IRAQ FIGHTERS FOUND IN DESERT!

[Ryan Albright]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/sandplanes.asp

This is a true story it has all the sources to back it up they found these planes buried under the earth

[UlTiMaTeP]

I wonder what else is burried there with it.....

[Jeff Rodriguez]

This just in: Fighter planes are not weapons of mass destruction. George W. never mentioned airplanes in his speeches, he mentioned chemical and biological weapons.

[UlTiMaTeP]

If you lie about one thing like fighter jets, whats to say they didnt lie about something else?

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP

If you lie about one thing like fighter jets, whats to say they didnt lie about something else?

You can say the same thing about George.

Lying becomes more of an ethical/moral issue, and should be dicussed in an entirely new thread.

[Ryan Albright]

Originally Posted by Ogre

This just in: Fighter planes are not weapons of mass destruction. George W. never mentioned airplanes in his speeches, he mentioned chemical and biological weapons.

Just in even if they arent weapons of mass destruction they can still kill you and me and are capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction

[Andy A.]

Just in even if they arent weapons of mass destruction they can still kill you and me and are capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction

So are taxi cabs.

Should we start searching the desert for Iraqi taxi cabs? Of course not, no one is going to drive a taxi cab to the US, or Israel for that matter.

But then, neither is anyone going to a fly a Mig to the US, or Israel. Buried Migs still do not constitute a reason to attack a country. I'm sorry, but I have yet to see any justification for this war.

A lot of nations (and individuals) have a lot of weapons of mass destruction. preemptive attacks against nations with months of forewarning clearly do nothing to lessen that threat. If anything, the most recent war in Iraq has only increased the instability of the region and number of young men pissed off at the US (that means more terriosts).

If you want to decrease the number of nations with WMD, lets start by getting rid of the reason to have them. That means some honest diplomacy sans air strikes. It's not as exciting, but it offers at least the possibility of success. Something this war never had.

Why people continue to think this war had anything to do with curbing terror is beyond me.

-Andy A.

[dlavery]

These are old photographs, actually left over from Iraq-I. During the first Iraqi war, the Iraqi Air Force did bury several of their aircraft to prevent their destruction (others were flown to Iran). I still have the old stories and photo sets floating around in my files somewhere - I will see if I can find them and post. I am not aware of any such incidents during the current Iraq war.

-dave

[Ryan Albright]

Originally Posted by Andy A.

So are taxi cabs.

Should we start searching the desert for Iraqi taxi cabs? Of course not, no one is going to drive a taxi cab to the US, or Israel for that matter.

But then, neither is anyone going to a fly a Mig to the US, or Israel. Buried Migs still do not constitute a reason to attack a country. I'm sorry, but I have yet to see any justification for this war.

A lot of nations (and individuals) have a lot of weapons of mass destruction. preemptive attacks against nations with months of forewarning clearly do nothing to lessen that threat. If anything, the most recent war in Iraq has only increased the instability of the region and number of young men pissed off at the US (that means more terriosts).

If you want to decrease the number of nations with WMD, lets start by getting rid of the reason to have them. That means some honest diplomacy sans air strikes. It's not as exciting, but it offers at least the possibility of success. Something this war never had.

Why people continue to think this war had anything to do with curbing terror is beyond me.

-Andy A.

I am not trying to justify the war ia m just showing a picture and then everyone starts attacking

[George1902]

Originally Posted by Ogre

George W. never mentioned airplanes in his speeches, he mentioned chemical and biological weapons.

I believe President Bush mentioned, and I'm paraphrasing, WMDs and the means to deliver them. (Such as planes and missiles?)

::Shoves the thread back on topic::

Interesting pictures. =-]

[Lil' Lavery]

Even if they had means to deliver them, doesnt mean they actually have wepons of mass destruction. Most of the so-called evidence that they hve wepons of mass destruction was either from the gulf war or doesnt have enough supporting evidence to prove its authenticity. And finally if they had them, WHY DIDNT THEY USE THEM!?! Anyway, enough arguing, cool pix.

[sirbleedsalot]

I have relatives in Iraq and they were part of the group that uncovered those planes. They might not have had the weapons at that time, but they have prevent un weapon inspectors from doing thier jobs that were part of the 1991 treaty.

[MOEmaniac]

Those planes wouldnt be flyable because the massive amount of sand in the engines and intakes, not to metion the amount of sand that would be in all of the gears and every other part of the plane. In order to fly them again they would have to completely disassemble the planes, clean them and then put them back together and even then it is skeptical if they would fly.

[Ryan Albright]

They buried them to hide them from the UN inspectors and the US, The thing is that they were flyable before that and the fact that they are trying to hide them shows they are hiding something more and they have some reason to hide

[Madison]

Originally Posted by sirbleedsalot

I have relatives in Iraq and they were part of the group that uncovered those planes. They might not have had the weapons at that time, but they have prevent un weapon inspectors from doing thier jobs that were part of the 1991 treaty.

And, y'know, the United States has a rock solid reputation for following treaties.