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First footage surfaces: Iranian jet seen attacking ISIS targets in Iraq
Haaretz ^ | 12/01/14 | Anshel Pfeffer

Posted on 12/01/2014 10:47:53 AM PST by winoneforthegipper

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Congrats America! We are now fighting alongside Tehranicals.
1 posted on 12/01/2014 10:47:53 AM PST by winoneforthegipper
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To: winoneforthegipper
The enemy of my enemy is ...

...

... the enemy of my enemy.

Nothing more, nothing less.

2 posted on 12/01/2014 10:49:12 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: winoneforthegipper

When you enemies are fighting each other you should sit back and watch. Then when one emerges as the victor you destroy him.


3 posted on 12/01/2014 10:53:19 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Iran wants to be the Top Dog in the region, ergo ISIS must go..........................


4 posted on 12/01/2014 10:54:19 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: winoneforthegipper
I dont care who is flying it...

I made three Revell models of this bad boy when I was too young to read. I still think it rocks.

5 posted on 12/01/2014 10:56:54 AM PST by corkoman
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To: winoneforthegipper

Not buying it.

The news ‘source’ (al jabba) is hardly credible.

Any video can be claimed to be filmed anywhere.

And Iranian F-4’s are hardly capable of delivering ordnance as their avionics are shot, and the number of F-4s capable of flying are way down in the low single digits. This means the Iranians will not risk flying and losing one of their ‘premier” jets on a routine mission and in airspace where the US and coalition forces control the skies.


6 posted on 12/01/2014 10:57:23 AM PST by Hulka
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To: rfreedom4u

“When you enemies are fighting each other you should sit back and watch. Then when one emerges as the victor you destroy him.”

BUMP!


7 posted on 12/01/2014 10:57:39 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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The enemy of my enemy is ...

THE NEXT ONE TO DIE!

8 posted on 12/01/2014 11:09:29 AM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: Hulka

They have taken down the video. More “not buying it” evidence that this is a fraud. The Iranians would be making very loud statements about how wonderful their air force is if they had.


9 posted on 12/01/2014 11:09:47 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Hulka

Nah the hard copy comes from Janes.

http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq#.VHy80jGjpB4.twitter


10 posted on 12/01/2014 11:13:25 AM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: winoneforthegipper

During WWII we were sending supplies to Russia and were fighting the same enemy, Nazi Germany.

By the way, there is more personal freedom today in Iran than there was in Russia then and Saudi, today.


11 posted on 12/01/2014 11:20:24 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: winoneforthegipper

Zero left a power vacuum in Iraq. Of course someone will fill it.


12 posted on 12/01/2014 11:22:29 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: 353FMG

Eh. In the region Iran is the Clown under the bed in it’s willfulness to exterminate Israel. Hardly rhetorical.

Sorry there is no excuse.


13 posted on 12/01/2014 11:28:10 AM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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Thank you, but the story makes clear they are using information provided by Al Jabba.

Afraid I need better proof. But that’s just me.


14 posted on 12/01/2014 11:32:06 AM PST by Hulka
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The story says they are using video from AJ who’s own report says that it was Iraqi.

JANES is saying uh no that is an F4 phantom. No need to trust AJ.


15 posted on 12/01/2014 11:35:52 AM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: Hulka

I’m surprised they are flying at all.


16 posted on 12/01/2014 1:09:19 PM PST by Former Proud Canadian (Gold and Silver are Money, Accept No Substitutes)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Very possible. Iran bought @220 Phantoms and 79 F14s and assuming with parts cannibalising they can probably still operate maybe a fourth of them.

With Russian and Chinese help they could install more modern electronics and weapons systems.

We haven’t heard anything about ISIS operating over the Iranian border but if they are the Mullahs are not likely to be forgiving and understanding.


17 posted on 12/01/2014 1:29:58 PM PST by Rockpile
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May the Shia kill the Sunni, may the Sunni kill the Shia.


18 posted on 12/01/2014 1:42:37 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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When you enemies are fighting each other you should sit back and watch. Then when one emerges as the victor you destroy him.

Sometimes. The Russians watched us emerge as the victor over Japan. They were all set to invade Japan near the end of WWII, our dropping the big bomb on Japan forestalled Russia from any attempts to attack us. We have the advantage over Iran, even if they managed to make a nuke. Not likely we'll ever destroy Iran with Obama around.

19 posted on 12/01/2014 3:43:02 PM PST by roadcat
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To: winoneforthegipper

Yes, I understand that. It is an F-4.

But I’m not buying the scernario. . .there is no way to verify the jet was flying when they say it was and by who.


20 posted on 12/01/2014 4:09:55 PM PST by Hulka
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