AC Ovee a detailed answer but I have a 'what if' for you.
What if the jet had been at an extended range from Kandahar when it was discovered that fuel was spraying into the bomb bay.
Given that there is apparently no longer an ignition source within the bomb bay (presumably due to the isolation of the SCP?) we perhaps would not have seen an explosion but it is possible is it not that the jet would not have had sufficient fuel to make it back to a safe airfield?
Would we still be talking about a near tragedy or would we have another memorial thread?