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Old 12-09-2011, 01:52 PM   #3
Lamplighter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
If we are to avoid war with these assholes, we need to remember that what seems like sociopathic bravado and lying is actually a cultural difference.
Based on more information in Merc's link above, UT's dialog needs to be extended

Quote:
Iran: "We shot down your drone."
US: "What drone?"
Iran: "The one we shot down."
US: "We have no evidence of a drone being shot down... we did lose one. That happens from time to time, they are flown by people 4000 miles away."
Iran: "Well we shot it down."
US: "Can we see it?"
Iran: "Here it is."
US: "But... that's obviously not shot down, there's no damage to it. If a drone got hit by any proper anti-aircraft gun there would be practically nothing left of it!"
Iran: "I didn't say we shot it down. We have ways."

US: "Of course it's not damaged. We programmed it to fly level and find a flat place to land"

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