war every single day he's been in office.

by **GRR Spartan** 2017-01-11, 19:51

LooseGoose wrote:Payton Alexander Verified account ‏@AlexanderPayton
Our Nobel Peace Prize winner in chief is the first two-term president in US history to be at war every single day he's been in office.

But no one invaded Mio, MI so why should you care.

Lets see what your boy Trump does with the approval of his bestie Putin.

Obama inherted two war fronts from the guy you voted for twice. The guy who told us at one time they would be short engagements. The guy who sad "Mission Accomplished" and " I really don't care about bin Laden".

You want to keep your shorts in a knot about a US President who got more than 10,000 combat troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan TEN years after Bush2 put them thete then rave on.

Keep on pulling for Trump. This board needs a pro-Russian voice and you keep on stepping up to the plate.

by TheReal_LWS 2017-01-11, 19:53

GRR Spartan wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:Payton Alexander Verified account ‏@AlexanderPayton
Our Nobel Peace Prize winner in chief is the first two-term president in US history to be at war every single day he's been in office.

But no one invaded Mio, MI so why should you care.

Lets see what your boy Trump does with the approval of his bestie Putin.

Obama inherted two war fronts from the guy you voted for twice. The guy who told us at one time they would be short engagements. The guy who sad "Mission Accomplished" and " I really don't care about bin Laden".

You want to keep your shorts in a knot about a US President who got more than 10,000 combat troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan TEN years after Bush2 put them thete then rave on.

Keep on pulling for Trump. This board needs a pro-Russian voice and you keep on stepping up to the plate.

UNHINGED

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-11, 20:23

GRR Spartan wrote:

Obama inherted two war fronts from the guy you voted for twice. The guy who told us at one time they would be short engagements. The guy who sad "Mission Accomplished" and " I really don't care about bin Laden".

Not without the help of Hillary Clinton's vote on those wars. So what choice does anyone really have?

by Guest 2017-01-11, 20:25

GRR Spartan wrote:
LooseGoose wrote:Payton Alexander Verified account ‏@AlexanderPayton
Our Nobel Peace Prize winner in chief is the first two-term president in US history to be at war every single day he's been in office.

But no one invaded Mio, MI so why should you care.

Lets see what your boy Trump does with the approval of his bestie Putin.

Obama inherted two war fronts from the guy you voted for twice. The guy who told us at one time they would be short engagements. The guy who sad "Mission Accomplished" and " I really don't care about bin Laden".

You want to keep your shorts in a knot about a US President who got more than 10,000 combat troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan TEN years after Bush2 put them thete then rave on.

Keep on pulling for Trump. This board needs a pro-Russian voice and you keep on stepping up to the plate.

You seem to have forgotten that Obama called Afghanistan the "good war" even before he was elected so he had no problems with that one. Beyond that your "getting them out" sentence seems to be missing all the other conflicts/bombings the president of peace has entangled us in. How many of those has he successfully ended?

by **GRR Spartan** 2017-01-11, 20:46

I haven't forgotten shit. I have learned you fawn over Trump and look forward to an abortion free society regardless that your boy consistently impines integrity of US intelligence community.

Burt what the fuck, it doesn't affect your simple life in Mio.

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-11, 21:07

by **Turtleneck** 2017-01-11, 21:24

xsanguine wrote:

The U.S. never dropped grumpy old men bombs, X.

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-11, 21:29

Grumpy old bombs.

by AnomanderRake 2017-01-11, 22:00

I seriously wonder what would happen if we like...just stopped dropping bombs on people for the next 100 years.

I feel like every bomb we drop just generates more hate and is basically a localized recruiting event for terrorists.

by **Turtleneck** 2017-01-11, 22:02

AnomanderRake wrote:I seriously wonder what would happen if we like...just stopped dropping bombs on people for the next 100 years.

I feel like every bomb we drop just generates more hate and is basically a localized recruiting event for terrorists.

I like you AnomanderRake, but that sounds really boring.

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-11, 22:11

AnomanderRake wrote:I seriously wonder what would happen if we like...just stopped dropping bombs on people for the next 100 years.

I feel like every bomb we drop just generates more hate and is basically a localized recruiting event for terrorists.

How are we going to get Walmart prices on oil, then?

by **The_Dude** 2017-01-11, 22:42

GRR is mad

by **xsanguine** 2017-01-11, 22:44

No, GRR is grumpy. Big difference, Dude.

Someday you'll be perpetually grumpy, too.

by Three_Putt_Par 2017-01-17, 01:20

TheReal_LWS wrote:Nobel Peace Prize.

Didn't conservatives call him "weak" though??

by Three_Putt_Par 2017-01-17, 01:22

AnomanderRake wrote:I seriously wonder what would happen if we like...just stopped dropping bombs on people for the next 100 years.

I feel like every bomb we drop just generates more hate and is basically a localized recruiting event for terrorists.

Stop making sense. Let's just keep up the failed foreign policy!

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