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siftbotsays...Tags for this video have been changed from 'US Iran Iraq navy military airplane missile Hormuz Vincennes shootdown' to 'US, Iran, Iraq, navy, military, airplane, missile, Hormuz, Vincennes, shootdown' - edited by kronosposeidon
rougysays...Yeehah! Be all that you can be.
dagsays...Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)
Good Sift. Although I do believe it was a tragic mistake - imagine our reaction if an Iranian Navy ship shot down a United commuter jet off the US coast in error.
We had, and still have no business being in the Persian Gulf with US war ships.
Farhad2000says...Iran Air Flight 655 continuously squawked Mode III (Civilian Airliner) IFF in duration of flight however the crew on the new Aegis cruiser USS Vincennes identified flight 655 as squawking Mode II (Iranian F-14 Tomcat) IFF momentarily, personnel proceeded to label the target from "Unknown Assumed Enemy" to "F-14".
Investigations found that the crew bent the information into a scenario they have trained for, a single plane coming for an attack run, the captain also was known for his aggressive standoff.
The US government never expressed responsibility or liability for what happened. The men of the USS Vincennes were all awarded combat-action ribbons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
kulpimssays...another tragic "accident": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zl4s98C3w8
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