UPDATE: U.S. military's Central Command calls shoot-down of Navy drone 'unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset in international airspace,' statement rejects Iranian claims American drone flew over Iranian airspace
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) June 20, 2019
Is there a ‘President Eisehower face-palm’ gif out there somewhere?…
Whoa. Significant escalation. MQ-9 Reaper shootdown wasn't nothing, but that's a $15m aircraft–we've got hundreds of 'em. RQ-4 is an $130m+ aircraft–size of a civilian airliner, packed with recon sensors, a much more valuable asset. https://t.co/fzLxB1M61Y
— Rick Berger (@bergerrichard) June 20, 2019
There's no captured pilot. There's no rescue mission required. No grieving family.
It's a f***ing robot. Shooting it down is the geopolitical equivalent of someone keying your car. Let it the f*** go.
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) June 20, 2019
AP: Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning the U.S. against using force on Iran, saying it would have catastrophic consequences.
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) June 20, 2019
A rare case where Trump’s narcissism & lack of any coherent ideology, policy agenda, or world view is to our advantage. As dumb as he started out as & as addled as he is now, still a decent chance even he grasps what everyone but zealots grasp: War w Iran would be catastrophic. https://t.co/klng749ZRI
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) June 20, 2019