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Whose act of war is this? Iran shoots down American UAV
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by YankeeJim | December 4, 2011 at 07:22 am
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Iranians say the advanced spy plane suffered minor damage. No doubt they will be analyzing the heck out of that.
“Iran says it shot down unmanned US spy plane along eastern border
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, December 4, 10:31 AM
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s armed forces have shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country’s eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
An unidentified military official quoted in the report warned of a strong and crushing response to any violations of the country’s airspace by American drone aircraft.
Iran's supreme leader on Thursday warned Israel and the United States that Tehran's response will be tough should its archenemies choose a military strike against Iran over the country's controversial nuclear program. (Nov. 10)
“An advanced RQ170 unmanned American spy plane was shot down by Iran’s armed forces. It suffered minor damage and is now in possession of Iran’s armed forces,” IRNA quoted the official as saying.
No further details were published.
Iran is locked in a dispute with the U.S. and its allies over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, which the West believes is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the accusations, saying its nuclear program is entirely peaceful and that it seeks to generate electricity and produce isotopes to treat medical patients.
Iran said in January that two pilotless spy planes it had shot down over its airspace were operated by the United States and offered to put them on public display.
The Islamic Republic holds frequent military drills, primarily to assert an ability to defend against a potential U.S. or Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities.
Tehran has focused part of its military strategy on producing drones for reconnaissance and attacking purposes.
Iran announced three years ago it had built an unmanned aircraft with a range of more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers), far enough to reach Israel.
Ahmadinejad unveiled Iran’s first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft in August 2010, calling it an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.”
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at 09:29 on December 4th, 2011
If true, either a f up or done on purpose..When this tech gets into hands who want to destroy America, who's to blame?
at 11:19 on December 4th, 2011
We probably didn't do this on purpose -- give up the UAV that is. However, we learned something about the Iranian defenses. We learned something about where they are hiding things too.
at 12:31 on December 4th, 2011
Well the reason I suggest, and I believe you might be aware is, that as I have suggested in the past, this issue with Iran probably will not be settled until the US blows some big holes in the ground in Iran. And that by 'allowing' a UAV to be shot down, gives us some excuse to not only learn about Iranian defenses, as you suggest, but also possible excuses to attack Iran_to only recover our UAV of course..lol At some point this will have to get real serious_if you know what I mean..
at 13:08 on December 4th, 2011
Send Jimmy Carter after it with a handful of helicopters. Land at night.
at 03:57 on December 5th, 2011
Right and while your at it take out all Iranian nuclear facilities in the country..
at 14:48 on December 5th, 2011
Last I heard, spies were to be shot on sight, and espionage was an act of war... but then, I have also been told I am living in the past. About three centuries in the past, in point of fact…. The “in thing” these days is apparently to trade off their spies for yours, and apologise for having secrets from potential enemies…. But you could be on to something, The1, it is not unheard of to take similar action in order to justify a conflict that may be deemed necessary by the government, but is unpopular with the people. The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Lusitania and delayed translations and telegrams prior to Pearl Harbour are a couple examples in US history. The Brits “honoured their Treaty” with Belgium, which previously they had not given a damn about, in order to let king George get out some family issues he had with the Kaiser, on a massive scale. And not too many centuries ago, Popes would declare crusades against “heretics” because the Christians in an area were not bowing to their authority. Its an old game. As for getting "Serious" on Iran, it is a matter of timing, and cost benefit analysis. Can the US really afford another war right now?
at 16:51 on December 5th, 2011
Controllers lost the UAV. Bad mistake.
at 04:37 on December 6th, 2011
Thxs for that Piobar. Also what do you think 9/11 was really all about..Militaries either like to keep wars going or devise ways to create new scenarios for them to occur..
at 10:39 on December 6th, 2011
I dont know that I would call 9/11 other than a terrorist attack geared at killing as many "Westerners" as possible. Whether the US government could have known sooner, I cannot comment. Stranger things have happened, but it is hard to see the benefit of allowing such a loss of life. There are easier means to provoking conflict....
Also, I would say it is not the militaries who seek war- no one wants peace more than the soldiers fighting for it- but there are definitely certain elements of society who make a profit off the loss of life... The wealthy arms dealers who have so often in past had the ear of the President, for example, or those who seek political advancement. War is politics by other means, as much today as it was when Clauswitz first penned the phrase in the Nineteenth century....
at 02:33 on December 6th, 2011
@Piobar.Well said.US can not afford wars,one or two or more.But war is a flourishing industry,the investors are middle-class tax payers and the beneficiaries of every war are war contractors,consultants,merchants of death and destruction and ruling elites and financial elites-the puppeteers.
American people want peace and like to invest in peace.But it is the ruling elite and their mentors,the financial elites who rule the roost.
at 04:40 on December 6th, 2011
Also 'well said' t k kidwai..