Are IEDs America's Newest Bomb Threat?

Photo: Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero

America’s New Bomb Threat -- Eli Lake, The Daily Beast

Some of the deadliest weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan—improvised explosive devices, or IEDs—are heading to U.S. shores, warns a top general.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, homemade, low-tech bombs, often hidden along roadsides, have been some of the deadliest threats to United States soldiers. In Afghanistan alone, these improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were responsible for 1,290 of the 2,477 U.S. and coalition casualties since 2001, according to iCasualties.org, which tracks troop deaths.

Now, IEDs could be coming to U.S. shores.

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My Comment: Anti-war.com has a different point of view. What's my take .... a bombing campaign in the U.S. by terror groups is always a possibility and one that should never be discounted.