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ex-Iraqi military training ISIL pilots (Original Post) grahamhgreen Oct 2014 OP
Maybe we can leave some stuff lying around CJCRANE Oct 2014 #1
I was discussing this with my wife recently atreides1 Oct 2014 #2
Fox News references a Human Rights organization underpants Oct 2014 #5
It's a one-man organization based in Britain that supports the Syrian rebels. CJCRANE Oct 2014 #7
Thanks underpants Oct 2014 #8
Yeah, uh, the Iraqi airforce was a joke underpants Oct 2014 #3
That would be the most dangerous job in the world JPZenger Oct 2014 #4
* underpants Oct 2014 #6
Yes, I give them 3 missions, tops. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #9
For what, Kamikaze missions? They'll get shot down over Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Saudi, etc... KeepItReal Oct 2014 #10
Why are their planes not destroyed already? grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #11

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
2. I was discussing this with my wife recently
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:42 PM
Oct 2014

But, it's from FauxNews...and we all know how they tend to play with the facts!

underpants

(182,273 posts)
5. Fox News references a Human Rights organization
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:47 PM
Oct 2014

Yeah that's got "stink on rye bread" written all over it.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
7. It's a one-man organization based in Britain that supports the Syrian rebels.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:51 PM
Oct 2014
"The United Kingdom-based SOHR is run out of a two-bedroom terraced home in Coventry by one person, Rami Abdulrahman, a Syrian Sunni Muslim who also runs a clothes shop".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights

underpants

(182,273 posts)
3. Yeah, uh, the Iraqi airforce was a joke
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:43 PM
Oct 2014

In the war against Iran (with our aircraft and our training from The Shah era) the Iraqi airforce routinely got wiped out of the sky.

When we invaded we found a lot of Iraqi fighter jets buried. Not to hide them, Saddam saw how bad his airforce was and basically scrapped it.

With all that Saudi oil money finding them ISIS should be able to buy better training than that. Oh it's Fox News now I understand the point of this article.

JPZenger

(6,819 posts)
4. That would be the most dangerous job in the world
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:44 PM
Oct 2014

That would be the most dangerous job in the world - flying 30 year old planes for ISIS. They would be an obvious target for US missiles.

In response to a comment above, I don't believe the US provided any jets to Iraq. These jets were from Syria. I had read that the US mainly bought Russian helicopters for the Iraqi army, because they didn't think the Iraqi Army could adequately maintain US-made helicopters, which are more complex.

underpants

(182,273 posts)
6. *
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 03:50 PM
Oct 2014

* if you were referring to my post - I meant that the Iranians had our planes and our training not the Iraqis. We sold the Iraqis WMD back then not airplanes.

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)
10. For what, Kamikaze missions? They'll get shot down over Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Saudi, etc...
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 04:59 PM
Oct 2014

Only viable targets would be in undefended airspace in Syria.

I'm pretty sure we have AWACS capability over the region to coordinate any response needed over our allies in the area.

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