U.S. warplanes pound southern Baghdad outskirts

Spreading democracy a few thousand pounds at a time.

Shit! H/T to Kayeinmaine (sp? my link is broken) who uses the word spit.

U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.

Via ReutersIraq.