Burnation...

I am sure I heard this from another major news source as well--thought that doesn't mean it is accurate.

We no longer use napalm because we have much more efficient weapons.

Beware of Trogdor the Burninator!

"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"

No way.

Perhaps you have mistaken our fine daisy cutter technology for the outdated napalm technology. Perhaps you are confusing us with one of your trading partners?
The EPA would be all over us like stink on a monkey if we used napalm.

A friend of mine mentioned Napalm when the reports of fires in bunkers came out. He said that a 500 lb bomb would not leave charred remains. They usually put out fires.

A daisy cutter leaves a giant hole a mile radius, not fires.

I'm not saying we used it--I'm saying some US media source reported it (only once that I recall) in the past few days.

This might have been what I heard.

Must be using it to clear out that dense foliage that Iraq is famous for. %)

An Austrlian paper reported use of Napalm a couple days ago, citing what their embedded reporter said, but when they asked the US Government, they denied it.

Anyway, AFAIK, it was never used as defoilant (that was Agent Orange). It's generally used against dug in troops and the like.

There are lots of reasons things catch fire after being bombed. A building is likely to have gas mains, high-voltage electrical wiring, cars out front, etc. We don't use napalm, because we're not looking to set fire to the building--we're looking to crumple the building entirely. Fuel-air explosives (if those are still in use) are not the same as napalm, and are not designed to catch things on fire. They're designed for enhanced explosive effects which can take down buildings more efficiently. But I'm not sure those are in the arsenal any more, as I think there are better weapons now.