Pakistan Says U.S. drones in its Air Space will be Shot Down (And Aircraft)

MSNBC ^ | 12-11-11 | By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news service reports

[tcrlaf]

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday.

According to the new Pakistani defense policy, "Any object entering into our air space, including U.S. drones, will be treated as hostile and be shot down," a senior Pakistani military official told NBC News.

[tcrlaf]

Not sure how we missed this story yesterday. This is a huge development in the wars, and NO ONE is talking about it, just Romney's $10K bet gaffe.

[Paladin2]

I was wondering when the drones would need dog-fighting capable drones to fly cover.

Won't be long....

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

“The Bush administration threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the stone age” after the September 11 attacks if the country did not cooperate ...”

Time to inform them that this statement is still operative.

[Truth29]

Time to intoduce a computer virus into the Pakistani air defense and flight control systems along with a wink and a nod to the Indians to step it up.

[OwenKellogg]

I just heard some “democratic strategist” say that Obama is a Rock Star on Foreign Policy!

I want to see what Rock Star does for an encore.

[EGPWS]

According to the new Pakistani defense policy, "Any object entering into our air space, including U.S. drones, will be treated as hostile and be shot down," a senior Pakistani military official told NBC News.

Come on wookie lover, show some of that "talk and get along" magic of yours!

[Wiggins]

I want to see what Rock Star does for an encore.

Maybe 0bama will smash his teleprompter.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday.

Nifty! Let's give them a few billion more.

It's worth bearing in mind that every single piece of military hardware Pakistan threatens us with is US-made and paid for by US taxpayers. Our foreign policy geniuses have spent decades and billions arming and nurturing an Ismamic hell-hole that hates us. Not for the first time, I have to wonder if the US State Department has some requirement that all employees must be fools or people who seek the destruction of the US.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday.

Nifty! Let's give them a few billion more.

It's worth bearing in mind that every single piece of military hardware Pakistan threatens us with is US-made and paid for by US taxpayers. Our foreign policy geniuses have spent decades and billions arming and nurturing an Ismamic hell-hole that hates us. Not for the first time, I have to wonder if the US State Department has some requirement that all employees must be fools or people who seek the destruction of the US.

[moehoward]

It’s not necessary to shoot them down, hussein will land them gift-wrapped at your doorstep.

[dragnet2]

To all the idiot neocons:

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Afghanistan to support Pakistan in case of US attack: Karzai

October 22, 2011

Afghanistan and Afghan people will be standing with Pakistan and their Pakistani brethren if any one including US and India attacked Pakistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai

[edpc]

MiG-29 vs drone

Drone's eye view of it's own demise. Video from 2008. Russian MiG shoots down Georgian drone.

[edpc]

That’s what the UCAV project was intended to do.

[edpc]

Go back and check the archives how many times Obama said he'd "put pressure on Pakistan" during the 2008 campaign.

They sure have been sweating it for the past few years, huh?

/s

[Dick Vomer]

uh... Mr. Pakistani, if you shoot at the drone it just might "shoot back". If you start slamming your swords on the podium and calling us the great Satan, or stand in front of a microphone spouting off about weak Americans or generally giving us sh#t. We will kindly have you ask Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Al-alawaki and even throwbacks like Mussolini, Hitler and Tojo how that works out for them.

If I had my way, I'd ask India how much of Pakistan do they want and then just turn my back when they decide to go thermonuclear on their a##es.

Everything from the Suez west to the Atlantic, south of Aquaba till you hit South Africa, everything from the West Bank to India and from Golan Heights to the Black Sea should be turned to glass and be done with it. Just kill the roaches.

[The Pack Knight]

They’re certainly in the works.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if drones we have now can already fly a Wild Weasel role.

Of course, I rather doubt we have the political will to fire on Pakistani radar and SAM sites. Probably wouldn’t be a good idea at this time anyway.

[353FMG]

But before we take action send all Pakis in the US home before they become a formidable fifth column.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks tcrlaf, additional:

• Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down
• General: U.S.-Pakistan military ties 'a mess'

[null and void]

Time to inform them that this statement is still operative.

Is it?

[Little Ray]

This sounds like an opportunity for the USAF, Marines and USN to get some live fire exercise. We should take ‘em up on it.