"Following the U.S. defeat in Vietnam, weapons makers in the United States focused on developing ordnance that could destroy underground tunnels and bases. Bombs like the Paveway (GBU-27) were used against the Iraqi military in Operation Desert Storm where they were deployed on February 13, 1991, to attack the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. At that time, families in the neighborhood had huddled overnight in the basement shelter for a relatively safe night’s sleep. The smart bombs penetrated the Achilles’ heel of the building, the spot where ventilation shafts had been installed.

"The first bomb exploded and expelled seventeen bodies out of the building. The second bomb followed immediately after the first, and its explosion sealed the exits. The temperature inside the shelter rose to 500 degrees Celsius and the pipes overhead burst, resulting in boiling water that cascaded down on the innocents while they slept. Hundreds of people were burned alive."

Kathy Kelly: https://progressive.org/latest/tunnels-for-safety-and-tunnels-for-death-kelly-20231122/

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