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TheBlackAdder

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13. Whatever it is, we'll send $10 Billion over there to replace it. Of course, $7B will go missing.

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:56 AM

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Has anyone seen or heard of the damage done to the Syrian air base? [View all] Thomas Hurt Apr 2017 OP

CNN on line has some video. Extremely unimpressive. rzemanfl Apr 2017 #1

What was the original source of the video? n/t janx Apr 2017 #5

Apparently Russian and/or Syrian TV. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #9

They would be interested in downplaying it, I think. janx Apr 2017 #18

How would we get video from Syria? n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #19

Return on Investment was a nice little distraction for Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #2

That's a very good question. Unless the $84 million worth of high tech flash-bang caused real... WoonTars Apr 2017 #3

I have heard the runways are intact exboyfil Apr 2017 #7

The whole 'advanced warning' thing kind of gave it away... WoonTars Apr 2017 #8

Unless 50 jets were destroyed, it was worthless HAB911 Apr 2017 #4

Russia was given prior warning, so Assad would have been informed. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #6

possibly as many as 6 were destroyed lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #12

I saw the number 6 on some international news womanofthehills Apr 2017 #16

Probably any airbase has some partially dismantled aircraft JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #20

+1000. Javaman Apr 2017 #14

Not much runway damage - a lot of debris on runway womanofthehills Apr 2017 #17

Didn't crater either runway from what I've read at foreign press main runway intact. onecaliberal Apr 2017 #10

RT Showed vids of 1. Main Runway intact, 2.) Aircraft still intact, 3.) Empty bunkers hit uponit7771 Apr 2017 #11

Whatever it is, we'll send $10 Billion over there to replace it. Of course, $7B will go missing. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #13

I watched the videos on CNN sarisataka Apr 2017 #15

I guess it wasn't too bad LeftInTX Apr 2017 #21

Is suspect minimal damage. That's why Russia never deployed interceptors. oasis Apr 2017 #22

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