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Opinion: The 'Mother of All Bombs' Isn't That Big. Why Did It Unsettle Us So Much?
On Thursday, the United States dropped a bomb in Afghanistan, near a place called Achin. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast blew up a cave complex used by Islamic State fighters - and, shortly thereafter, the media. The coverage of the MOAB was an incredible mix of hysteria and hardware pornography. "Fox & Friends" even soundtracked the gun-camera video of the ex...
- Jeffrey Lewis, The Washington Post
- Apr 18, 2017 12:12 pm IST