Washington is worried other people might end up with technology that Washington doesn't want them to have?

"We are the only country to ever use a nuke in war...therefore, no other countries are allowed to have nukes"

"We are the only country with this technology to secretly spy on other countries...therefore no one else should have it"

Suuuuure, we are the only people who would use this responsibly. Trust us.

Iron Sheik would fark the drone in the ass and make it humble.

GAT_00: Didn't they intentionally bring it down?

Totes buzz-kill.

this seems relevant

GGracie: If they want to complain I'm sure we can drop something else

I'm sure you've in favor of dropping stuff on the US if we complain about other nations doing stuff as well, right?

Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00: Didn't they intentionally bring it down?
Yes, with a "cyber attack" because they have that.

They finally found this website?

They should just nerve staple the drone and be done with it.

/they are Believers, after all

Many Bothians died to get the plans stored in that drone.

"Iranians becoming more like Americans every day; they're threatening to sue the US over the drone that went down in their territory"

Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh harder dot jpeg

"US asks Iran to return captured drone"

Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh harder dot jpeg

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"Iranians becoming more like Americans every day; they're threatening to sue the US over the drone that went down in their territory"

Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh harder dot jpeg

"US asks Iran to return captured drone"

Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh harder dot jpeg


To be fair, the US has a proven track record of "misplacing" sensitive devices and then asking for them back (new window).

The USA is willing to settle for 387 million, to be paid with cruise missiles.

GAT_00: Didn't they intentionally bring it down?

It looks like a prop from a 50s movie. Is it actually ours??

Because People in power are Stupid
I think that the Iranians are upset that they can't torture the drone.

They aren't that American yet.

Gyrfalcon: If they want to take on the US tort system instead of our military...I say, bring it on!

It would end up costing them more in legal fees than they'd make back. Even if they won and it went all the way to the SCOTUS an amendment saying they don't have to pay is likely the only thing Republicans and Democrats would agree on.

We don't really want our drone back. Little do they know it was purposefully tainted with teh ghey, which will subsequently spread all over Iran

It's a tiny plane with a camera in it. It's not that interesting.

They'll reverse engineer it with bondo and a Nikon Coolpix.
It'll be called ISLAMODRONE.

We might as well just surrender now.

Needed.. a picture of some hooded/masked fools raking a dull blade across the drone with a geyser of blood shooting out. Now that's a story.

Otherwise.... meh.

FU Iranian politicians. You are irrelevant.

They do say that our #1 export is culture.

is it possible that this drone is worthless and we just sent it in to measure their response?

apeiron242:

It looks like a prop from a 50s movie.



Sorta.

/hot

ThisNameSux: The USA is willing to settle for 387 million, to be paid with cruise missiles.

Six million bucks per copy of that remote controlled eye in the sky.

/Lockheed loves it some permawar profits.

This is the solution.

/hot

"She said that despite numerous "provocations" from Iran, the US would continue to pursue a "diplomatic approach"."

It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to accuse the Iranians of "provocations" after getting busted flying a spy drone over their airspace.

Okay, first, they shot it down. Then, they hacked it. Now, they're mad that it came down in their territory?

Am I reading this right or has the story really been the same all along?

This would be perfect for the The People's Court

apeiron242: GAT_00: Didn't they intentionally bring it down?

It looks like a prop from a 50s movie. Is it actually ours??

If it wasn't I'm pretty sure the government would have come out and said so. I mean, I can see why Iran might fabricate something like that, but what motive would we have to go along with it?

Nina Haagen Dazs: No self destruct? Why the hell not?

See? Dats exactly what I said!

Party Boy: Out of all the iran related news lately, this is what is greenlit.

Goddamn, this is farking retarded.

Really?

Party Boy: AlwaysRightBoy: go on....

Does this mean you want me to greenlight news on Iran that are actually interesting? I've tried submissions, but apparently whoever is greenlighting lately is on medication.

All day long, too.
Slow to the point of glaciation.

Marine1: Okay, first, they shot it down. Then, they hacked it. Now, they're mad that it came down in their territory?

It doesn't look damaged from fire, but then again maybe it was simply a lucky shot.

you know, after seeing the laughable farce of 'zomg chemical warfare on semi trucks' horseshiat used to get us into iraq I'm calling farkING BULshiat ON A PRISTINE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A SCRATCH ON IT that was supposedly brought down out of flight.

It's surprising no one has brought up the possibility that it's mission WAS to be captured. I imagine the most they'd capture is a bunch of brown men banging on rocks, but what if the drone has other cameras and microphones...

ThisNameSux: The USA is willing to settle for 387 million, to be paid with cruise missiles.

i like the way you think.

HotIgneous Intruder: Party Boy: AlwaysRightBoy: go on....

Does this mean you want me to greenlight news on Iran that are actually interesting? I've tried submissions, but apparently whoever is greenlighting lately is on medication.

All day long, too.
Slow to the point of glaciation.

Like absolute zero degrees where entropy fails glaciation?

I think yes