An MQ-1B Predator from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Balad Air Base in Iraq, in this June 2008 file photograph. (Courtesy of U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Reuters/File)
Iran Fires At US Drone: The Top 3 Pressing Questions -- Christian Science Monitor
Iranian military forces fired at a US Predator drone for the first time ever earlier this month, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. It’s a revelation that has raised a host of questions for the US military. Here are the top three.
1. Why did the White House wait so long to acknowledge Iran's actions?
Iranian jets fired at a US Predator drone on Nov. 1 – an occurrence the Obama administration didn’t acknowledge until one week later, on Nov. 8.
The more cynical critics on the blogosphere wondered aloud whether the delay had anything to do with the presidential election on Nov. 6 – speculation that Pentagon officials vehemently deny.
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My Comment: The question that is not asked but I would like to have answered is .... what exactly was the US drone looking at that would make the Iranians respond in the manner that they did. In short .... what did the drone see (or try to see) that the Iranians do not want anyone else to see.
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