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to: Jeff Shultz
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2004-11-09 13:39:54
subject: Re: Russia tied to Iraq`s missing arms

From: Adam Flinton 

Jeff Shultz wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:45:36 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>
>
>>>Quite a few Soviet aircraft in Afghanistan... since then, has anyone
>>>successfully shot down anything using an American supplied Stinger?
>>
>>I wouldn't know, but I fail to see the relevance anyway.
>>
>
> You asked how much stuff has been shot down with our ordinance in
> regional wars. Answer is: Probably not much.
>

Most of the regional wars are in Africa. I suggest you look there.

If you include stuff like the 0.5 browning then the numbers climb further.

Ask about the Congo, Rwanda, West Africa & Angola.

Adam



>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"jeff"  wrote in message
>>news:4186d1b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>Robert Comer wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Which was a French built and supplied weapon, fired from a French
>>>>>built and supplied aircraft....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>And that makes a difference?  How much stuff has been shot down with
>>>>our ordinance in regional wars...
>>>
>>>Quite a few Soviet aircraft in Afghanistan... since then, has anyone
>>>successfully shot down anything using an American supplied Stinger?
>>>
>>>
>
>

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