Slow Rolling News on International Events, It Doesn't Matter

Obama Hid Iranian Attack on US Aircraft. So what, who cares? No one finds the timing interesting?


Iran fired at unarmed US drone, Pentagon says
Published November 08, 2012 | FoxNews.com

Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Spokesman George Little said the incident occurred Nov. 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET. He said the unarmed, unmanned drone was conducting "routine surveillance" over the Persian Gulf when it was "intercepted" by Iran. He said the MQ1 Predator drone, which was not hit, was not in Iranian airspace.

http://nation.foxnews.com/iran/2012/11/08/obama-hid-iranian-attack-us-aircraft-election

I'm pretty sure most Americans don't care; in previous years this would be considered a potential act of war. Average American's reaction? "Meh."

So, let me get this straight. You're upset because Iran shooting and missing an unarmed US drone wasn't announced just before the election?

If you have any experience in reading press releases (or took the time to read the article) you would also know that the drone crashed (it probably was shot down or damaged to the point that it crashed; feel free to define the deference in your own mind).

More to the point, why does the administration that promised on the 2008 campaign trail to be the most transparent administration in the history of the nation continue to suppress news that might indicate that foreign policy is not this administrations forte'? Could it possibly be that Barry and team Chicago are deliberately suppressing news that makes them look bad?

Nah, never mind. Why bother with the truth when our glorious Leader tells us a few days later that some stuff happened outside the country and not to pay any attention to it.

I think you're getting that mixed up with the previous drone they shot down. Your link even quotes the DOD as saying it wasn't hit and doesn't mention a crash. Please show me where it says it crashed. Here's another link:

An Iranian Su-25 fighter jet pursued the U.S. drone as it retreated from Iranian airspace, the spokesman said. The American aircraft does not appear to have been struck and landed safely at an unidentified base in the region.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat ... story.html

What's the point, you already drank to Kool Aid.

We don' need no steenkin' facts...

But if you REALLY want to be outraged, I heard that the Officer's Mess ran out of Decaf that same day!...And there was a near riot...

By the way, THIS is the drone that was actually shot down

The unmanned surveillance RQ-170 plane (13 December 2011)



But don't worry... I realize you've "already drunk the Kool-Aid"....

It must REALLY have been "slow-rolling news" on your Rightie blogs if you're just now getting your outrage-of-the-day over something that got shot down in December, 2011... :VeryScared:

And it's hardly an "act of war" if we're flying OUR U.S. Drones over THEIR sovereign air-space without permission and they try to shoot it down. Maybe we could start another war? Spend another Trillion?... Would that make you happy?

otisptoadwater wrote: What's the point, you already drank to Kool Aid.

In other words. It didn't crash.

Raess wrote: In other words. It didn't crash.

So, you are fine with being shot at on a public street, as long as you aren't hit?

jf1acai wrote:

Raess wrote: In other words. It didn't crash.

So, you are fine with being shot at on a public street, as long as you aren't hit?

No, but if my model plane is shot at in international air space and it's not hit, then I have time to consider my options, even though it's just days away from the election and I know if I do something militarily it might improve my chances of winning because I'd appear more presidential.