Iran Tried to Shoot Down American Drone
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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 03:04
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This kind of thing is bad if you don't want a war to start: last week, two Iranian fighter jets fired their machine guns at an American Predator drone in international airspace. The attack was kept quiet until right now.
CNN reports that the drone was unarmed and conducting "routine maritime surveillance," and that it was not hit by Iranian fire. Whether or not the Pentagon is telling the truth about the drone's mission is questionable—there's every reason to suspect it was snooping around Iranian assets. We don't fly these things to photograph fish. It's also uncertain whether Iran missed on purpose—it's hard to imagine missing a Predator drone, which isn't capable of any kind of evasive maneuvering comparable to a fighter.
Washington is not happy: "It doesn't matter, they fired on us," says one unnamed US intelligence officer. The US has asked Iran for an explanation but hasn't heard back, which is just kind of sad and embarrassing. [CNN]
http://gizmodo.com/5958932/iran-tried-to-shoot-down-american-drone
Hmmm....
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Hello,
I imagine we'd shoot at any Iranian drones that came snooping around.
--Anthony
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So, what's Obama doing, trying to snoop around another country's border?
He's already delivered our top of the line super stealth drone... was he trying to give them another one ?
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Hello,
Do you really believe the things you say, or do you just say them to achieve a desired result?
Yes, he is trying to snoop.
No, he would prefer they don't get another one.
--Anthony
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If they wanted to shoot it down they easily could have. They were just being provacative, fuckin' with us. It helps their jingoistic propaganda efforts, and takes their citizens' minds off of the many shortages they're experiencing under the sanctions.
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If they wanted to shoot it down they easily could have. They were just being provacative, fuckin' with us. It helps their jingoistic propaganda efforts, and takes their citizens' minds off of the many shortages they're experiencing under the sanctions.
"WE" say the drone was well outside their waters, some 16 miles ( radio report ) off shore. THEY say ? No idea. No word. Nothing.
I guess that points both why they didn't shoot it down, and whether or not it was invading their space. I'm wondering if they even TOLD their public, seeing how neither pilot of either jet was capable of shooting down a slow moving, barely maneuverable drone. I mean seriously...talk about being crappy shots!
@Anthony - that I even bother responding to you in the first place is just shy of amazing. Now you want a heads up on when I'm being sarcastic or not ?
HA! Too gorram funny.
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Now you want a heads up on whether not I'm being sarcastic or not ?
Hello,
So much of what you say is rediculous and baffling that a heads up would help.
--Anthony
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Washington is not happy: "It doesn't matter, they fired on us," says one unnamed US intelligence officer.
This sort of thing was common from Iraq in the years before the 2003 invasion. They used to try and shoot down US and British planes all the time. Every now and then they'd get close and we'd respond by bombing SAM sites.
Iran is just rattling sabres, trying to look tough and capable. A war would not start from this sort of thing and they know better then to try anything more serious...like attacking a ship or tanker or something.
They know Isreal is coming, we know Isreal is going, so nobody wants something that escalates and spoils the start of the big show.
H
Hero...must be right on all of this. ALL of the rest of us are wrong. Chrisisall, 2012
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So much of what I say does not seem to penetrate to your inner brain, it only SEEMS ridiculous , which causes you to be baffled.
As so often is the case here, my views are twisted and inverted, whether by intent or mishap, I cannot say.
Note yourself on that one, skippy.
@ HERO - Yeah, how soon so many forget. Iraq had N and S no fly zones, after the first Gulf War. They kept radar locking on our planes, just to F with us.
Maybe, a few times, they fired ? I can't recall. But that was a whole different set of circumstances.
Here, Iran isn't IN any no fly situation. Our drone was in Int'l waters ( or so we're told ). Iran ( allegedly ) fired on US. I doubt that one of our drones , out over the water, had much in the way of ordinance...
Buzzing the enemy is a game Ivan use to play w/ us often, back during the Cold War...but shooting ? Even at an unmanned vehicle ? That's... well, it's different.
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my views are twisted and inverted
Hello,
I agree.
--Anthony
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Six - Wow, isn't Niki quite the CUNT? And, yes, I spell that in all caps....
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
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