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joegrundman · 12-10-11, 02:58 AM

well, there is a shortage of facts here.

But here are some of what appear to be facts.

The Iranians claim to have taken possession of a real drone. The US acknowledges it has lost one.

The easiest way for the US to disprove the Iranian claim is to find the lost drone.

The Iranians have gone to the trouble of making a model for display, so presumably they are confident the US won't just find their lost one. And the best way to be sure of that is if you are indeed in possession of the real lost drone.

On the matter of colours, let us then assume that both the US and Iran know what colour the real drone is.

It may be that Kaye T.Baye's assertion that all are painted haze gray is wrong and that there are variant colours. Paint is cheap. But it may be that this person is right, and in that case the Iranians know that the Americans know that this is a fake. In any case Kaye T.Baye shows there are other signs it is a fake.

The question is then, why go to the trouble of showing a fake?

My preferred candidate answer is that the Iranians are no longer in possession of the original, and neither are the Americans, but they want everyone to know that they had it.

But another answer could be that the original is so badly damaged that it will be apparent the Iranians are not in possession of anything useful if they showed it

12-10-11, 02:58 AM	#41
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	well, there is a shortage of facts here. But here are some of what appear to be facts. The Iranians claim to have taken possession of a real drone. The US acknowledges it has lost one. The easiest way for the US to disprove the Iranian claim is to find the lost drone. The Iranians have gone to the trouble of making a model for display, so presumably they are confident the US won't just find their lost one. And the best way to be sure of that is if you are indeed in possession of the real lost drone. On the matter of colours, let us then assume that both the US and Iran know what colour the real drone is. It may be that Kaye T.Baye's assertion that all are painted haze gray is wrong and that there are variant colours. Paint is cheap. But it may be that this person is right, and in that case the Iranians know that the Americans know that this is a fake. In any case Kaye T.Baye shows there are other signs it is a fake. The question is then, why go to the trouble of showing a fake? My preferred candidate answer is that the Iranians are no longer in possession of the original, and neither are the Americans, but they want everyone to know that they had it. But another answer could be that the original is so badly damaged that it will be apparent the Iranians are not in possession of anything useful if they showed it __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 12-10-11 at 04:31 AM.