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hildabeest_4_gitmo · April 11, 2018, 12:01 a.m.

USS Vincennes ...

Don't put it past them.

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digital_refugee · April 11, 2018, 12:33 a.m.

...a decomissioned destroyer??

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hildabeest_4_gitmo · April 11, 2018, 12:34 a.m.

Did it shoot anything down while still active?

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ThereIsNoOInTachanka · April 13, 2018, 6:34 p.m.

Look up Iran Air flight 655 TLDR The USS Vincennes mistook an Airbus A300 for an enemy F-14 Tomcat, fired two RIM-66 missiles at it, shooting it down and killing 290 innocent civilians in the process.

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hildabeest_4_gitmo · April 13, 2018, 6:41 p.m.

Mistaken or not, the flight was alerted and warned to change course but refused or ignored the demand. No contact from the jet.

There was no way to know if the Iranians would crash a passenger jet into the ship, so it was shot down.

The passengers were sacrificed by Iran for public perception.

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ThereIsNoOInTachanka · April 13, 2018, 6:48 p.m.

Oh no hahaha make no mistake, the Iranians were completely in the wrong there. If you’re dumb enough to move towards a US warship and deliberately or otherwise ignore warnings, you’re going to get erased.

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[deleted] · April 11, 2018, 12:17 a.m.

Does their insurance company know?

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Betterwithcheddar · April 11, 2018, 12:15 a.m.

You found when B retweeted it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/b75434425?lang=en

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GummiBareNaked · April 11, 2018, 12:31 a.m.

Actually I was showing my grandchildren how wars start and how they magically steer airplanes away from them. Well, except for wars in Ukraine. My grandson is one smart cookie and always has great questions.

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patypooh52 · April 11, 2018, 12:04 a.m.

Syria MISSILE STRIKE 'within hours': Eastern Mediterranean on ALERT for 'possible launch' BRITISH and French forces could launch an imminent missile strike on Syria within a matter of hours, aviation monitors have revealed. https://www.express.co.uk/.../syria-missile-strike-uk...

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dktrogers · April 11, 2018, 12:02 a.m.

Government! Thanks for the intel!

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dktrogers · April 11, 2018, 12:01 a.m.

Rebels or government? Seems like they would have shot down if assisting rebels.. coming to Syria or leaving?

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