Artillery

Just finished reading In Diyala Province, Persuasion by Artillery Fire and this quote jumped out at me from the US Army colonel the post was about:
The artillery helps with “terrain denial” — driving insurgents away from potential safe havens, he explained. But the strikes are also aimed at persuading the local civilian population, and their [...]

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That’s a heck of a pothole

In Dallas the worst road hazard we normally have to look for is potholes.  In Iraq the road hazards can be a bit more hazardous.  Warning, sound on the video, slightly NSFW:

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