WTF?...c'mon man...this is really the story?!!

BoarSpear · 05-27-2006, 02:36 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060527/...elicopter_down

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed in an insurgent stronghold in western Iraq on Saturday, and two crew members were missing, the U.S. military said.Hostile fire was not suspected as the cause.

The helicopter was on a maintenance test flight when it went down, and search-and-rescue efforts were under way, the statement said.

"We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades," Marine spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Salas said.

The statement added that "the incident does not appear to be a result of enemy action."

The statement did not specify where exactly the helicopter crashed in Anbar, a huge, insurgent-infested province extending from the western outskirts of Baghdad to the Syrian and Jordanian borders.
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Yeah we always do PMCF's alone over insurgent stronholds

people will believe anything these days (or they just dont care), so they dont even bother telling believable lies anymore

BoarSpear · 05-27-2006, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Brewer

For what it's worth, I don't think they want you to believe it went down in an insurgent encampment or fortification, but rather in a province that is known to be a heavy combat area. No one is saying that it went down inside the wire in an enemy camp - they're saying that it went down in or around Anbar, a village / region known to be a hotspot for insurgents. If that's the case, and the birds are there to combat insurgents, where the hell else are they going to do a maintenence flight?

Oh, so it was an UNESCORTED aircraft that was of questionable flight capability that was sent out into hostile territory alone for a test flight? Thats a somehow better story?

NOT...I already considered that, not like its any better though...The Navy cares enough about its people to send out escorts on PMCF's that arent in hostile areas, I guess the Corp doesnt give a damn....unescorted maintenance flights over hostile territory, hmmm yeah who else wants to volunteer? Ever heard of Stupid freakin orders getting people killed or worse...there ya go....fly this helo out into enemy territory to see if it's "safe" for combat ops....but you go alone, IF your bird checks out, you can fly with us when we go back out...uh yeah, THANKS...its a BS story....

BoarSpear · 05-30-2006, 05:39 PM

Hmmm yeah the great ignore it when you dont like it stunt....I KNOW you read this...Brewer...Lizard...c'mon...spin this.

05-27-2006, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
BoarSpear Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,729 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	WTF?...c'mon man...this is really the story?!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060527/...elicopter_down BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed in an insurgent stronghold in western Iraq on Saturday, and two crew members were missing, the U.S. military said.Hostile fire was not suspected as the cause. The helicopter was on a maintenance test flight when it went down, and search-and-rescue efforts were under way, the statement said. "We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades," Marine spokesman Lt. Col. Bryan Salas said. The statement added that "the incident does not appear to be a result of enemy action." The statement did not specify where exactly the helicopter crashed in Anbar, a huge, insurgent-infested province extending from the western outskirts of Baghdad to the Syrian and Jordanian borders. .................................................... Yeah we always do PMCF's alone over insurgent stronholds people will believe anything these days (or they just dont care), so they dont even bother telling believable lies anymore

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BoarSpear Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,729 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmm yeah the great ignore it when you dont like it stunt....I KNOW you read this...Brewer...Lizard...c'mon...spin this.

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