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Clinton pushes for unmanned helicopter program
Newsday ^
| May 9, 2003
| DEVLIN BARRETT
Posted on 05/09/2003 7:31:35 PM PDT by John Lenin
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in her new role as member of the Armed Services committee, wants an unmanned helicopter manufactured partly in New York to become a new weapon in the U.S. military's arsenal.
Clinton has been pushing for money for the Fire Scout, a high-tech helicopter produced by Northrop Grumman Corp., with the main component made by Schweizer Aircraft Corp. in Elmira.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Free Republic; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: clinton; firescout; hawkhillary; miltech
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What the heck do we need unmanned helicopters for if we already have drones ?
To: John Lenin
hillary wants it named after her - "The Flying Broom".
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:32:45 PM PDT
by
Bernard
To: John Lenin
Clinton pushes for unmanned helicopter program In her capacity as a founding member of the NAGS, I can see why she'd want the pilots to be only women.
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:42:06 PM PDT
by
jimkress
To: Bernard
Hillarys blackhawk is down.
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:44:10 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
(It's all an Amish plot(c))
To: Bernard
"hillary wants it named after her - "The Flying Broom"." "The Bitch" or "The Hog"
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:45:02 PM PDT
by
blam
To: jimkress
Rummy will probably smack this one down. It's just pork for her re-election in 06, the money would be better spent on the space weapons program.
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:47:47 PM PDT
by
John Lenin
(Government does not solve problems, it subsidizes them)
To: John Lenin
A helicopter-like platform could hover, unlike drones. It could loiter without circling. Don't knock the concept just because Hillary! wants it.
But wouldn't ya know she'd go for something unmanned?
Coudn't resist.
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posted on
05/09/2003 7:55:56 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: DBrow
Don't-feel-bad,-when-I-first-looked-at-the-headline-I-read-
"Unarmmed-Helicopter!--My-space-bar-doesn't-work--Sorry!
To: John Lenin
More stable firing platform?
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posted on
05/09/2003 8:06:22 PM PDT
by
Archangelsk
(Think politically not emotionally.)
To: DBrow
Anything that helps the witch get re-elected is BAD for America. enuf said
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posted on
05/09/2003 8:06:40 PM PDT
by
John Lenin
(Government does not solve problems, it subsidizes them)
To: John Lenin
Parts produced in her state. Same old, same old.
To: Bernard
At least Her Thighness would have something in common with it, if she gets it: neither have a man.
To: Bernard
The banshee.
To: John Lenin
I suppose it's time to see how much:
Northrop Grumman Corp & Schweizer Aircraft Corp.
Have donated to HillPac.
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posted on
05/09/2003 8:18:46 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(2 wrongs don't make a right.....but 3 rights make a left)
To: John Lenin
You have to think like this bitch to understand her motives..
She NEEDS an unmanned weapons system -- so that she can order hits that any sane officer would refuse and there are NO WITNESSES....
She is building the perfect Democrat assassination tool...for HER use...
< /sarcasm> but only slightly..
Semper Fi
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posted on
05/09/2003 8:46:34 PM PDT
by
river rat
(War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
To: John Lenin
Hillary was paid big bucks under the table to push for this one?
To: John Lenin
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posted on
05/09/2003 11:16:14 PM PDT
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
To: Paul Atreides
At least Her Thighness would have something in common with it, if she gets it: neither have a man. Ouch, that's cold, but I love it.
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posted on
05/09/2003 11:20:49 PM PDT
by
Mark17
To: John Lenin
War is only good when it lines a liberals pocket I guess.
To: river rat
Good Morning sir!
Our boys do just fine in manned choppers. We don't unmanned copters out there.
Drones are great for recon, and test flights, but I feel better when we've got a pilot at the controls.
Flew with some outstanding chopper pilots when I was in the Air Force. Don't want to put these boys out of business.
And how in the hell did Hellary get on this committee? Her contempt for the military is well known.
Semper fi!
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posted on
05/10/2003 5:11:26 AM PDT
by
Northern Yankee
(Freedom.... needs a soldier !)
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