Depending on who you talk to, American forces are stepping up wider-scale bombing in Iraq and Afghanistan — or they’re launching ultra-precise air strikes, only in the most extreme of circumstances. This video could probably support both points of view. The building that gets smushed seems abandoned. But it’s right near a mosque, and it gets whacked with an absolutely massive bomb.
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