"Hard Landing"

[Mik]

Mountains, heavy fog and a helicopter. What could go wrong?

[Jolly]

@George-K said in "Hard Landing":

What are the odds that Iran will blame Israel?

Probably.

And they would probably be right.

[George K]

[LuFins Dad]

Oh boy.

[Mik]

The same factors that made it a risky flight would make it awfully difficult for it to be Israel. I find it hard to believe they’d target the president.

[Renauda]

@Mik

I agree.

Although Raisi is (or maybe was) a cleric which alone is as good as any reason to snuff him. The Foreign Minister on the other hand, was very close to the Quds Force and Revolutionary Guard.

[Mik]

Don’t get me wrong, I’d be pleased as punch to see the entire Iranian regime sent to paradise. While a lovely thought, it’s not a viable strategy.

[George K]

Will anything change? Prolly not.

[Renauda]

No, the Ayatollahs will blame Israel and the US while their ally, Putin, will take it all out on the Ukrainians and blame NATO.

Business as usual.

[taiwan_girl]

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl

As the song should have gone:

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Will get fooled again.

[Mik]

I wonder how the mullahs get around…..

[Renauda]

@Mik

Armoured carpets and Halal camels

[George K]

What is a halal camel?

(asking for a Mohammeden friend, of course)

[Mik]

Just another hump.

[Renauda]

@George-K said in "Hard Landing":

What is a halal camel?

(asking for a Mohammeden friend, of course)

Opposite of a haram camel.

[kluurs]

No survivors per WSJ

[bachophile]

latest ( i kid you not) voices in the iranian government blaming the US for the crash, because sanctions preventing the Iranian airfoce from stocking parts for old american bell choppers (the bird that went down was an american bell 212, not a russian Mi helicopter)

[jon-nyc]

Cool. It would be awesome if that were true

[Mik]

FAFO writ large.