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2011-12-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

We were right, Obama GAVE Iran the Drone!

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Posted by tipper 2011-12-10 04:14|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 when such profundity occurs, one's only hope that all of this is a clever machination by us/US.

Posted by jack salami 2011-12-10 08:41|| 2011-12-10 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 It's too easy. There's gotta be more to this story than meets they eye. Well, I really wanna believe that anyway.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2011-12-10 12:44|| 2011-12-10 12:44|| Front Page Top

#3 It's too easy

Easier than other things this administration did?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-10 12:48|| 2011-12-10 12:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Meanwhile in Mexico the cartels are asking "Hey, where's OUR drone?"

Posted by Cincinnatus Chili 2011-12-10 13:12|| 2011-12-10 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Tipper your link sounds like damage control.
Thanks for your posts. You have been very active.

Posted by Dale 2011-12-10 18:43|| 2011-12-10 18:43|| Front Page Top

#6 I have zero business commenting on this.

The intake cover looked shoddy. I would expect a bit more damage even in a controlled crash. However, why did the US admit to a lost drone so quickly unless they fell for a bluff.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-12-10 21:13|| 2011-12-10 21:13|| Front Page Top

#7 The Iranians have never had any shame about valuing theater over substance when it comes to taking an opportunity to make themselves look larger or more competent than they actually are - much of it for internal consumption, the remainder for regional chest thumping. Recall the photoshopped missile photos, and other faked items of the past decade.

Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-10 21:18|| 2011-12-10 21:18|| Front Page Top

#8 The rule of thumb on something like this is that the people who know aren't talking and the people who are talking don't know.

Posted by rwv 2011-12-10 22:07|| 2011-12-10 22:07|| Front Page Top

#9 "They don't look the same ...looks suspicious" > I must concur.

Based on avaliable MSM-Net pics, the drone allegedly shot down by Iran has too many "rough edges/lines", so to speak, compared to the more sleek, precisely or finely engineered US model.

In addition, I don't see any damage on the Iran drone that would support the latter's contention of a "shootdown".

Iff I were to speculate, I would say 'tis a "rough" or defectively engineered Iranian "copycat", or else US Black Op.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-10 22:40|| 2011-12-10 22:40|| Front Page Top

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