CNN Reporting a B1 Bomber has gone down off Qatar nt

[ThomWV]

No other news.

[valerief]

1. Are we going to war with the Saudis now? nt

[ThomWV]

3. Nope, we're gonna wait until they run out of oil.

[LSK]

2. great, thats across the Persian Gulf from Iran

Is this the new Gulf of Tonkin incident?

[Cerridwen]

4. CNN got it wrong it appears...

B-1 bomber catches fire in Qatar, crew unhurt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. B-1 bomber caught fire after landing at an air base in Qatar on Friday but the crew escaped without injury, the Air Force said.

Fire erupted as the plane taxied after landing at al Udeid Air Base around 1:10 p.m. EDT after what the Air Force described as "a ground incident."

"The crew evacuated the aircraft and is safe. The fire was contained," the Air Force said in a statement.

A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate.

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[Swede]

6. That's a billion dollar fire!

I'm glad the crew is safe.

[Cerridwen]

8. Eh, "a billion here, a billion there and soon we're talkin' real money"

I too was relieved to see the crew is unhurt.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Phew

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Tummy crunch, so is this the excuse?

damn I hate these folks...

[Cerridwen]

9. Interesting, wasn't it? The spin CNN chose to use. n/t