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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:13 PM Oct 2023

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Bound for Ben Gurion Airport

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Bound for Ben Gurion Airport (Original Post) Tomconroy Oct 2023 OP

... sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #1

Godspeed President Biden. So much on his shoulders. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #2

If traitor was in office, he wouldnt get within 5000 miles of a war. He is the biggest Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #3

Trump was twice in war zones. former9thward Oct 2023 #12

Godspeed, Mr. President Hekate Oct 2023 #4

Please stay safe President Biden berniesandersmittens Oct 2023 #5

us and the whole free, non-terrorist, non-fascist world. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #8

Damn right Kitteh canetoad Oct 2023 #15

Godspeed and stay safe Mr. President. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #6

so much for secret travel planning. if he is in fact on it and its not a decoy nt msongs Oct 2023 #7

The departure was widely covered in the press. Tomconroy Oct 2023 #11

Sorry... NowISeetheLight Oct 2023 #9

The media covered the departure and Biden spoke on the tarmac. Tomconroy Oct 2023 #10

AF 1 is always escorted no matter where it goes. former9thward Oct 2023 #13

President Biden takes his duty seriously Tetrachloride Oct 2023 #14

tbh that airspace might be the safest place on planet earth right now. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #17

Safe travels, safe visit, and safe return President Biden. electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #16

Does Hamas have a cluster of rockets sarisataka Oct 2023 #18

sprinkleeninow

(22,474 posts)

1. ...

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:15 PM

Oct 2023

🙏🕯

Maru Kitteh

(32,015 posts)

2. Godspeed President Biden. So much on his shoulders.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:15 PM

Oct 2023

Eliot Rosewater

(34,296 posts)

3. If traitor was in office, he wouldnt get within 5000 miles of a war. He is the biggest

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:16 PM

Oct 2023

coward on earth.

Has NEVER fired anyone NOT EVER, he pays other people to do it for him.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

12. Trump was twice in war zones.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:45 PM

Oct 2023

He made holiday visits to Iraq in 2018 and Afghanistan in 2019.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

4. Godspeed, Mr. President

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:17 PM

Oct 2023

berniesandersmittens

(13,211 posts)

5. Please stay safe President Biden

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:18 PM

Oct 2023

We need you

Maru Kitteh

(32,015 posts)

8. us and the whole free, non-terrorist, non-fascist world.

Reply to berniesandersmittens (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:28 PM

Oct 2023

canetoad

(21,044 posts)

15. Damn right Kitteh

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 11:24 PM

Oct 2023

The elder statesman.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,181 posts)

6. Godspeed and stay safe Mr. President.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:19 PM

Oct 2023

msongs

(74,214 posts)

7. so much for secret travel planning. if he is in fact on it and its not a decoy nt

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:27 PM

Oct 2023

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

11. The departure was widely covered in the press.

Reply to msongs (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:39 PM

Oct 2023

NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)

9. Sorry...

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:28 PM

Oct 2023

Sorry... But this is just dumb. Don't advertise it and don't go. Just my opinion.

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

10. The media covered the departure and Biden spoke on the tarmac.

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:36 PM

Oct 2023

This flight was announced in advance. It is anything but a secret.
The transponder info is freely available although it may be turned off as it approaches Israel. I imagine it might pick up an escort or two as well.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

13. AF 1 is always escorted no matter where it goes.

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 10:47 PM

Oct 2023

The U.S. or overseas.

Tetrachloride

(9,707 posts)

14. President Biden takes his duty seriously

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 11:18 PM

Oct 2023

A job that needs him out front

So he goes

MyNameIsJonas

(744 posts)

17. tbh that airspace might be the safest place on planet earth right now.

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 12:10 AM

Oct 2023

electric_blue68

(27,355 posts)

16. Safe travels, safe visit, and safe return President Biden.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 11:54 PM

Oct 2023

sarisataka

(22,838 posts)

18. Does Hamas have a cluster of rockets

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 12:12 AM

Oct 2023

To fire at Ben Gurion again? They attacked it a few days ago.

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