I actually think it’s hilarious when rowdy mobs burn homemade US flags or caricatures of the president. They just don’t get it. None of us care! It is also ridiculous when their fellow countrymen die during these protests.

I never said they were or weren’t comparable. I was refuting the allegation that Wilders was a neo-nazi, because I had never read nor heard that notion (whether it is true or not, I don’t know).

Ah. Gotcha.

I’ll leave that to the resident neo-nazis to answer re: their thoughts on the validity of the work of their beloved fuhrer.

Because they saw it on their call of duty characters.

Would a neo-nazi compare the Quran to Mein Kampf?

I’m pretty sure he wasn’t in Iran in 2007.

I agree with everything. Risk vs reward. Got it. There are too many factors to which we are not privy, which ultimately precludes us from armchairing this to death. Could it be done? Yes (my belief). Is it worth it? Probably not (your belief, my concession).

A valid point. I still think they could have intercepted them on the ground one way or another.

And if the plane was carrying actual aid and civilian aid workers?

This. As long as the hydraulic pumps and the electromechanical actuators on the primary flight control actuation system are [or can be] driven by DC, the pilots should have complete control in the event of generator shut down. It is possible that they could get the generators started again mid flight if they don’t…

“...one of the largest providers of military hardware in the world for decades.”

Find out what their SG&A is before getting too excited about EBITDA

Bombing the intended runway(s), now that’s thinking outside the bun. I bet if SA really wanted to, they could have battled their way into Sanaa with SOF and intercepted the plane on the ground, perhaps with our (USA) help in the form of UAV surveillance, airstrikes, etc. If there was a smoking gun, great. If not, then…

You’d think that with DoD’s perpetual hard-on for stealth, they would have kept at it at least for a few more years.

I think you’re onto something here with the generally hedonistic and narcissistic attitudes of not just young folks, but a lot of people these days it seems.

Noooo Finland; it’s just James Cameron trying to raise the bar.

Just because we don’t get caught as often as Russia, doesn’t mean we are ignorant to their occurrences.

Engineered nickel plating is not the same as decorative nickel plating. Usually it is done for corrosion protection and/or to coat soft surfaces as a hard-wearing layer.

If I was a clever insurgent, I would build one to look like the Snowgoose, pack it with explosives, and have spotters to estimate a legitimate Snowgoose’s path/destination upon takeoff. Then, launch my own to arrive before the real one, and try to catch the target off guard. It would only work once, then TTPs will…