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SamuelTheThird

(1,169 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:24 PM 2 hrs ago

Tasnim News alleges that a U.S. F-16 fighter jet has been shot down

If this is true...lost count for today

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Tasnim News alleges that a U.S. F-16 fighter jet has been shot down (Original Post) SamuelTheThird 2 hrs ago OP

If true, that would be three, but confirmation still pending, I take it . . . . hatrack 2 hrs ago #1

Will wait for confirmation. If true, what a disaster today has been newdeal2 2 hrs ago #2

There goes our military's reputation for unchallenged air superiority. Aristus 1 hr ago #3

hatrack

(64,909 posts)

1. If true, that would be three, but confirmation still pending, I take it . . . .

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:25 PM

2 hrs ago

newdeal2

(5,440 posts)

2. Will wait for confirmation. If true, what a disaster today has been

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:31 PM

2 hrs ago

Trump is losing whatever leverage he had by the minute.

Aristus

(72,203 posts)

3. There goes our military's reputation for unchallenged air superiority.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 07:37 PM

1 hr ago

Just one of many, many things Dump has ruined about our country.

For all of our faults as a nation, one thing I was proudest of was that we had always had a peaceful transfer of power. During social upheaval, during economic crisis; hell, during the Civil War; the slavers wanted to have Lincoln assassinated before his inauguration, but they failed.

Then Dump ordered the January 6th insurrection, and peaceful transition of power went out the window.

Now, air superiority.

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