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Resistance1

(168 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:05 AM Apr 3

US F-15E shot down over Iran

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Source: The Guardian

A US F-15E fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the war.

Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday accompanied by an initial claim that a US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran and the pilot probably killed.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-f-15e-jet-confirmed-142840661.html

If the Iranians capture these pilots, they will make a public spectacle of their torture and possible demise

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US F-15E shot down over Iran (Original Post) Resistance1 Apr 3 OP

So we are doing our best to provide them with hostages, I guess Walleye Apr 3 #1

Wouldn't they be prisoners of war? David__77 Apr 3 #5

So I guess they can be held until the "war" is over Walleye Apr 3 #6

Sure. The US, Israel and Iran can sit down together and negotiate a formal end to the war. David__77 Apr 3 #10

Hope springs, eternal and what's left of my human breast Walleye Apr 3 #12

Nope because Trump and Hegseth said this wasn't a war. Ray Bruns Apr 3 #11

POLEs. Harker Apr 3 #14

It's the US that's waging the illegal war of aggression. David__77 Apr 3 #2

And what is Trump going to threaten them with displacedvermoter Apr 3 #3

Well, we elect a rapist, we should expect to get fucked Walleye Apr 3 #7

Truth... displacedvermoter Apr 3 #9

The US war secretary said such agreements are nonsense. David__77 Apr 3 #13

The Geneva Convention is "woke" Miguelito Loveless Apr 3 #15

The Iranians are smarter than that, gab13by13 Apr 3 #4

Malcolm Nance's YT channel has some great vid and analysis 617Blue Apr 3 #8

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What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Apr 3 #17

Post removed Post removed Apr 3 #18

Enjoy your no-doubt-brief stay. niyad Apr 3 #19

Who Is Rooting For The Bad Guys? ProfessorGAC Apr 3 #20

Apparently anybody who doesn't agree that the clusterfuck is a "great mission". niyad Apr 3 #21

Ahh, thank you, MIRT!!! niyad Apr 3 #22

After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Apr 3 #23

Walleye

(45,424 posts)

1. So we are doing our best to provide them with hostages, I guess

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:06 AM

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David__77

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5. Wouldn't they be prisoners of war?

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:11 AM

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Walleye

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6. So I guess they can be held until the "war" is over

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:12 AM

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David__77

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10. Sure. The US, Israel and Iran can sit down together and negotiate a formal end to the war.

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:17 AM

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Walleye

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12. Hope springs, eternal and what's left of my human breast

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Ray Bruns

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11. Nope because Trump and Hegseth said this wasn't a war.

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:19 AM

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Harker

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14. POLEs.

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:30 AM

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Prisoners of Little Excursion.

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David__77

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2. It's the US that's waging the illegal war of aggression.

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:09 AM

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displacedvermoter

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3. And what is Trump going to threaten them with

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:10 AM

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to guarantee Geneva Convention treatment -- not sure Iran is a signatory, but you know what I mean -- of this crew? He has already threatened to bomb them into the "Stone Ages", so I imagine the only other greater threat would be to nuke them.

We are so fucked by these people....

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Walleye

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7. Well, we elect a rapist, we should expect to get fucked

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displacedvermoter

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9. Truth...

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David__77

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13. The US war secretary said such agreements are nonsense.

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Miguelito Loveless

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15. The Geneva Convention is "woke"

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:45 AM

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And we don’t believe in woke. We are “maximum war fighters” obliterating our enemies without mercy.

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gab13by13

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4. The Iranians are smarter than that,

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:11 AM

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they will not torture of publicly kill the pilots if they capture them. They may use them as shields though, put them inside a power plant.

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617Blue

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8. Malcolm Nance's YT channel has some great vid and analysis

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:14 AM

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Looks like C130 and choppers were searching in daylight.

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niyad

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17. What flavour pizza do you like?

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niyad

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19. Enjoy your no-doubt-brief stay.

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ProfessorGAC

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20. Who Is Rooting For The Bad Guys?

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:20 PM

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Making things up is not a convincing retort.

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niyad

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21. Apparently anybody who doesn't agree that the clusterfuck is a "great mission".

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niyad

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22. Ahh, thank you, MIRT!!!

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Emile

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23. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.

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Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:48 PM

Apr 3

This is a duplicate of the same news story posted earlier.

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143643270

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