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CorpGovActivist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 03:26 PM Original message |
Washington Post: Problems Stall Pentagon's New Fighting Vehicle - No Iran Landing? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Where would they land in Iran? That's suicide. They'd be beaten back by the population, from |
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CorpGovActivist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Limited Landings in SW Iran... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. First battle test in Iran? Not likely since it's to be deployed in 2010. n/t |
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CorpGovActivist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Limited Battle Tests Often Take Place... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I understand but that's very unlikely per the WP article you cited. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. "operational mission failure" on average every 4.5 hours - may need more than duck tape to fix |
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CorpGovActivist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. What Intrigued Me: The Incongruity between the Discovery Channel Footage and Post Article... |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Its DUCT tape, not duck tape, and I'd bet the Pentagon would |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. LOL - I can't spell worth a damn! n/t |
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bananarepublican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-24-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I bet 'Amphibious 1' works just fine! Bush might want to stage a Macarthuresque... |
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