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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
#Iran says human error led to shoot down
2020-01-12
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Posted by:Fred

#5  One story I saw said the on-scene air defense commander tried to contact Mullah HQ but was unable to get thru due to jamming (that would be Iranian jamming, right?) or because comms were down. In either case, he made the decision to pull the trigger, with the now familiar consequences.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-01-12 13:17  

#4  they sent the broken heart emoji. all is forgiven
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2020-01-12 09:05  

#3  "Human"... I don't think that word means what you think it means....
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-01-12 08:47  

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Posted by: Skidmark   2020-01-12 07:55  

#1  The error being they thought the air would be alight with American military aircraft to pin the blame on.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-01-12 07:42  

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