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Iran Tried to Shoot Down American Drone

POSTED BY: AURaptor
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Thursday, November 8, 2012 10:47 PM

I'm smellin' an awful lot of "or so we're told" and "allegedly" comin' offa this story.


And speaking of how quickly people seem to forget, I remember a certain U.S. warship shooting down an Iranian airliner in international airspace, too.

I'm sure they had their reasons, though. Right?



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Thursday, November 8, 2012 10:51 PM

So, a story which was held until AFTER the election, is released, and you're suspicious of ME , for posting it on RWED ?

And that drone... you're saying it was a near victim of the fog of war ?

Really ?


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Thursday, November 8, 2012 10:56 PM

Hello,

I'm not sure how our snooping or their reaction to our snooping is new information or game-changing in any way. I doubt it was politically pertinent to the election.

--Anthony


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Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:23 PM

Quote:


I'm not sure how our snooping or their reaction to our snooping is new information or game-changing in any way. I doubt it was politically pertinent to the election.



And yet, the news of it was held until after the election.

Pretty curious handling of news that wasn't 'pertinent', huh ?


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Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

And that drone... you're saying it was a near victim of the fog of war ?

Really ?





Who here said anything about "the fog of war", besides you?

Are you trying to say that the shoot-down of an Iranian airliner by the U.S. Navy in 1988 was due to "the fog of war"?


Which war, exactly, would that be that we were in "the fog of"?



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"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:52 PM


Quote:


Who here said anything about "the fog of war", besides you?

Are you trying to say that the shoot-down of an Iranian airliner by the U.S. Navy in 1988 was due to "the fog of war"?


Which war, exactly, would that be that we were in "the fog of"?




Iran Iraq war ?

Does the USS Stark ring a bell ?


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Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:


I'm not sure how our snooping or their reaction to our snooping is new information or game-changing in any way. I doubt it was politically pertinent to the election.



And yet, the news of it was held until after the election.

Pretty curious handling of news that wasn't 'pertinent', huh ?


" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "



Hello,

It's true. The delay of unremarkable news is quite remarkable.

--Anthony



Note to Self:
Raptor - woman testifying about birth control is a slut (the term applies.)
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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Friday, November 9, 2012 1:14 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Quote:


Who here said anything about "the fog of war", besides you?

Are you trying to say that the shoot-down of an Iranian airliner by the U.S. Navy in 1988 was due to "the fog of war"?


Which war, exactly, would that be that we were in "the fog of"?




Iran Iraq war ?

Does the USS Stark ring a bell ?





So you were trying to ridicule the idea of shooting at a drone as being part of "the fog of war", yet you yourself are trying to claim that the U.S. shooting down an Iranian airliner over the Strait of Hormuz (far removed from the Iran/Iraq border) was a part of "the fog of war"?

And then you bring up an incident from more than a year earlier to try to bolster your "fog of war' falsehood? Are you trying to say that the shoot-down was retaliation for the Stark? Doesn't really play into the whole "fog of war" narrative, does it?

The Stark was fired on by Iraqis, by the way. Not Iranians.

You Republicans have a hard time telling your bad guys apart, don't you?



"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

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Friday, November 9, 2012 1:16 AM

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Originally posted by ANTHONYT:
Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:


I'm not sure how our snooping or their reaction to our snooping is new information or game-changing in any way. I doubt it was politically pertinent to the election.



And yet, the news of it was held until after the election.

Pretty curious handling of news that wasn't 'pertinent', huh ?



Hello,

It's true. The delay of unremarkable news is quite remarkable.

--Anthony





What did the President have for breakfast on Election Day?

Why is this information being withheld from us?!



"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero

"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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Friday, November 9, 2012 1:18 AM

Oh, and Reagan not only apologized, he authorized paying off the families of those killed in the attack by the U.S. warship upon an unarmed airliner.

Now THAT's an apology tour!



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"I was wrong" - Hero, 2012

Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"

Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."

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