Quote Originally Posted by j44ke View Post
Edit that - plane didn’t turn or otherwise deviate from its planned course. The Iranians just shot it down.
I was going to mention earlier that it would have been simple to clear the airspace, just to make it more believable but the details keep getting refined. The Iranians just stepped on their dicks here. It's telling that nothing else has happened from a nation that was "just beginning" to respond. I don't think we let them hit our bases with a promise to hit areas away from people. The Iranians aren't that good, they're like 50/50 that their missiles hit the target. The US can put a Tomahawk through a window from 800 miles away. Just saying.