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To: swheats
The recovery of the advanced MiG fighter is considered to be an intelligence coup by the U.S. Air Force. The Foxbat may also be equipped with advanced Russian and French made electronics that were sold to Iraq during the 1990s in violation of a U.N. ban on arms sales to Baghdad. sweeeeet justice.

Meaning no offense, but a clueless writer at Newsmax is hoping to play on a clueless readership. That plane is ancient. We got one from a Russian defector back in 1976, they've been flying since the mid 60's.

137 posted on 08/06/2003 1:46:54 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Gunslingr3
No offense taken.

I responded to the paragraph as stated. I'll admit my cluelessness to all things military air support. My 8 yr old knows more about the various air power and their capabilities than his mom.


We'll have to believe that Newsmax knows as much as the military in wartime will tell them.

thanks.
149 posted on 08/06/2003 1:57:05 PM PDT by swheats
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