Real life version of Crimson Peak. Hopefully without the murder or ghosts.

“Americans are opinions! Every Russian has an asshole!” No, wait. “Opinions are assholes! Every American has a Russian!” Damn. Hang on, I can get this. “Booze enemas for all! Every opinionated American asshole gets a White Russian!”

Nothing going on would be boring in the cockpit as well. Plus it would cost more to have the aircraft flying. That and would be putting the aircrew at risk.

You forgot the Russians; inevitably, there will be a discussion involving the Russia.

Yep not being in the cockpit for 24+ hours being shot at must really suck.

I’ll save all y’all some time reading the comments.

The Washington Times(a tabloid) quoting the Daily Mail(a tabloid) sourcing from a book that got the quote from a completely unconfirmed report from the Washington Post that Obama said this to some presidential aides in the context of killing Osama Bin Laden.

Well he kinda is.

Hey, go fuck yourself.

Edgy.

Now they just need a narcoleptic Japanese schoolgirl driving the tank.

Rookies! :D This is how you drift.

Or it sits there like a buoy because the GPS and communication satellites it requires to function haven’t been invented yet.

Yeah. Press and public relations should be done the way the framers of the Constitution intended: ink on parchment and horseback courier.

Yes, because shaving 2 or 3 jobs that probably pay in the high 30k’s to low 40k’s at best to make an absolutely insignificant dent in the defense budget is totally worth losing the positive PR they generate (among what is likely many other duties they have).

Why not?

Even if it were a submersible, why would an unmanned submersible need an “atmosphere”?

You mean, if a submarine actively fired upon, and sank, a US Navy vessel in international waters, even without loss of life? Yeah, I don’t think that would go over well, unmanned or not.

Well, it’s allowed, but only the one time.

It’s not a submersible. It’s a surface ship.