British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left on during launch

Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by jacquesm on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @10:55PM (#29338081)

A bunch of Afghani people would beg to differ.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by xqcgrek2 on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @11:44PM (#29338295)

They'd be wrong. The US suffered a political defeat, not a military one. The US could flatten Afghanistan at any time.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by jacquesm on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:11AM (#29338667)

Flattening a country isn't a victory. It's the act of a toddler not getting its way and then upsetting the gameboard so nobody gets to play.

I suggest you re-think your definition of victory.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by missedthecue on Friday November 26, 2021 @03:21PM (#29353706)

Is Afghanistan on top of the world now? Did I miss that?

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by wolverine876 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @12:46AM (#29338560)

And far more Vietnamese, Koreans, and Iraqis.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by jacquesm on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:11AM (#29338670)

Fair point, I just went with the most recent example.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by wolverine876 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:13AM (#29338679)

I wasn't arguing, just augmenting. Your point was essential.

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