Florida woman unimpressed by Rumsfeld's "big one". She was unmoved and unfulfilled...just like Mrs. Rumsfeld.
The Air Force tested for the first time the biggest conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal Tuesday, a 21,000-pound munition that could play a dramatic role in an attack on Iraq.
Cheryl Irwin, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the test at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was considered a success.
"It did what they expected it to do. Nothing malfunctioned," she said.
The bomb, officially called the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, and unofficially dubbed the Mother of All Bombs, is guided to its target by satellite signals. It was dropped out the rear of a C-130 transport plane, officials said.
The bomb is so powerful that its detonation was expected to create a mushroom cloud visible for miles.
Some area residents felt the bomb's detonation but said the explosion was not as big as they had expected.
"It was kind of weak," said Patricia Sariego, a receptionist at the Best Western hotel in Navarre, on the southern edge of Eglin. She said the blast shook doors.
Don Rumsfeld was unavailable for comment. He was on the porch having a cigarette....