**UPDATED: MORE INFO FROM FOX NEWS**

I would say this is an act of war, but with Obama in office it’s just more reason to cave to the Iranians:

FOX NEWS – Iran fired on an unarmed U.S. drone last week as it was hovering in international airspace, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Spokesman George Little said the incident occurred Nov. 1 at 4:50 a.m. ET. He said the unarmed, unmanned drone was conducting “routine surveillance” over the Persian Gulf when it was “intercepted” by Iran. He said the MQ1 Predator drone, which was not hit, was not in Iranian airspace.

Little said the U.S. government has protested to the Iranians. Asked about how the U.S. could respond, he said: “We have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military.”

Little stressed that the drone was flying 16 nautical miles off the coast of Kuwait in international waters, and never entered the 12-mile limit that would constitute Iranian territory.

Here’s more info from CNN (via FreeBeacon)




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84 comments
maynardb50
maynardb50

The administration held this secret until this Wednesday. It happened late last week.

So they just declassify something that was classified less than a week later and the day after the election? B.S. I worked in the U.S. Army with a high security classification many years ago (42yrs.), and classifications of information are NOT rescinded that quickly.

I suspect the info was just held back for political purposes.

bobemakk
bobemakk

Was the miss intentional as a warning or an "act of war?" Take a stand Obama and stop being the spineless man you have always been.

tinlizzieowner
tinlizzieowner

Iranian pilots flying sophisticated Russian fighters can't hit a drone flying at 130 mph? Isn't that a little like saying they couldn't hit a duck in a swimming pool with a shot gun?

They didn't plan on shooting it down in the first place. The whole thing was to see what Barry would do about it, which we (and they) already know would be nothing.

deeme
deeme

This happened on the First and we are just now finding out about it..This is insane..I guess we could be taken over by another country and we won't find out until they knock on the door..The Media is treasonous as far as I'm concerned..They hid it for the election..Oh yeah it wouldn't of mattered, the voters don't consider an act of war important unless it gets in the way of their sending our taxpayer dollars home to their homeland..

WordsFailMe
WordsFailMe

2 Iranian Fighter pilots failed to shoot down an un-armed robot?

Sounds more like an act of stupidity> I say nuke 'em anyway

Gothampc
Gothampc

I'm sure Obama will ask the UN to send a strongly worded letter.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

I know how it should be handled... but since we don't have a President... it makes no difference.

This crap will only get worse from here.

Conniption Fitz
Conniption Fitz

Get our men and women out of the Middle East and let them have their Sharian hell all to themselves. BUT stop buying their oil and selling them arms. Let them stew in their own juices.

NO @#&*! Sharia in the USA.

Paul J. Citro
Paul J. Citro

It's going to be a long 4 years..........................if we survive.

kong1967
kong1967

Four more years of this bullcrap. We aren't going to make it without a war with Iran. Or should I say...a war that Obama will sit back and watch, maybe even help the Iranians.

Galatiansch2vs20
Galatiansch2vs20

Above video says the Pentagon through the State Department has 'protested' but hasn't heard anything back from Tehran... sounds like a sick joke!

deeme
deeme

Yeah Iran is really shaking in their boots at thought of another four years of them...I heard Valorie is in negotiations with them, they are still trying to figure out where the biggest population of republicans are, so they can gift it to them, to leave U.S. alone..

tvlgds
tvlgds

They could fire on our soil and the Idiot in Chief would find some apologetic excuse.

Orangeone
Orangeone

Hopefully they aim at blue states.

tvlgds
tvlgds

Hmmmmmmmmm--both coasts are blue. :D

LIBERTYUSA
LIBERTYUSA

...OH WELL , women have their contraception , Colorado has legalized WEED , Michelle Obama still has her plane , Barack still has his plane and his mother in law still has 3 square meals at the White House OH WELL and it is still George W. Bush who is at fault ,OH WELL AMERICA CAN GO TO HELL for this is the PLAN of MARXIST PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA OH WELL just 1533 days left in President Barack HUSSEIN Obama's reign as 'KING OF THE FREE WORLD' (hopefully unless he declares himself President for life OH WELL )."

AMERICA , Elections do have consequences !

Kelly60
Kelly60

Well, let's put an Ambassador out in international waters and something will probably happen then...sorry folks, angry madwoman syndrome today.

Rshill7
Rshill7

"Two Iranian fighter jets fired at US drone in international airspace last week"

And they missed? They missed? Those are some awesome top notch pilots no?

AlabamaPatriot2
AlabamaPatriot2

The two "top-notch" Iranian pilots were promptly beheaded after returning to base.

joyfulgiver
joyfulgiver

I just read that Atty General Holder is not sure if he will stay another term. I guess he's trying to figure out how to "fast and furiously" get out of office before it all catches up to him. He's not sure if his "work is done here" or not.

3seven77
3seven77

I'd like him to stay until We The People can fit him with a nice orange jumpsuit.

Orangeone
Orangeone

It's a distraction while Barky Boy issues more EOs

badbadlibs
badbadlibs

Ovomit must have been cheering, hoping it landed on someone American.

PVG
PVG

Hey I wonder what's happening in Vegas.........

anneinarkansas
anneinarkansas

Not to worry. Valerie Jarrett is holding secret talks with the Iranians...you know SHE has our backs!

Why was this news held back until after the election?

And I just now saw that Obama is going on a tour of Southeast Asia.

Is not there work to do here?

Nah....he had to sleep in this morning!

joyfulgiver
joyfulgiver

Yeah, four more years of travel at our expense. I don't expect it to end anytime soon, either. Has the Royal Family announced their plans for Christmas yet? Hawaii? Spain? Africa? Indonesia? Let's see maybe something more exotic, somewhere they have never been before, I got one, how about the moon? Oh, shucks, they shut down the space system so that won't work. Anyway, we will be at home, another year of no vacation. Woe is me!

3seven77
3seven77

I heard the Congratulatory "I Won" tour will be in Europe this season. But probably in none of those countries that can't pay their bills.

tvlgds
tvlgds

Probably followed by a golf game somewhere.

MiketheMarine
MiketheMarine

I'm thinking we need to plant explosive golf balls. Just a thought......

AlabamaPatriot2
AlabamaPatriot2

I'd much prefer a little white phosphorous........a little more exciting, if you ask me.

Libertyship46
Libertyship46

After all, who in that White House would really want to get tough with the Iranians? Then after they get their own nuclear bomb they will be happy to "negotiate" with us. Only Obama won't really care that they have the bomb. He'll just see it as a "distraction," until we lose a western city or an Israeli city to one.

tvlgds
tvlgds

That's his goal.

jrt1031
jrt1031

look at the bright side. We will be at war and not know it. We now live in Walle-world

Nukeman60
Nukeman60

Has the White House made the apology video yet?

"Dear Mr. Ahmadinejad, please accept our deepest apology for flying our drone over legal airspace and causing you the loss of two very expensive missiles. Be advised, it was Bush's fault and the check is in the mail for the missiles (/bows deeply)."

On a serious note, however, if Iran can't hit a 'hovering' drone, then I'm not too worried about our boys getting in an airwar with them. It will be Top Gun all over again.

(cue music to 'Highway to the Danger Zone').

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rZWw9HE7o

Donald Arey III
Donald Arey III

They shoot about as well as they can say "squirrel". If you have never seen it, look up on youtube "persians can't say squirrel". It's hilarious. In WW2 they found suspected German spies by asking them to say it (I heard) because they can't either.

MiketheMarine
MiketheMarine

My favorite line is from Lethal Weapon Four. "It's FRIED RICE, you plick."

PVG
PVG

Can't blame Mr. Video this time, he's in the slammer for a year.

jrt1031
jrt1031

why does obama have contol over what media reports on?

Orangeone
Orangeone

You are missing the /sarc right?

Josh
Josh

We need Obama to apologize that our drone didn't fly into the Iranian bullets.

tvlgds
tvlgds

Give him another few days.

denbren52
denbren52

We are wide open for attack with this misadministration. Just a matter of time before something much worse than Benghazi happens.

Watchman74
Watchman74

Why are we just learning about this one week later?

3seven77
3seven77

The media was just trying to make sure this wasn't "politicized". You know, like they did with Fast and Furious and Benghazi.

Josh
Josh

Umm...there was an election going on that had nothing to do with that. Obama is not involved in that war stuff. He is an Angel of Peace.