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US forces shot down an Iranian drone 60 miles (100km) north-east of Baghdad last month, the US military says.
A military spokesman said the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was in Iraqi airspace for almost an hour and 10 minutes before it was engaged.
"This was not an accident on the part of the Iranians," the spokesman said, without elaborating. The incident took place on 25 February, he said.
The US has long accused Iran of military interference inside Iraq.
There was no immediate comment from Iran.
The US spokesman said in a statement that pilots "were directed to shoot the UAV down after determining there would be no possibility of collateral damage".
The unmanned Iranian aircraft was believed to be an "Ababil 3", he said.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranian drone 'shot down in Iraq'
If i could go in time and put myself into Bush's shoes, the saddam regime would still be running strong but the pro US shah would have been restablished.
If i could go in time and put myself into Bush's shoes, the saddam regime would still be running strong but the pro US shah would have been restablished.
Why is that?
Do you think the Ayatollah is/was a greater threat than Saddam?
The Americans made the whole iraq thing up. Iran is for real.
Lol, boy cried wolf.
No one will listen about Iran, we screwed up in Iraq. No way in hell would we ever support military action in Iran - Nukes or not
If Ahmedinejad makes the wrong moves, we could be looking at a third front in the ME.
How dare terrible, theocratic Iran interfere in U.S. affairs! Hasn't the U.S. always taken a very hands-off approach to Iran, aiding in the overthrow of their democratically elected prime minister, supporting the dictatorial Shah and his brutal SAVAK police, covertly attempting to destabilize the government of the current elected president...
If an Iranian drone was loitering inside Iraq in February, they most certainly were overflying Iraq during Bush's term. Why didn't the Bush administration shoot down the Iranian drones? Appeasement?
Maybe China but Russia? There hardly keeping out. Infact there building the nucleur reactors! Its going to be them picking up the dusty remains of former Russian cities in the European parts of Russia.
As a matter of fact, yes, i do. Because he did not posses nucleur weapons. Even if Saddam did posses weapons, he didnt have the capabilities to launch space programs and put satelites into space with the ability to carry long range missiles. Iran is a greater threat to us. They have a nucleur program going on and they have the strong hand of Russia involved to help them.
Iraq had sanctions placed on it that put the economy into a terrible condition, this just isnt the case with Iran. Iran is a country that has a big military apparatus. They have also a large nuclear sector with two nuclear power reactors that are ready to go into operation, research reactors going on, a lot of people and a lot of money. Therefore the suspicions and concerns about Iran and enriched uranium are far more substantial than they were in the case of Iraq. Added to the fact, they have huge oil reserves that provides massive amounts of revenues for the government to further invest in the military and nucleur technology.
So, yeah. Ayatollah is a bigger threat to us than Iraq. And to add to it, Irans intentions are clear. There anti-israeli propaganda, Tehrans funding of terrorism and there nucleur ambitions are staring at us straight in the face. It doesnt take intelligence to see that, either. The Americans made the whole iraq thing up. Iran is for real.
The US made Iraq a threat, thanks to there amazingly informed intelligence services. Did anyone think to check under saddams bed? Maybe he was hiding the nucleur missiles there.
You'll also note that the Iranian need for nuclear energy was affirmed by the U.S. administration when Iran was a steadfast ally (and possibly under Khatami, if I recall correctly), but suddenly disappeared under Ahmadinejad.
So why did the US attack Iraq then? Both Bush's and Clinton spent an inordinate amount of time dedicated to removing Saddam while Iran was mostly overlooked. It appears that all the men in charge and with the greatest intel disagree with your assessment. Can you explain why they all disagree with you?
That's because Ahmademontard is bat**** crazy and talks abou driving his neighbors into the sea....just sayin'.
huh?Who knows?
I'd personally go for 3 options.
Saddam was going to withdraw from dollar
wah? who's oil? Saudi oil? Iraq oil? Have we taken Iraqi oil? Opps that option goes out the window.
:roll: if we are going to make absurd statements like this why don't you put a cherry on top and claim it was all due to a lost poker game between the leaders of the secret world order. :lol:Revenge.
You didn't exactly elaborate. The truth is nearly any alternative answer when examined is so ridiculous and so unsubstantiated its laughable. That's why iraq war critics point fingers and brand people as liars rather than support alternative answers.Take your pick
huh?
The Iranian Oil Bourse[1] (Persian: بورس نفت ایران) International Oil Bourse,[2] Iran Petroleum Exchange or Oil Bourse in Kish[3] (IOB; the official English language name is unclear) is a commodity exchange which opened on February 17, 2008,[4][5][6][3]. It was created by cooperation between Iranian ministries and other state and private institutions. The IOB is intended as an oil bourse for petroleum, petrochemicals and gas in various currencies, primarily the euro and Iranian rial and a basket of other major currencies.
Iranian oil bourse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Really? When has he said that?
I think Saddam was threatening to join this.
If an Iranian drone was loitering inside Iraq in February, they most certainly were overflying Iraq during Bush's term. Why didn't the Bush administration shoot down the Iranian drones? Appeasement?
You think?
How would this be so bad for the US that invasion was needed?
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