Apr 27 2009
Facts are gettin’ in the way of my Rant!!!
Here are some more CraigsList politicos - This concerns the “fact” that Dianne Feinstein had “revealed” the secret location of a predator base in Pakistan.
Astute retired Wing Commanders who now waste their Friday nights on the CraigsList Rant and Rave are incensed that Diane Feinstein (revealed) the bases from which the Predator Drones are launched in the Middle East.
Here’s My reply…
Hey dumbshit: Pakistan covers an area of about 310,000 square miles.. TWICE the size of California. A loaded drone (RQ1-predator) series, which is the bulk of the units, has a range of just UNDER 400knt. (about 450 miles depending on conditions.) And that’s optimum!! Yep, General Atomics also exaggerates it’s sales pitch; (Your mileage may vary)
Ya don’t think some one figured out they weren’t coming from Vegas or Duluth?!?!They fly about 70knts MAX, less than 135mph. You can watch their vector with the naked eye, it’s not stealthy. (Although they ARE flown from Vegas) - @ Nellis A.F.B.Yeesh — if you would like to try the reading thing, I recommend Jane’s Defence Weekly. If it kills stuff, it’s in there.
Man, you guys drink your Blatz beer on a Friday night and play armchair Wing Commander, when there are 19 yr old kids getting paid 302 dollars a week, IF IT were a forty hour week, to die for strangers like ourselves. They went where they were deployed, not where they thought we SHOULD be fighting.
If you had gone to work where you were hired to work without fail, you would probably be employed there still.
In the meantime, Schwarzkopf, supersize my fries , would you?
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