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Fred J. McCall

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:Fred J. McCall wrote:
: wrote:
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: :If the report on the Iran UAV is accurate,
:
: And how likely do you think THAT is?
:
: Have you ever heard of HELICOPTERS being scrambled off an aircraft
: carrier to intercept inbounds?
:
: I think the Iranians were being watched the whole time and just
: weren't smart enough to realize it.
:
: In other words, it's the usual baseless chest thumping that typically
: occurs in that region of the world.
:
:And do have any evidence that it was being watched, or that helicopters
:were scrambled to deal with it, or is that just "baseless chest
:thumping"? Presumably the USN would have said something by now if they
:had known about it all along?

Really? Why? I don't recall a press release every time we caught the
Russians.

The IRANIANS claim the helicopters were scrambled to intercept it.
This is part of my reasoning for putting it down to baseless chest
thumping.

Hint: Helicopters aren't used as interceptors.

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