Iran tried to shoot down unmanned predator drone, missed

[NaturalBornHustler]

This is a first.

http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-says-...200033688.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian warplanes fired at an unarmed U.S. drone in international airspace last week but did not hit the aircraft, the Pentagon said on Thursday, an unprecedented incident that triggered a sharp warning to Tehran through diplomatic channels.

The Pentagon said the November 1 intercept appeared to be the first time Tehran has fired at an unmanned American aircraft, in this case an MQ-1 "Predator."

According to details provided by the Pentagon, two Iranian SU-25 "Frogfoot" aircraft intercepted the American drone at about 4:50 a.m. EDT (0850 GMT) as it conducted a routine, but classified, surveillance mission about 16 nautical miles off the Iranian coast.

Little said the aircraft fired multiple rounds at the Predator drone and followed it for at least several miles as it moved farther away from Iranian airspace.

"We believe that they fired at least twice and made at least two passes," he said.

International airspace begins after 12 nautical miles and Little stressed that at no point did the drone enter Iranian airspace.

The United States sent Iran a warning through diplomatic channels about the November 1 intercept, saying it would defend its military assets and would keep sending aircraft on such surveillance operations.

"There is absolutely no precedence for this," Little said. "This is the first time that a (drone) has been fired upon to our knowledge by Iranian aircraft."

[shortbuspoker]

They've decided to test Obama already. I hope that he keeps talking peace out of one side of his mouth will ordering more drone strikes with the other. I DO NOT like Obama at all but I love the fact that he has an itchy drone trigger finger when it comes to suspected terrorists.

[Ryback_feed_me_more]

They've decided to test Obama already. I hope that he keeps talking peace out of one side of his mouth will ordering more drone strikes with the other. I DO NOT like Obama at all but I love the fact that he has an itchy drone trigger finger when it comes to suspected terrorists.

Its too bad the technology hasnt advanced as far as Dale Brown's Dreamland planes. If we had remote pilot B-1s and B-2s shit would be bad news for others. Over Under on a tac nuke being used in the next 4 yrs?? Id give odds at 20:1 at worst.. Could be higher if they use one of the new low yield bunker busters on Iran as a last resort response (would be better if we lent them to Isreal to maintain a sense of denial)

[bukowski72]

Well, if we start a war over this it will be like the time Jim Morrison's dad started Vietnam.

[Walter Sobchak]

They've decided to test Obama already. I hope that he keeps talking peace out of one side of his mouth will ordering more drone strikes with the other. I DO NOT like Obama at all but I love the fact that he has an itchy drone trigger finger when it comes to suspected terrorists.

Its too bad the technology hasnt advanced as far as Dale Brown's Dreamland planes. If we had remote pilot B-1s and B-2s shit would be bad news for others. Over Under on a tac nuke being used in the next 4 yrs?? Id give odds at 20:1 at worst.. Could be higher if they use one of the new low yield bunker busters on Iran as a last resort response (would be better if we lent them to Isreal to maintain a sense of denial)

We don't have to lend them to Israel, they already have them.

Chance of the use of a nuke by anyone, or only the US? Zero chance Obama goes nuclear unless they do first.

[4Dragons]

Its too bad the technology hasnt advanced as far as Dale Brown's Dreamland planes. If we had remote pilot B-1s and B-2s shit would be bad news for others. Over Under on a tac nuke being used in the next 4 yrs?? Id give odds at 20:1 at worst.. Could be higher if they use one of the new low yield bunker busters on Iran as a last resort response (would be better if we lent them to Isreal to maintain a sense of denial)

We don't have to lend them to Israel, they already have them.

Chance of the use of a nuke by anyone, or only the US? Zero chance Obama goes nuclear unless they do first.

Next war will be a proxy war. I feel bad for anyone who wafts fallout into chinese airspace.

[DJ_Chaps]

Maybe stop flying drones so close to Iranian airspace?

[shortbuspoker]

Maybe stop flying drones so close to Iranian airspace?

Fuck that noise, the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law. Iran is developing a little man complex like North Korea where they think that they have to act tough to intimidate people. Those two Iranian pilots are lucky that they didn't have jets sent to down them.

[chinamaniac]

Maybe stop flying drones so close to Iranian airspace?

Fuck that noise, the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law. Iran is developing a little man complex like North Korea where they think that they have to act tough to intimidate people. Those two Iranian pilots are lucky that they didn't have jets sent to down them.

can't imagine what the U.S. would do if the situation was reversed. We would nuke the country

[Walter Sobchak]

Fuck that noise, the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law. Iran is developing a little man complex like North Korea where they think that they have to act tough to intimidate people. Those two Iranian pilots are lucky that they didn't have jets sent to down them.

can't imagine what the U.S. would do if the situation was reversed. We would nuke the country

Come on, you know Iran could fly planes right up to the edge of US airspace and the we'd do nothing. LOL

[Deal]

Maybe stop flying drones so close to Iranian airspace?

Fuck that noise, the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law. Iran is developing a little man complex like North Korea where they think that they have to act tough to intimidate people. Those two Iranian pilots are lucky that they didn't have jets sent to down them.

lol, look how far away those US drones were from US territory. Who is being the bully here? Do you have any idea why Americans wear Canadian flags when they are out of their country?

The rest of the world is starting to laugh at you. The US thinks they police the world and can bully oil out of the middle east. Why don't you try to put back together your own country instead of tearing apart others? Put it to you in your language. Fuck off and mind your own business.

[Walter Sobchak]

Fuck that noise, the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law. Iran is developing a little man complex like North Korea where they think that they have to act tough to intimidate people. Those two Iranian pilots are lucky that they didn't have jets sent to down them.

lol, look how far away those US drones were from US territory. Who is being the bully here? Do you have any idea why Americans wear Canadian flags when they are out of their country?

The rest of the world is starting to laugh at you. The US thinks they police the world and can bully oil out of the middle east. Why don't you try to put back together your own country instead of tearing apart others? Put it to you in your language. Fuck off and mind your own business.

Because real maple syrup >> Mrs. Butterworth's

[Crowe Diddly]

lol, look how far away those US drones were from US territory. Who is being the bully here? Do you have any idea why Americans wear Canadian flags when they are out of their country?

The rest of the world is starting to laugh at you. The US thinks they police the world and can bully oil out of the middle east. Why don't you try to put back together your own country instead of tearing apart others? Put it to you in your language. Fuck off and mind your own business.

Because real maple syrup >> Mrs. Butterworth's

How DARE you insult Vermont so.

[shortbuspoker]

the US is still in a position to do as we please inside of international law.

Who is being the bully here?

The US thinks they police the world and can bully oil out of the middle east.

So if the US is in international airspace being a bully by flying a surveillance mission, Iran is in the right to leave their airspace to shoot at it? How is surveillance bullying? Also fuck Iran if two fighter jets could not shoot down a drone.