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In reply to the discussion: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says [View all]Hope22
(4,639 posts)44. It's interesting...
The poorest taste appears to be in fools letting a monster set the mission plan. We will never know what actually happened here. Im glad the crews are safe and in medical care. The loss of the equipment is going to add up quickly. Is the plan to deplete our military. Or maybe just no plan .
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Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
OP
"....several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews."
riversedge
Yesterday
#3
The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning
Prairie Gates
Yesterday
#15
I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video
Prairie Gates
Yesterday
#14
It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates.
70sEraVet
Yesterday
#9
When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost.
Lonestarblue
Yesterday
#8
Will this war last 20 years and cost three hundred million dollars a day like that other one?
twodogsbarking
Yesterday
#10
Criminy, the husband of my wife's cousin copilots one of those, and I know he's deployed over there.
Efilroft Sul
Yesterday
#12
Things are going just swimmingly huh Trump? Betting the DOW tanks 1000 points
Bengus81
Yesterday
#17
This is the outcome of firing all of those commanders and IGs from the beginning
Mr. Scorpio
Yesterday
#25
Well, there goes a billion of our money. For what? Let's hear something coherent
Evolve Dammit
18 hrs ago
#60