Iranian jets fired on US drone in Gulf: Pentagon

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Iranian jets fired on US drone in Gulf: Pentagon

Published: 9 Nov 2012 at 02.47
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Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week but the aircraft was not hit, the Pentagon said Thursday, warning that the United States stood ready to protect its forces in the region.

This undated US Air Force photo shows an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft as it prepares for takeoff. Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week but the aircraft was not hit, the Pentagon said Thursday, warning that the United States stood ready to protect its forces in the region.

The incident occurred on November 1 -- less than a week before America's presidential election -- but the Pentagon kept it quiet until now.

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Deedy
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Discussion 6 : 09 Nov 2012 at 11.036
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And so it begins...
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Asian Hand
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Discussion 5 : 09 Nov 2012 at 10.075
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One way to avoid an economic crisis - create another war.
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Discussion 4 : 09 Nov 2012 at 09.564
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The United States is determined to stop the "Iranian government from creating an 'electronic curtain' to cut Iranian citizens off from the rest of the world," Ah, well, the US certainly doesn't have anything similar to this in their media. The US (my homeland) always tells both sides of every story.

The US doesn't belong in the Middle East or anywhere over there. Drones are machines of mass murder. I agree with anyone who wants to shoot one down. The US can say it's a surveillance, but I see no logical nor historical reason to believe them.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Nov 2012 at 09.233
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So why did the Pentagon hold the news until after the election?
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Discussion 2 : 09 Nov 2012 at 08.422
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The Iranians have the right to protect themselves and also have hard evidence that not all drones stays outside Iran. That was probably warning shots to ward it off.
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Discussion 1 : 09 Nov 2012 at 07.481
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I don't know which is worse. The fact that they fired at an 'unmanned' drone "to ward it off". Or the fact that they missed a slow unmanned 'prop' type aircraft. Maybe the fact that their aircraft is called a "Frogfoot" had something to do with it.
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