The brutal carpet bombing and the countless collateral civilians killed didn't help USA win the locals' appreciation. At the time of the bombings, it was repor

The brutal carpet bombing and the countless collateral civilians killed didn't help USA win the locals' appreciation. At the time of the bombings, it was reported that they were overdone because it was old stock, as if disposing of it instead of strategically bombing Taliban bases. Some lucky contractors likely were very happy to replenish that stock.