Iran Tried to Shoot Down American Drone
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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 03:04
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No 'case was made' . There was,in fact, an actual war going on , between Iraq and Iran, back in the 80's. When the USS Vincennes was hit by the Exocet missile , and when the Iranian jetliner was accidentally shot down.
Both incidents occurred in a theatre of war.
There was no 'war' going on, when the drone was shot at, in int'l waters. It wasn't shooting anyone, save for possibly by video.
According to the details, as they're known, Iran was completely and fully the aggressor here, and is fully at fault.
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No 'case was made' .
Sums up the majority of your posts pretty well, actually. Well done!
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"When the USS Vincennes was hit by the Exocet missile ..."
Except it was the USS Stark and it was in 1987, not 1988 when the Vincennes shot down a large civilian passenger jet. And at that time, the Vincennes was in Iranian waters, and the passenger jet was in Iranian airspace.
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
"When the USS Vincennes was hit by the Exocet missile ..."
Except it was the USS Stark and it was in 1987, not 1988 when the Vincennes shot down a large civilian passenger jet. And at that time, the Vincennes was in Iranian waters, and the passenger jet was in Iranian airspace.
Minor error, crossing up Vincennes w/ the Stark, and I think I did get the dates correct. Neither which were germane to the issue anyways, but thanks for the clarification.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
No 'case was made' . There was,in fact, an actual war going on , between Iraq and Iran, back in the 80's. When the USS Stark was hit by the Exocet missile , and when the Iranian jetliner was accidentally shot down.
Both incidents occurred in a theatre of war.
The areas around Iran are theatres of war. Iraq. Afghanistan. Perhaps you've heard of them.
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There was no 'war' going on, when the drone was shot at, in int'l waters. It wasn't shooting anyone, save for possibly by video.
Wait, a drone was shot at "in int'l waters"? Hell, that's no concern at all, then. After all, if it was shot at in international waters, it had already crashed!
And I can't be sure, but I don't believe the Iranian airliner was shooting at anyone when it was shot down, either.
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According to the details, as they're known, Iran was completely and fully the aggressor here, and is fully at fault.
You have a habit of not getting the details right, though, you have to admit. Vincennes, Stark, what's the difference, right?
But you are absolutely right when you say you've made no case.
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you, per usual, have made, no case.
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
"When the USS Vincennes was hit by the Exocet missile ..."
Except it was the USS Stark and it was in 1987, not 1988 when the Vincennes shot down a large civilian passenger jet. And at that time, the Vincennes was in Iranian waters, and the passenger jet was in Iranian airspace.
Minor error, crossing up Vincennes w/ the Stark, and I think I did get the dates correct. Neither which were germane to the issue anyways, but thanks for the clarification.
Really? You got the dates correct by saying they were "in the 80s"? You got the DECADE correct, at least.
And if they're not germane to the issue, why did you bring them up?
You have a habit of bringing things up, getting your ass handed to you on details and facts, and then claiming that the things you brought up never mattered in the first place.
But yes, the Vincennes being in Iranian waters and shooting down a civilian airliner in Iranian airspace *IS* quite a bit more an egregious fuck-up than Iran shooting at - and not hitting - a U.S. unmanned drone in international airspace.
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Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!"
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If anyone's ass got handed to them, it was clearly you, Kwickie. But since you spend so much time sitting on your face, you didn't even notice it.
Figures.
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Funny. You got your "facts" completely wrong, yet somehow you still think you're "winning".
Charlie Sheen was less deluded.
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As Trump Shows 'Desperation,' Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Not Open 'Until America Corrects Its Behavior'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-hormuz-demands
As it becomes clear that there is “no escalatory military path out of this war,” Iran is demanding an even steeper toll for Trump to pull out.
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