Poll: DELETED_74993

[do_ron_ron]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18707828&postcount=831

1 if it is in our national interest.

Who supplied planes and bombs to kill the protestors in East Timor? Step forward the UK.

If it is not in our national interest we turn a blind eye to it.

Every shade of Govt.

 

[greywolf]

0955: Journalist Rob Crilly from The Telegraph currently in Libya tweets: "just found a crashed US warplane in a field. believe a mechanical failure brought it down #libya" a tweet a few minutes later added: crew believed safe #libya

Hopefully the crew are indeed safe.

 

[Danthus]

Rescued by the rebels according to Sky/BBC.

 

[Firestar_3x]

F15-E so the reports say.

 

[Danthus]

I wouldn't stand to close to it in the coming hours.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Nope me either.

 

[Firestar_3x]

If it's been shot down i wonder if this will change the current position the US are taking on the conflict?

 

[Danthus]

If it's been shot down i wonder if this will change the current position the US are taking on the conflict?

I would imagine that they would keep it quiet if it had been shot down, it would be great propaganda for Libya and quite embarrassing for the US.

How will the US public take the news, would it be seen a reason to hand over all the faster or a reason the increase US military activity?

 

[Duke]

I wouldn't stand to close to it in the coming hours.

I take it the US would blow it up if the crew are away and safe?

 

[Andr3w]

I take it the US would blow it up if the crew are away and safe?

They'll blow the hell out of it

 

[Firestar_3x]

I would imagine that they would keep it quiet if it had been shot down, it would be great propaganda for Libya and quite embarrassing for the US.

How will the US public take the news, would it be seen a reason to hand over all the faster or a reason the increase US military activity?

True, it could swing the other way and the US public wanting out of the conflict, interesting to see how this develops.

Its clear to see why the sea harrier, CV-22 Osprey and HH-60 Pave Hawk have been in the air over the past few days on practice.

 

[Cosimo]

They'll blow the hell out of it

... and come back to make sure.

 

[Firestar_3x]

It might have happened already.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

True, it could swing the other way and the US public wanting out of the conflict, interesting to see how this develops.

Forget the public, the mililatry seem to be loosing faith:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42206805/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Can't say I blame them. This no fly zone was a month too late.

 

[OriginalJonty]

I would imagine that they would keep it quiet if it had been shot down, it would be great propaganda for Libya and quite embarrassing for the US.

How will the US public take the news, would it be seen a reason to hand over all the faster or a reason the increase US military activity?

US Military Spokesman has confirmed a US warplane went down:

Source

One crew member recovered safely, operation underway to recover the other. The location of where the plane went down unknown but if a crewmember has already been recovered, then hopefully it's in rebel held territory. Here's hoping the other crewmember got picked up by the rebel group safely.

 

[doodah]

Race against time for Libya to assess how it went down before a clean up strike arrives

How high is AA fire effective up to? Assuming the F-15E would be doing a bombing run or patrolling? Would either of the previous be at a height that AA fire could shoot it down?

Mind you - its over 20 years old?

 

[Firestar_3x]

Means they can steal bits and stuff like that which could cause problems in the future.

A CV-22 Osprey, HH-60 Pave Hawk or ground based special ops might have gone in right after and blown the thing to bits, failing that it wouldn't have been flying alone / that far away from something else, so it could have been hit right away.

Problem with attacking it from the air is you can hurt / kill the people who've just help saved your pilot / navigator.

 

[Danthus]

US Military Spokesman has confirmed a US warplane went down:

Source

One crew member recovered safely, operation underway to recover the other. The location of where the plane went down unknown but if a crewmember has already been recovered, then hopefully it's in rebel held territory. Here's hoping the other crewmember got picked up by the rebel group safely.

Location unclear, I doubt that, a journalist from the Telegraph has seen the wreckage!

 

[Danthus]

Problem with attacking it from the air is you can hurt / kill the people who've just help saved your pilot / navigator.

Collateral damage.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Don't you start its too early

Edit: sounds like its been hit by a lucky AA round to me.