Defense Secretary Mattis reportedly wasn't consulted before the military dropped the 'Mother of All Bombs'
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Defense Secretary James Mattis was taken by surprise when the US Air Force dropped a Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, also known as the "Mother of All Bombs," on Islamic State targets in Afghanistan in April, according to a recent report in The New Yorker.
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