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The drone shot down by Israel was an Iranian copy of a U.S. craft, Israel says
Washington Post ^ | Feb. 11, 2018 | Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash

Posted on 02/11/2018 5:33:57 PM PST by Innovative

The drone that Israel said it shot down this weekend appeared to have been developed by Iran from technology obtained when it captured a U.S. stealth aircraft in 2011, according to aviation experts and Israeli officials.

Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for Israel’s military, and Yuval Steinitz, a minister in Israel’s security cabinet, said the craft was a copy of a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel spy drone, which Iran claims to have reverse-engineered.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aviation; drone; iran; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; military; obamasfault; rq170; shootdown; trumpmiddleeast; waronterror
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Terrible, but unfortunately not surprising.
1 posted on 02/11/2018 5:33:57 PM PST by Innovative
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To: Innovative

A gift from Barry Soetero.


2 posted on 02/11/2018 5:34:47 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: Innovative

Obama ,the Gift that keeps giving


3 posted on 02/11/2018 5:35:22 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Innovative

That would be a copy of that drone Obama dropped into Iran’s lap?


4 posted on 02/11/2018 5:35:24 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Innovative

If you look closely under the wing it says: “Here’s just a little something for you to show you how much I care. Hope you can put it to good use. Love, Barack.”


5 posted on 02/11/2018 5:37:52 PM PST by KyCats
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To: Innovative

6 posted on 02/11/2018 5:39:22 PM PST by montag813
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To: PhiloBedo

Most likely also told the Navy guys the Iranians captured not to fight back. Were they armed (our Navy guys that is)?


7 posted on 02/11/2018 5:40:45 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: BenLurkin

Yep. Maybe PIAPS and Barry weren’t just running guns to ISIS out of Libya.

I suspect we are gonna be hearing about their “shenanigans” for decades.


8 posted on 02/11/2018 5:41:39 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Innovative
The drone that Israel said it shot down this weekend appeared to have been developed by Iran from technology obtained when it captured a U.S. stealth aircraft in 2011, according to aviation experts and Israeli officials.


9 posted on 02/11/2018 5:43:13 PM PST by COBOL2Java (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
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To: SkyDancer

Very much armed.


10 posted on 02/11/2018 5:43:29 PM PST by Eagles6
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To: Innovative

The Kenyanesian Usurper landed one in Iran for them to study.

The founders were right. Natural born citizen only.
People born with multiple nationalities, loyalties, allegiances, citizenships were precisely who they were excluding with the naturally born citizen requirement.


11 posted on 02/11/2018 5:45:52 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Innovative

Thank you Obama. The gift that keeps on giving.


12 posted on 02/11/2018 5:51:10 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: montag813

Allah Pooh Snack Bar!


13 posted on 02/11/2018 5:51:54 PM PST by Liberal Anti Venom (Freedom exists not to do what you like, but having the right to do what you ought. ~John Paul II~)
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To: Innovative

At the time of the crash, the RQ-170 “Beast of Khandahar” was the VERY MOST advanced.

The location and timing of the crash was such that the sensitive, secret-packed craft was abundantly blow-uppable by US forces seeking to safeguard US tech, yet no strike was ever launched:

A man who traded away 20% of US Uranium, a man who permitted and then covered up a terrorist strike on a US facility in Benghazi, who spied on Candidate and then President Trump, a man who quashed all investigation into Hezbollah drug-dealing and money laundering:

Would he DELIBERATELY hand over America’s most stealthy drone to a terrorist nation..?

WITHOUT THE TINIEST DOUBT.


14 posted on 02/11/2018 5:53:58 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Innovative

15 posted on 02/11/2018 5:55:14 PM PST by gaijin
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To: PhiloBedo

That was my first thought.


16 posted on 02/11/2018 5:57:31 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: Innovative

Maybe Barry gave them a couple when he gave them the millions and millions in cash.


17 posted on 02/11/2018 5:57:49 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for!)
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To: Innovative
There are apparently TWO RQ-170 Iranian derivatives:

Left and right photo sides show 2 different types.

18 posted on 02/11/2018 6:01:15 PM PST by gaijin
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http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/iran-develops-two-new-uav-types-captured-rq-170-sentinel


19 posted on 02/11/2018 6:03:13 PM PST by gaijin
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To: gaijin
FUBO you son of a 1000 dogs.

I also blame the millions of brain dead a-holes who voted the Kenyan into power.

20 posted on 02/11/2018 6:07:12 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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