To: TheSpottedOwl
The US trained Iranian pilots back in the '70's. Pathetic isn't it?
The Shah and his air force were our friends. Then Carter cut them off and the Islamists took over; any of his air force officers that didn't get out of Iran were killed. When the revolution took place, most of the Iranian Air Force personnel over here for language and technical training requested asylum in the USA rather than return home to certain death.
To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
Yes, I remember whose side they used to be on until we sold the Shah out to the Ayatollahs. I'm sure that the US trained pilots who couldn't get out, were utilized as training officers, or faced execution.
Effn' Jimmuh...
55 posted on
02/05/2006 6:28:32 PM PST by
TheSpottedOwl
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