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2007-08-01 Iraq

US chopper forced to land after taking ground fire E. of Baghdad

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Wouldn't you like to take some ready-for-scrap chopper and purposely 'crash' land it near a bad neighborhood, with it all rigged up with demo charges (maybe a few dozen Claymores or the like). Evacuate heroic pilot. When the jihadi cheerleaders and their camera crews are all assembled, trigger the 'work accident' to occur. The message needs to get out that it is just not safe to play around damaged US military equipment.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-08-01 07:28|| 2007-08-01 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Love that idea.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-08-01 11:36|| 2007-08-01 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 The lawyers would never go for it.

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-01 11:56|| 2007-08-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

#4 The lawyers would never go for it.

Make sure the lawyers are the first ones alerted about the "crash"--ask that they go immediately to the scene to investigate.

Posted by Crusader 2007-08-01 13:50|| 2007-08-01 13:50|| Front Page Top

#5 don't tell the lawyers: it would be safe to presume all UA aircraft carry ordnance, and the ensuing post-crash fire would set it off.......
it appears that tu and crusader are sharing the same toothbrush as wx today re: lawyers.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-01 14:35|| 2007-08-01 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 I didn't say that that was a good thing...

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-01 14:50|| 2007-08-01 14:50|| Front Page Top

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