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Violet_Crumble

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82. Retaliation for this Yankee imperialist aggression will be brutal!
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:23 PM
Jul 2013

Australia will respond by dropping not 4, but 10 unarmed bombs on Nevada while aiming at the Grand Canyon next time they're training in the US!

If the bomb range was "not clear of hazards", does that mean hazards to the jets petronius Jul 2013 #1
I parsed that as a general "things we don't want to drop stuff on" Posteritatis Jul 2013 #3
Because we aren't destroying the environment fast enough. Good grief. Kennah Jul 2013 #2
They were unarmed, dropped in over 160 feet of water groundloop Jul 2013 #4
Unarmed bombs don't blow up either... Historic NY Jul 2013 #7
I don't think they've done any environmental damage... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #8
Besides the Wasted fuel, the cost of production, the cost of transportation. .. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #15
I think the poster I was replying to was talking about the Great Barrier Reef... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #28
Your right its all ok because no American Laws were broken. Besides what can Gaia do to us anyway. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #30
I'm pretty positive no Australian laws were broken either... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #31
So If you speak for all Austrialia and are OK with it then I'll shut up. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #35
I don't recall saying I spoke for anyone but myself.... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #36
I'm sorry your right , I'm just concerned that people shrug off such incidences as Oops bahrbearian Jul 2013 #39
Well, I am wondering now why they had to play their war games in that location... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #40
No harm done we'll fix it later, after we fix the Valdez's or the Gulf of Mexico bahrbearian Jul 2013 #16
Are they just empty cannisters then? defacto7 Jul 2013 #37
The articles I've read said they were unarmed bombs... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #38
Weight and fuel calculations Lordquinton Jul 2013 #74
Practice bombs are basically aerodynamic anvils. Posteritatis Jul 2013 #59
Well, what were those damn reefs doing under our bombs anyway? Damn Aussies oughta know better. eom 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #5
Goddamnfucking criminals. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #6
Can you cite the law violated? nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #14
My law. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #17
Then by all means, prosecute. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #19
:::: backing slowly away :::: MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #20
It may become obvious that there are many posters who interpret visceral reactions as a truth LanternWaste Jul 2013 #97
Nature has other plans for YOU and she has already chosen a jury bahrbearian Jul 2013 #21
I have the same reverence for "Mother Nature" that many have for "God" Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #22
Your Reverence for Mother Nature is just a Shrug of your shoulders, and come get me Mom ? bahrbearian Jul 2013 #25
I stand well away from people with that attitude when it is lightning Jamastiene Jul 2013 #64
I think the only law that matters in that part of the world is Australian law... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #32
Which is why the US government uses your land for training like you were pets? Ash_F Jul 2013 #42
Does that mean we're also the pets of China and New Zealand? Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #48
Hey, it's your reef. Ash_F Jul 2013 #69
PS - I haven't read about Aussie bombers over Yellowstone Ash_F Jul 2013 #76
How about Aussie bombers over Nevada desert? hack89 Jul 2013 #84
I think my Yellowstone hypothetical is more apt Ash_F Jul 2013 #93
That is where the Australians chose to build their bombing ranges hack89 Jul 2013 #94
I had to google Tandem Thrust to see what it was... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #95
I think it's an alliance treestar Jul 2013 #62
Australian officers hold high commands in US military commands hack89 Jul 2013 #85
Jesus fucking Christ I'm pissed because the U.S. military was criminally negligent and trashed an MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #50
I hate to break into the outrage with facts, but the bombs weren't dropped on the Reef... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #51
And at least two of the 'bombs' were basically concrete blocks. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #83
So had it been some other military treestar Jul 2013 #63
There's the law of respect of nature: "the Earth does not belong to man - man belongs to the Earth" wordpix Jul 2013 #61
The Laws against Nature. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #18
Dropping a few empty shells into the ocean has a very small effect on anything penultimate Jul 2013 #57
oh oh, i cut down three trees yesterday in my yard, cut four acres of grass loli phabay Jul 2013 #65
Oh what a Stud, you put me to shame, except for the 40 acres that I'm now cutting baling and bucking bahrbearian Jul 2013 #70
well i have had a shit in the sea as well so now mother earth is really pissed. loli phabay Jul 2013 #73
You have had a shit in the Sea? Whats that suppose to mean? You went swimming and pooped pants? bahrbearian Jul 2013 #75
skinny-dipping! - no problem ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #77
So you pooped skinny dipping and your OK with that, did you take a sip? bahrbearian Jul 2013 #78
I was in a river - it went downstream . . . ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #91
well I think the Flying Spaghetti Monster has something to say about it wordpix Jul 2013 #99
Hey I'm sorry about the reply It's was for the Sea Pooper above us. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #79
lol, that's too much wordpix Jul 2013 #98
used the heads loli phabay Jul 2013 #80
omg - what a disaster - the military industrial complex is horrid 2Design Jul 2013 #9
There has been a disaster at the GBF in recent years onenote Jul 2013 #67
Why the hell do we have fighter jets in Australia!? Kablooie Jul 2013 #10
There's some joint training exercise going on up there at the moment... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #11
And we need this WHY? bahrbearian Jul 2013 #23
The Australians want a strong military alliance with America. nt hack89 Jul 2013 #49
I wonder who's bright idea it was to have training exercises near the Reef. Matilda Jul 2013 #26
Yeah, that's a good question... Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #34
The Australians built their military training ranges in that area hack89 Jul 2013 #54
Silly question - why did they even drop them then?? ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #12
Those seem like reasonable questions daleo Jul 2013 #13
They are say that the Planes Couldn't land with the Munitions, the planes are over 50 years old. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #24
Harriers are not 50 years old. OnlinePoker Jul 2013 #29
I'm sorry I made a mistake , I thought they were A-6 Intruders, from another article I read. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #33
Why? Confusious Jul 2013 #43
That makes a lot of sense . . ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #47
Why Would They Be Low On Fuel DallasNE Jul 2013 #27
The Harrier only has a range of 300nmi Confusious Jul 2013 #44
Harriers are gas hogs NickB79 Jul 2013 #68
I'm not defending it, JoeyT Jul 2013 #41
Why? Confusious Jul 2013 #45
i presume its due to the weight, its better to land light than land heavy. loli phabay Jul 2013 #66
Oops. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #46
We liberated the Great Barrier Reef? Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #52
not yet Doctor_J Jul 2013 #87
Nemo is PISSED! Earth_First Jul 2013 #53
Check out: Bomb Wikipedia Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #55
The USA bombed itself 86 times with A-Bombs(above ground testing) so why should anyone think byeya Jul 2013 #56
First the moon and now this? What's next, are we going to nuke the sun? penultimate Jul 2013 #58
We will get our asses kicked treestar Jul 2013 #60
Retaliation for this Yankee imperialist aggression will be brutal! Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #82
If these bombs contain vegemite treestar Jul 2013 #89
Yummy! Violet_Crumble Jul 2013 #96
Preemptive strike on Shark Week. flvegan Jul 2013 #71
Isn't Australia like one of the last countries Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #72
They're really looking hard for those "suspected militants" aren't they. n/t hughee99 Jul 2013 #81
why did the bombs have to be dropped at all?? oldandhappy Jul 2013 #86
pilots were running low on fuel. Article today says 2000 lb were dropped:-( wordpix Jul 2013 #102
Cheney said,"They'll welcome us with shrimp on the Barbie" Doctor_J Jul 2013 #88
First we bombed the Moon, now this! NickB79 Jul 2013 #90
Protecting the new oil reserves. ileus Jul 2013 #92
there are oil reserves near the Gt Barrier Reef? wordpix Jul 2013 #100
No just assisting in Freedom like we do in the ME. ileus Jul 2013 #101
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