This story [BBC] just strikes me as funny. I think they left a section off the story:
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PM Blair said that the new bombs are part of psychological operations. "We plan to humiliate the Iraqi Republican Guard in to defeat. We feel this bomb clearly makes the statement, 'You are so overmatched, we can defeat you merely by throwing rocks at you.'" When pressed about concerns that the decision was budget driven, Blair's only response was to laugh. Experts speculate that this is part of a new arming initiative for the Allied Forces, and expect that armies would soon be deploying 'sticks' in the field. According to one expert, "The old 'names' systems just weren't hurting the enemy, and rumor has it that these 'stick' and 'stone' weapons systems are pretty good at 'breaking bones,' so it looks like the Army is going with it." |
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