You’d have to have been living under a rock for the past 24 hours to not know this already, but it bears repeating: the United States military dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal, aptly nick-named the “Mother of All Bombs,” on a series of ISIS cave networks in Afghanistan Thursday.
And, just for funsies, here’s a reminder that this particular weapon (officially titled the Massive Ordnance Air Blast) is a 21,600 lb. bomb with a blast radius of about a mile. And it leaves a crater the size of Screw You.
Now, the Department of Defense has released official footage of yesterday's blast, and it’s beautiful. Check it out:
Clearly unable to see the awesomeness in watching the United States stick it to a bunch of violent, radical thugs, many left-wingers (including the media) complained loudly about the use of the MOAB, citing everything from the cost of the bomb to the wisdom of dropping it on cockroaches terrorists. Here's one of my favorite responses to this bit of lunacy, for your enjoyment:
They were hiding in caves you stupid gits. https://t.co/eU4FAPTA5T
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) April 14, 2017