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In the discussion thread: Reports: Turkish warplane shot down by Syria [View all]

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:58 AM

may3rd (593 posts)

29. The commander and chief has been briefed. Who else has a need to know ?

It can only be done with US special forces on the ground taking out the radar like they did in Libya.

.....but nobody has a need to know that.

These are the hands were given

same as it ever was

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Reports: Turkish warplane shot down by Syria [View all]	Fozzledick	Jun 2012	OP
rutro	JCMach1	Jun 2012	#1
BBC: Turkish military F-4 plane 'vanishes' near Syria border	maddezmom	Jun 2012	#2
Uh oh.	DavidDvorkin	Jun 2012	#3
Syria air defenses down Turkish military plane over Latakia	Fozzledick	Jun 2012	#4
Pretty bad news. Theoretically (cough) Turkey isn't involved in assisting either side remember?	riderinthestorm	Jun 2012	#5
Were they testing the Russian made Syrian air defense system	may3rd	Jun 2012	#26
An F-4? Is the Sopwith Camel in the shop?	Throd	Jun 2012	#6
This message was self-deleted by its author	Poll_Blind	Jun 2012	#8
There's about 600, 650 still in use in various air forces. Turkey's got about 160. (nt)	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#10
I had to look that up before I believed it...	Blue_Tires	Jun 2012	#17
MiG-21s still being around doesn't surprise me at all	Posteritatis	Jun 2012	#18
Seems this is a 'Buy American' moment on a silver platter	may3rd	Jun 2012	#27
They still in service, not just in the US	nadinbrzezinski	Jun 2012	#14
That's the unmanned upgrade	may3rd	Jun 2012	#28
The Turks went to Israel to upgrade their F-4s	hack89	Jun 2012	#15
no good soultions here.	hrmjustin	Jun 2012	#7
Turkey is a NATO ally.	Odin2005	Jun 2012	#23
I hope not to many people realize that.	hrmjustin	Jun 2012	#24
The commander and chief has been briefed. Who else has a need to know ?	may3rd	Jun 2012	#29
Iran must be isolated!	bongbong	Jun 2012	#9
The 'youth' of Persia must rise up to save them from themselves	may3rd	Jun 2012	#30
Syria has offered it's regrets to Turkey	dipsydoodle	Jun 2012	#11
At least it wasn't an airliner.	dipsydoodle	Jun 2012	#12
That's because they have plenty on the ground to keep em busy til the fall..... nt	may3rd	Jun 2012	#31
Just a cock-up. So far...	Ghost Dog	Jun 2012	#13
Alas, Babylon	Strelnikov_	Jun 2012	#16
That's the port where newest Russian made SAM missiles are placed according to a fast google search	may3rd	Jun 2012	#32
WELCOME TO HELL ESSAD	SultanErdogan	Jun 2012	#19
People may not see it that way	may3rd	Jun 2012	#33
"ITS TIME FOR WAR!"	Adsos Letter	Jun 2012	#38
yay .. NATO article 4 & 5 here we come... /nt	jakeXT	Jun 2012	#20
NATO met in Chicago	may3rd	Jun 2012	#34
Kick! n/t	Tx4obama	Jun 2012	#21
Uh-oh, Assad just pissed off the Turks.	Odin2005	Jun 2012	#22
They have the second largest NATO military	may3rd	Jun 2012	#35
No one wants WWIII, the Turks will likely accept any apologies.	joshcryer	Jun 2012	#36
But will they tire of accepting refugee's?	may3rd	Jun 2012	#37
Turkish warplane downed by Syria 'may have crossed border'	dipsydoodle	Jun 2012	#25
Turkey says Syria downed jet in international airspace	Marooned	Jun 2012	#39
I doubt anyone	dipsydoodle	Jun 2012	#40
Turkey calls Nato meeting on warplane downed by Syria; wreckage found	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2012	#41

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