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2017-02-01 Iraq

US helicopter lands in ISIS-held area of Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2017-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 Remember that this is a Persian News Service, so salt to taste.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2017-02-01 08:01|| 2017-02-01 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow. Wait until Nancy Pelosi gets ahold of this!

Crazy Persians. Do they think O is still running things?

Posted by Bobby 2017-02-01 13:25|| 2017-02-01 13:25|| Front Page Top

#3 What is pictured is not a Chinook helicopter.

Also they said "an American Chinook helicopter", which doesn't really tell us much as of course, the Chinook is made in the US.

There are at least 21 countries that operate the Chinook helicopter so who actually landed is the question.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-02-01 14:43|| 2017-02-01 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Um... that is a pair of M-24 Hinds.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-02-01 16:11|| 2017-02-01 16:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, but got the caption right, maybe.

Posted by swksvolFF 2017-02-01 16:26|| 2017-02-01 16:26|| Front Page Top

#6 There's four on that list that are possibles; three of them likely.

Posted by Pappy 2017-02-01 19:08|| 2017-02-01 19:08|| Front Page Top

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