this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2024
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How was this calculated? Did it count our proxies? While I'm sure the number is high, that seems a little large and I want to look into it.
It says on average. But it doesn't say whether its per bombs in a single day or averaged over every day and it doesn't say if its 40 years or what. Because it's a kinda low effort dumb meme. Good way to frame things but needs to cite a source or something.
https://progressive.org/latest/usa-bombs-drop-benjamin-davies-220112/ it's a 20 year average, including both bombs and missile strikes, and may include coalition partner bombings when they are acting under US command
https://progressive.org/latest/usa-bombs-drop-benjamin-davies-220112/ I suspect this is the source (or another source quoting #s from the same 2022 pentagon report)
it's a 20 year average
Its insane that its a 20 year average
yeah! and not including people they sell weapons to, just forces under active US command, like wtf
Awesome. Thank you!
it seems a bit large but just operation iraqi freedom accounts for like 1.5 years at 46/day so its not implausible lol. Once you start including proxies it almost could be lowballing it