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In reply to the discussion: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says [View all]KPN
(17,485 posts)59. Maybe change the name "Department of War"
to Keystone Cops. All fired up and ready to go all about lethality, annihilation, etc., and no thinking.
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Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2
OP
"....several U.S. military aircraft crashed this morning, confirming the complete safety of their crews."
riversedge
Mar 2
#3
The highly competent and believable Kuwaiti army shot down three planes in a morning
Prairie Gates
Mar 2
#15
I saw a video of one crashing...the plane was not hit by anything in the video
Prairie Gates
Mar 2
#14
It has become a political tradition to speak of "treasure" -- as if we were pirates.
70sEraVet
Mar 2
#9
When you rush into war with incompetent leaders like Trump and Hegseth, important communication gets lost.
Lonestarblue
Mar 2
#8
Will this war last 20 years and cost three hundred million dollars a day like that other one?
twodogsbarking
Mar 2
#10
Criminy, the husband of my wife's cousin copilots one of those, and I know he's deployed over there.
Efilroft Sul
Mar 2
#12
This is the outcome of firing all of those commanders and IGs from the beginning
Mr. Scorpio
Mar 2
#25
Well, there goes a billion of our money. For what? Let's hear something coherent
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2
#60