Posted on 10/17/2014 6:04:51 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time that the militant group had taken to the air.
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Well well, that is a certain game changer. ISIS in planes is uh...upsetting.
Flying targets!
That’s a laugh.
Guess it depends on the eventual goal. Do they suicide missions in mind or something else? If something else I doubt theyll be that successful.
US Central Command must have studied under the same tutors that Baghdad Bob learned from.
It’s not really what you see. Oh look, there’s a squirrel!
We’d better be a lil more worried about the passenger jets captured.
Its not upsetting.... its just target practice.
A sideshow really.
ISIS is never going to have air power or naval power of its own.
What could be transformative is if they can do what no adversary has done in the past 20 years — put together an effective anti-aircraft or anti-ship capacity. The entire US / NATO / Australian tactical doctrine is based upon an assumption that ships are untouchable and planes, helos and drones are almost untouchable. My guess is that Obama and Cameron have about zero willpower to stay in a fight against someone who can splash their fighters or sink their destroyers.
Exactly. Let ‘em fly! This way they’re easier to spot and shoot down.
Can you imagine these goat-smelling dudes “flying” jet fighters?
Bwahahahahaha...
Under Obama the Islamic State has “won” it’s own country so it’s logical it should have an air force.
Suicide mission...
bttt
They wouldn't last more than a few minutes in a dogfight. But, they might take down a few passenger planes before being discovered. IOW, they might be more of a terrorist threat than an air superiority threat.
I'm just an armchair theorist here, not a military guy. So, those with more experience, feel free to correct my reaction.
I wonder if we have a JSTARS in the area....they should be aware of all air and land traffic.
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