Re:United States loses AAA credit rating from S&P
by georgieporgie on Saturday August 06, 2011 @02:40PM
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He said, "A good chunk of the post-9/11 air patrols in North America were flown by allied aircraft."
The article says:
" Five NATO planes have arrived at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma"
and:
"Most of the United States' 30 AWACS, based at Tinker, have been flying around-the-clock surveillance of U.S. airspace..."
In my opinion, the phrase, "a good chunk of" is dubious. In a few minutes of Googling, I could find no indication of how many missions (if any) those NATO planes flew.
The article says:
" Five NATO planes have arrived at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma"
and:
"Most of the United States' 30 AWACS, based at Tinker, have been flying around-the-clock surveillance of U.S. airspace..."
In my opinion, the phrase, "a good chunk of" is dubious. In a few minutes of Googling, I could find no indication of how many missions (if any) those NATO planes flew.