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The DUmpster / Re: About the F-15 downed over Iran
« Last post by SVPete on April 05, 2026, 09:24:26 AM »I'll take "Statements that won't age well for $5000, Alex":
US celebrates successful rescue of F-15E crew member as Trump's Iran ultimatum ticks down
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-iran-trump-israel-war-live-updates-april-5
I'm sure that at least some DUpipo had the sads over this rescue, because Trump. It was a very "expensive" rescue, costing two C-130s and another A-10 (which was providing CAS for the rescuers; crash-landed in Kuwait, pilot safe). DUpipo won't like that either, since it demonstrates the value the US military and C-in-C Trump placed on the downed WSO. Lockheed can build two more C-130s in a matter of months; "new humans" take a couple decades of nurture, education, and training. Republican governments (form, not party) "get" that; autocrats don't and won't.
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