these billion dollar planes. and they re almost never used in real, live fire military missions, but the military deci decided in this case the b-2 stealth bomber was the best plane for the job, and the mission was considered to be a success. honestly, i have no idea why they picked these very unusual, very expensive planes to fly this particular mission from so far away, but it is hard not to note the incidental effect that former president barack obama left office as president of the united states with this as one of his last acts, with this demonstration to any country or any u.s. adversary anywhere in the world that there are sucht pilots and planes that can start the day just north of tight wad, missouri and end up at your house anywhere on earth if need be that same day. so, again, this happened on wednesday. it was announced by the pentagon on thursday. you know, it was a busy time.