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The U.S. MQ-4C Triton is a new $120M Navy Global Hawk that operates at lower altitude. The aircraft took off at 00:14 am and flew towards Chabahar port. As it returned to base it was shot down at 04:05 am. It arrived in the region five days ago. thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2…
Indian-Run Chabahar Port is the main port for Iran. It was the gateway to landlocked countries like Afghanistan and the other stans. It would also bypass the UAE and Saudi dependence because Bandar Abbas is not a deep water port. Why was the Navy drone spying on the port?
The Navy wanted to play with it's new toys in Iran. The war against Iran was always planned as a Naval engagement with air support doing most of the damage. Described to me as "they want their turn" by a senior general when discussed in 2007.

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Crippling Chabahar which is the only main deep water Iranian port and Bandar Abbas (which transships from the UAE which has deep water facilities) would be part of any attack plan. Sanctions would also require spying on ports. aa.com.tr/en/economy/us-…
We are in uneasy times. Trump is creating a false crisis to bring Iran into a "Trump deal" but he has destroyed any trust with Iran by arbitrarily blowing up the Obama deal. Iran has complied and now we can't be trusted. Somebody stop the Bolton clown car. usatoday.com/story/news/wor…
Trivia: Nerds will note that the Triton Global Hawk air platform has one of the best stabilized multi spectral and optical cameras on earth. Which is why that 1960's home video black and white sticky mine video was so funny. nap.edu/read/18733/cha…
Here is the clown car: The current crop of people promoting war include Dick Cheney's former lawyer. Kathryn Wheelbarger who insisted he was immune from Congressional demands theguardian.com/world/2008/apr…
Brian Hook who "worked with U.N. ambassadors John Bolton and Zalmay Khalilizad on, among other things, Iran and sanctions." thedailybeast.com/brian-hook-is-…
And on point screwing things up in Venezuela is Elliott Abrams who I am pretty sure was the model forJeff Dunham's "Walter" puppet. jacobinmag.com/2019/02/the-tr…
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