Pentagon Confirms: Iran Fired on U.S. Drone Last Week
Earlier today, the Pentagon confirmed that, just five days before the U.S. presidential election, Iranian forces fired on a U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf. This shocking report comes as America’s tensions with the Middle Eastern nation run high.
The incident occurred on Thursday, November 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET, according to spokesperson George Little. The unmanned drone, which was conducting what Little called “routine maintenance” at the time, was “intercepted.”
“The United States has communicated to the Iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters over the Arabian Gulf consistent with longstanding practice and our commitment to the security of the region,” Little said in a Pentagon briefing. ”We have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military to protect our military assets and our forces…and will do so when necessary.”
The action is particularly aggressive, considering that the drone was in international airspace east of Kuwait at the time. According to CNN, the unit was not hit, but the Pentagon, nonetheless, is concerned. The Iranian jets involved in the incident were part of the nation’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, an especially-confrontational subset of Iran’s military forces.
“President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta were both advised early on about the unprecedented incident,” MSNBC reports, going on to note that Little claims that relevant Congressional officials were made aware of the situation at the time.
Initially, the Obama administration did not disclose the information to the public — an act that some may question, especially considering the proximity of the event to the 2012 presidential election. However, prior to the Pentagon’s confirmation, two officials went off-the-record to describe the Iranian action to CNN. Here’s how the events were relayed:
The drone’s still and video cameras captured the incident showing two SU-25s approaching the Predator and firing its onboard guns.
The Iranian pilots continued to fire shots that went beneath the Predator but were never successful in hitting it, according to the officials.
U.S. military intelligence analysts are still not sure if the Iranian pilots simply were unable to hit the drone due to lack of combat skill, or whether they deliberately were missing and had no intention of bringing down the drone. But as one of the officials said, “it doesn’t matter, they fired on us.”
Considering the ongoing friction between the U.S. and Iran, these actions are anything but encouraging, especially if the two nations are, indeed, poised to negotiate peaceful terms.
This is a breaking news story. Stay tuned for updates.
(H/T: FOX News)
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spfoam1
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:46pmThe Obama administration just forgot to tell us about an attack, an act of war by Iran, before the election. All our enemies are pushing Obama, and they are proving him to be either a spineless putz, or the enemy within. Obama advisors tell him if he bends over to Iran they will love him long time.
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WeekendAtBernankes
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:55pmAct of war? If they ran a drone on us like that we’d consider it an act of war and shoot it down. I mean come on, I hold my fingers right in front of your eyes like I’m going to poke them. If you swap my hand away did you pick the fight?
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cburchfiel
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:56pmam telling you we have the evidence that our so called Pres, is trying to ruin this country in the name of ALLAH!
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biohazard23
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:57pmBut will he get dinner and a reach-around first…?
I’m sorry. That’s a scary visual, isn’t it? My apologies to anyone whose mind’s eye was just blinded by that.
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spfoam1
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:01pm@ WeekendAtBernankes….it was in international air space, dimwit.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:04pmWait until you see how “flexible” Barry can be for Putin!
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:06pmBIOHAZARD, LOL, I would imagine that you are right, but please, please, don’t put that picture in our collective minds’ eye again!
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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circleDwagons
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:08pm@spfoam1. how do we know that it was over international water? What are we doing over there? We will never know the truth.
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Nancys Red Diaper Doper Babies
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:11pm@ WeekendAtBernankes
You mean like what Russia is doing with their submarines?
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:13pmIt’s because Iran is pretending they have less combat readiness than they really do.
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Adonizedek
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:15pmThe drone was flying in international airspace. So I don’t believe it was in Iran’s metaphorical personal bubble as you believe.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:15pm@Foam,
Yeah, the government has a long history of telling you the truth. I’m sure they wouldn’t start lying now right?
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:23pmAct of war, Really?
How many reports have there been about us flying drones in their airspace?
Didn’t one “land”?
I don’t buy the “flying a classified mission 16 miles off the coast in international waters just minding its own business and we are telling you about it a week later” story.
That’s actully pretty absurd.
Also,
We are scared of these people? Really?
I bet my chances of hitting the lottery just went WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY UP!
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Adonizedek
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:23pmThe drone was in international airspace. I believe that means that we weren’t in Iran’s metaphorical personal bubble as you believe.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:31pmWAKING
I’m not scared of them. I’m scared of what they might do with a nuke. You do realize Mr. A over there said he wants to wipe out both Israel and the US right?
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seriouslywhy
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:34pmGee, I thought Iran loved us and wants to sit down and discuss peace? No? Shucks!
Nice sample of a drone Iran just captured!
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:35pmThey did it because of a youtube video!
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biohazard23
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:36pmSorry about that, RJ! I just had to share it. After all, we’re in the age of sharing the wealth and stuff, right? Tee hee!! ;)
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:36pmIf Iran had a drone 16 miles off the coast of New York City (in “international air space” as you call it) you can bet your sweet @ss the USG would shoot it down.
You can’t poke a dog with a stick and then cry to mamma when it snaps at you. Buncha crybabies.
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P8riot
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:38pmAfter Obama ridiculed Romney for repeating what the Generals requested – A LARGER NAVY – and equated it to cold war era thinking – a RUSSIAN SUB was spotted near the US Atlantic Coast.
http://www.examiner.com/article/cnn-reports-russian-nuclear-attack-sub-spotted-off-u-s-east-coast
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unsafe
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:43pmDarn and they missed the White House shame on them….
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:05pmWar is coming and Obama will use the matter to declare martial law, suspend the constitution and be an emperor in truth as well as name.
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:14pm@goahead.makemyday
Our military capabilities can shoot down an artillery round with a lazer.
Their capabilities can’t have a frogfoot (their jet) shoot down a drone (our prop).
The border on the other hand………
how are we doing down there by the way?
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:16pm@Snowleopard
The Constitution has been gone for a long time……
A brief history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYleC7l86ys&feature=plcp
Why do you think it wasn’t mentioned a single time in the debates?
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:20pmNautilus Tactical High Energy Laser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpuU-BEadxI
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:53pm@SPFOAM
Nah! They lied in 2011 when that other drone incident occurred. The initial report was that the drone was flying over Afghanistan. Then they admitted it was spying inside Iran.
Now that Barack got re-elected, lies will necessarily skyrocket.
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nonyabizness999
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 5:36pm@Weekend – Please read again, “International Airspace…”
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fastfacts
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 5:44pmFox News had great coverage on the cover-up by the White House, check this out: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/nov/obama_hid_drone.html .
How can Obama hide this, its not classified after Iran shoots down a drone and reports on it.
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:02pmBig deal, they fired on an unmanned aircraft. They fired on and killed our Ambassador and 3 other Americans, Assaulted our embassies and Odildo did nothing. Why would he do something about this?
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rickc34
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:43pmObama is afraid of the Iranian midget and he knows it
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TH30PH1LUS
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:08pmI hope they arrest and jail the producer of the horrible and disgusting movie that sparked this spontaneous outburst. (/sarcasm)
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michael48
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:20pmweek..if it’s so innocent ..why wait until after the election…bump in the road thingy…again???…how about what we’re not bring told…there’s more …make book on it…
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Individualism
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:49pmthe drones shouldn’t have been in the country in the first place and if gov’t uses them to violate our rights Americans will shoot at them in this country to.
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unmanned
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:54pmAs a true patriot, its time we double down on what we believe in, before the takers take everything. All you RINO’s out there saying that we should shift course and try to include “the minority and women” vote need to realize that we are the minority now, but there are good monogamist disease free women that aren’t out going with black guys and having sex with 10 guys in “college”. All the RINO’s and need to leave the country if you want to make this sodom and gomorrah.
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SgtB
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:07pmSeriously? I hardly consider a nation’s military 50 miles from their shoreline shooting on an obviously unmanned warplane that is 12,000 miles from that nation’s shoreline to be an act of war. At best it would be an act of attempted vandalism. Believe me, I’d like to put a small chunk of metal between O’s eye sockets, but what you are doing is trying to incite war when we have been fighting in failing police action thinly veiled as “wars” for the last few decades. Some of which I was a part of. So please, stop your arrogant war mongering and idiocy.
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NeilChapin
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:29amI’m sure the administration’s forgetfulness had nothing to do with the proximity of the election. Read fresh political comentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
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mikem1969
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:39amThey did not forget, they purposely did not tell us before the election. You see it would have proven Romney’s point about the weakness of this administration. But the sad fact is that it still would not have made a difference in the election because Fox News would have been the only one reporting it anyway, just like Lybia and the 4 Americans that were murdered by terrorists. They would cover for their God obahitlerstalinmao if he poured gas on the entire country and lit a match and burned it all to the ground.
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1947
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:56amBig Deal …. They were just having a little target shooting…Obama gave his brother fly by times…..
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trueamerican40
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:46pmOh my! It is going to suck big time for the next 4 years. Kind of like watching a killer whale play with a seal just before it devours it. America ain’t the killer whale. Panzy $@# communist administration!
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PilgrimStuckInBizarroWorld
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:02pmThat is not a pretty picture. LOL
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nonofmybiznez
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:26pmWhat is this world going to look like when there is no Israel? Who will they choose as their next target? The United States? Seems logical doesn’t it? What will the world look like after there is no Israel, no United States, no Great Britain, no Germany? What will this world look like? Who will be their hero? We won’t care because we won’t be here.
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:38pmOnly a hysterical idiot would think for a second that Iran has the capability to destroy the entire US population. They would hit DC, and maybe NYC.
Big deal. So did Sandy.
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isobamamadd
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:44pmCome on after all the False **** and the C.F.R. media Drones beating the Drums of war! The Globalist puppet needs something to get us into a war of theft and destruction,just like they did in Libya and Iraq. Don’t you people find it ironic that Al Qaeda had to be hunted down and destroyed after 9-11, but in Libya NATO flew air cover for them and the Muslim Brotherhood. Now France is going to arm and Finance them in Syria. No one has gone into Libya to secure Qaddafi’s military hardware.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:44pmUh oh. Barry better get an Apology Tour dispatched to Iran quick! We forced them to use rocket fuel and waste munitions! By golly, reparations are in order here!
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:01pmGhost, How right you are. That will undoubtedly happen. Not only the apology, but we’ll have to send some sort of team via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran to teach the gang that cannot shoot straight how to use two jet aircraft to gun down a slower prop driven drone. Apparently how effective the Iranian armed forces are. Guess they have gone soft just doing military photo ops since they were at war with Iraq.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:01pmYou left out carbon credits. Think of the damage done to the environment with all that fuel being burned. Probably another storm headed for Jersey.
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countryfirst
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:13pmHappened on November 1st, But Obama was busy doing what he does best campaigning. Will apologize to Iran at latter time, due to problems with the teleprompter.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:17pmRJJ
They didn’t want to gun it down. That seems kind of obvious to me. It’s not like they want to start an all-out war. They’re taunting the First Gay President.
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Zipit
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:41pmYo Kryp! Give POTUS a break on this one. He didn’t hear about till this afternoon, just like us!
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eCharleen
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:42pmProbably a concerted effort to test the range of the missile.
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barber2
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:42pmThis is no longer the American government in Washington. Not sure whom or what exactly these Obama people are protecting , defending, or preserving. Reminds me of what they are doing to our economic system which they are also not protecting, preserving, or defending.
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:40pmIt’s time to recognize the difference between “America” and “The United States Government”… One is We The People, and the other is the enemy of all freedom.
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kalli
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:40pmOh, no worry. There was probably another video denouncing their leader, and our muslim-in-chief will soon announce that there will be a thorough investigation after which the facts will be released to the press.
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CatB
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 6:16pmAnd the maker of the video will be arrested and jailed for AT LEAST a year.
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Mutiny
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:39pmIran has a right to defend themselves. Lets not act like we are not flying drones over their space. We are the attackers there not them. If they attack Israel I am 100 percent behind Israel. Until then, we are being bullies.
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dosdelgados
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:44pmIt was international air space.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:47pmI do agree with you in general. I would like to note however that the article points out it was in international air space and not over Iran. But yeah, provoking people and then whinging because they fire on your provocation is the act of an infantile government.
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Rocky_biskit
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:51pmumm the article clearly states that the drone was in INTERNATIONAL airspace.
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Duey2000
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:51pmThe Persian Gulf is not a part of Iran. It would be considered international airspace…
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e.galle
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:52pmInternaional airspace???
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cburchfiel
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:00pmYou are a Imbecile, we need to wipe Iran off the planet and rid the world of their craziness. They are nothing more than terrorist who believe we must die. If you are so much for them go to them be with them you do not belong in our country.
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:01pmThe Pentagon wouldn’t have reported it if it had been flying in Iranian airspace.
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Nancys Red Diaper Doper Babies
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:13pm@ Mutiny
Awesome, let’s start sinking those Russian subs off our coasts. Afterall, we have a right to defend ourselves don’t we?
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:17pm@CB,
Sig HIEL!!!!!
That was just scary.
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Cavallo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:17pmIf Obama won’t defend seals or his own ambassador, do you think he cares if they shoot down our drones?
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resme
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:30pmIt’s a drone, It’s used for spying and killing. It was most likely in Iranian Airspace.
We will never know….
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:44pm“It was in international airspace”
Then you won’t mind if I sit on my porch across the street from you and aim my AR-15 at you, huh? I mean, I’m not on your property or anything…
And CB, there are 70,000,000 people in Iran, including about 1,000,000 practicing Jews and around 7,000,000 Christians. But hey, bake ‘em all and let God sort ‘em out, right? Friggin warmongering lunatic armchair general POS…
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:39pmWell……my country has shrunk a little. It is the RED STATE country. Ohio and the other blue states think they can handle anything so I vote they send their sons out there and see what is going on. I don’t care…..it doesn’t affect my red state yet.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:56pmFirst, all of Ohio except the corrupt big union holding cities voted GOP. Don’t presume to judge my state based on Cleveland, which frankly should be chopped off and sold to Canada.
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Shasta
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:12pmSo ghost, you don’t like being blamed for the things the people in Cleveland did? What about you blaming the people of Cleveland when many of them voted against OBlamo? I am constantly being told by many of you that I should fall into the ocean just because I live in California. Being a conserviative in this state is very lonely, because we get crap from the liberals for being conservative, and from the conservatives because we live in this state. If the day comes when I can move, I will
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:20pm@GoJ,
Whoa, hold on there. Sold to Canada? That’s like selling someone a case of syphilis. Can’t imagine the price you’d get for that.
What’s more realistic is to triple the salt mining operation there and then let the weight of cleveland collapse it and sink into Lake Erie. It would be like mixing the story of Atlantis with Soddom and Gomorah.
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:20pmGHOST OF JEFFERSON
I am glad you voted for the GOP but almost every election for president, the election hangs on Ohio are Florida. MOst of us are tired of it. So…we have decided that Ohio and Florida can just run the country and pay all of the taxes to keep everyone else comfortable. You can also check into that Russian sub.
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asybot12
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:27pmHey ghostof please GIVE it to California it would fit right in Canada you know is run by a very good conservative government these days as it has for the last 6 years,.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:29pmSHASTA
Move here to North FL except for Gadsden, Leon, and Jefferson counties we all went for Romney of course if people didn’t vote for Johnson or Stein Romney would have won the whole state
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/president/florida/
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Strange_Paradox
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:36pm@Carnac….I don’t live in Florida; I live in Lower Alabama. As far as I am concerned, the whole western part of the panhandle (west of Tallahassee) should suceed and petition to become part of Alabama!
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:42pmHey! I live in Wakulla we voted for Romney so did every county of NORTH Florida except Leon(Tallahassee), Gadsden(county with the highest HIV, AIDS per pop), and Jefferson(they had no excuse)
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:16pmShasta,
I was half kidding about Cleveland. I know some people from there. Unfortunately, most I know have either moved (talk to Roth on this thread), are planning on moving, or are stuck and hate having to live there. Every time we have an open carry event in or near Cleveland we are threatened with arrest and imprisonment, despite the fact that Ohio is an open carry state and folks (like me) routinely open carry without issue in the rest of the state.
No experience with Cali, outside of my wife’s aunt who lives there. She’s a loony aging hippy who fits the stereotype of a Leftist Californian to a tee, and she is a proud member of the Cult of Personality for Obama. :/
@Carnac – sorry guy, but the vast majority of counties never vote for the socialists. You can have Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton if you want.
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:38pm@goahead.makemyday
Thanks for the link!
I have been trying to find out what Johnson got in Florida!
Do you have one for his national tally?
At least he talked about liberty and N D A A.
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proud2bmom
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 5:28pmGhost & Shasta, I hear you both. I grew up in Kern County (CA) and now live in Ohio. Pretty much the same situation — the liberal cities giving the whole state a bad name. At least in CA I knew what to expect. Ohio is just schizophrenic.
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NinjaJuice
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:39pmConcerned? is that the best they can do is be concerned?
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:47pmConcerned about losing a drone? Don’t fly it near Iran.
I can garndamteeya that if an Iranian drone was 16 miles off the coast of the US we would shoot the damned thing down.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:18pmTrue Texas, however international waters don’t start until 40 miles out (it’s changed, used to be 12).
That said, this was supposedly in international territory. Whether it was or not, we’ll never really know.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:38pmDid Barry order the drone to “stand down”?
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:09pmGONZO, Must have been on the golf course, or he was campaigning at the time. Otherwise, the drone would have laded safely at Tehran International.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:22pmThat’s funny right there.
+1
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drrgb
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:37pmTime for impeachment for 2 cover ups.
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George Patton
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:24pmI don’t think anyone gets it. It doesn’t matter what b. hussien does…the electorate doesn’t care about the same things you do. They don’t care about the economy, unemployment, benghazi, iran, israel, etc. What the electorate cares about is not what is good for the country but what will help them in the immediate…there own little pet causes…like free contraception, gay marriage, eternal unemployment checks, etc. And most of all they care about screwing “the rich.” That is what motivates them. Real issues don’t matter. They will all eat cake while the city burns. They care about cake, not fires! B. Hussien could literally start enslaving people and the electorate won’t care as long as he promises them cake.
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utterlyamazing
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:37pmI’m sure that Obama will give Iran a “stern” talking to..
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dosdelgados
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:41pmMaybe the letter he sends them will be in all caps. You know, for emphasis.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:41pmStrong letter to follow.
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barber2
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:46pmGONZO: You will see a pointed finger and a scowl soon !
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blanco5
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:46pmHa! Gonzo….Team America?
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countryfirst
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:17pmI am sure Barry has an apology form letter.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:37pmWhat else has happened that has intentionally been held until after the election?
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dosdelgados
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:45pmActual unemployment numbers?
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superhawg45
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:59pmThe Monument fire in Arizona, where Hezbollah tried to burn down Ft. Huachuca.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:04pmLet’s see…the UN Arms Treaty talks, prison time for the video scapegoat, this incident with Iran….
Electoral fraud? That one will remain sealed, though. Hmm. Got it! The release of the Blind Sheikh.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:10pmThis blog’s Vanishing Act is driving me crazy. Is TheBlaze under attack or what? Geez. It’s been three days already. If you’ll please allow me to finish my sentence, Bets,
…and the transfer of Gitmo detainees to that prison in Illinois.
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:49pmBoeing layoffs and the UN arms treaty.
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drrgb
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:37pmOk, for those of you who don’t think Obama was indecisive in Libya and didn’t cover up their ineptitude so he could get re-elected, now comes the word that on November 1, 2012, Iran attacked one of our drones in international air space. The administration covered up this unprovoked attack as well and evidently was indecisive in responding to yet another attack on US resources. My question is do you see a pattern here and how many more attacks will we suffer because this self serving incompetent was re-elected for 4 more years?
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circleDwagons
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:53pmUnprovocted attack? If a drone flew near our airspace what would be our reaction?
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drrgb
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:14pmIn fact the Russian and Chinese conduct survalence off our shores and have done so for decades and we have not shot at them.
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TEIN
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:15pm@Circledwagons…take a look at the Mexican border..that’s what this administration would do….
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Al J Zira
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:29pmcircleDwagons: We don;t know if it was over international waters but that’s what we’re being told. Until we learn otherwise, it is an unprovoked attack. Considering this administrations history of information sharing I doubt we’ll ever know where the thing was flying.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:40pmCIRCLEDWAGONS
We would wave at it and invite any and all people over. They are armed and number over 50,000,000 with tanks and air support? We’ll through them a PARTY! Well that’s what O would order. Did you know there was a Russian NUCLEAR sub in the Gulf for an estimated 6 months and we finally spotted it LEAVING. Oh and Obama wants to cut funding to sub defense, his next order will to put an underwater sign welcoming them to the US.
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circleDwagons
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:51pm@Tien. You are correct. I forgot who was in charged. Nevermind i stand corrected about our government. What would Israel do?
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circleDwagons
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:54pmHaving trouble responding. TEIN you are correct. What would Israel do?
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blanco5
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:36pmHere we go!
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AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:34pmNow Iran has 4 years to make their nuke and attack, and the US will do nothing. Israel, Netanyahu, I am deeply sorry and saddened, but you are on your own for the next four years…
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cburchfiel
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:08pmI totally agree with you, I will fight for Israel and Netanyahu at least he has a backbone and knowss what needs to be done.
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:25pmI would rather fight for Israel under Netanyahu’s leadership than for America under Obama. I never thought I would be pushed to the point of seriously saying such a thing.
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:52pmIsrael is better off on her own than depending on the 51% of this POS country to keep writing them checks. They have God on their side, they’ll be fine.
Plus, He’s a jealous kind of guy, I wouldn’t want to be cutting in on Him dancing with His girl, Israel. Every empire that has ever done that has gone teets sunward in a real hurry, history tells me.
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:32pmThe word I got is that the operator and the cameraman crapped themselves when they saw the Iranian jet in the rear-view mirror. “Is he shooting at us?”
Evidently, the Iranian pilot was not especially one of their aces because he literally ran out of ammo and then peeled off for Iranian air space. Do they carry missiles like our Hellfires? Don’t know.
Did the drone ask for back-up from the WH situation room? Was the drone painting the Iranian jet for back-up that never came? Did our Sewer Rat-in-Chief order back=up units to stand down?
“Remember Benghazi”
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bpitas
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:39pmHellfire is a laser-designated air-to-ground missile (that’s why it’s named AGM-114)- not very useful against a drone…
I think the real question is: where was the drone REALLY flying. Of course they are going to say it was in international waters. Our government is evil enough to fly them over their own country – I’m sure they have no problem spying on Iran illegally…
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:13pmWhy didn’t the Iranians just electronically hijack it and land it in Tehran to sell to the Chinese like they did with the last one?
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:56pmIt’s hard to hijack an RC. The damned thing has to be nearly right on top of you long enough for you to jam all incoming signals and then sort out which one it is receiving on. Took us hours at UT, and a lot of luck.
If (and a biiiiiiig ‘IF’) it was in International Air, then it would be near impossible to do. Would be funny as hell, tho.
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geomann
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:32pmHow convenient to wait until now to release that story (and the lack of action).
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Unbelievable
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:36pmNow why should any of be surprised that the MSM covered for this administration yet AGAIN?!?!?! I’m not surprised at all!
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barber2
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:45pmThe MSM is a division of the executive branch now !
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dosdelgados
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:49pmComing this term: Department of Media
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I SPY
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:32pmRussian submarines off the US coast, Iran firing at will at us, and obama plays golf for four more years.
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Unbelievable
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:37pmWe might be better off if he stays on the golf course.
Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:53pmIt’s not like we don’t patrol every inch of the planet, too.
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mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:32pmIran, or Persia, is Oriental not Middle Eastern.
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barber2
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:39pmSo?
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:58pmActually, they’re culturally and linguistically Indo-European, like us. Though yes, they’re not really “Middle East” I reckon.
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:01pmHuh? News to me
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:38pmMid·dle East
1. region stretching from Egypt to Iran: the region stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the western side of the Indian subcontinent, including Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq
Microsoft® Encarta®
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Stoic one
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:29pmSO.. maybe ‘we’ should fire back with a MOB; that bomb with the explosive force of a thermonuclear device without the radiation using “conventional” explosives.
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e.galle
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:55pmWow…Not sooo stoic Stoic One. ha
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midwesthippie
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:29pm…fired on a U.S. drone?…i would too…and isn’t this “report” about a week late?…
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bpitas
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:43pmThey conveniently said the Predator was “over international waters”, doing “routine maintenance”, but you’re right – if we were flying a drone over their air space, then we were caught in an act of war and they were completely justifying in shooting at it.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:00pmRemember that when it is flying over your house. (you being anyone in this case)
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WakingSheep
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:34pmI’m really starting to question why we are scared of their capabilities.
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lynda1276
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:25pmWith Obama back in they will become bolder and bolder
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barber2
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:43pmNow wait a minute. The guy said he could be ” more flexible ” after the election….
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:46pmYour right he will be more willing to “bend” in a certain direction and making America do so as well.
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huey6367
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:25pmSounds like an act of war to me. Will Obama make a rational decision? Details at 11 (if this even makes the news).
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dosdelgados
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:47pmNo, he’ll apologize for the drone’s presence.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:59pmAct of war?
Is that what they’ll call it when we / me start shooting at the drones?
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Texas Chris
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:58pmAct of war? In the same way that it’s a crime if I catch you breaking in my house and I shoot (at) you?
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:12pm@ROTH
It appears that DHS’s civilian drones do not have an encrypted GPS system, and they can be hacked into. Imagine what we (and the bad guys) could do…
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HKS
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:25pmWell now I’m really glad they withheld that story until after the elections, wouldn’t want anything read into that now would we.
“Remember Benghazi”
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Stoic one
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:31pmhttps://www.facebook.com/Justiceforbenghazi
If you use facebook join this….a Blazer started it.
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