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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 12:16 PM Original message |
Pressure-Triggered Bombs Worry U.S. Forces |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. now have a different type of weapon to worry about |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wouldn't it be EASIER to see a pressure trigger than a cellphone trigger? |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Easier yes, more accurate no. |
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Freedomfried (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Cell phone triggers are inaccurate |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Yes, because you do not have to wait around at a distance |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's called a land mine. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. well, as the world's largest producer of land mines |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Jargon and doublespeak--like the IEDs (improvised explosive |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. that's what I thought... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Iraq has plenty of anti-tank mines |
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Brundle_Fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. doubt these roads are travelled |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. The pressure could be set high |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. That was my thought. Selective automated detonation. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. WHAT is the point? |
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Village Idiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Awww...they don't really mean it, though... |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. What's USAsian-supplied Freedom and democracy? |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. You can turn almost any munition into being pressure sensitive |
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