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Iran says it's 'completely ready for war' after US official confirms it shot down American drone
In a major provocation, Iran shot down an unarmed and unmanned U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone while it was flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, a U.S. official told ABC News.
The incident is sure to trigger serious discussions within the Trump administration about how to respond to a direct attack on a U.S. military asset that goes beyond recent attacks in the Middle East that the U.S. has blamed on Iran.
Gulf crisis: US confirms drone was shot down by Iranian missile
A US military surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the drone had violated Iranian airspace. But US military said it had been over international waters. IRGC commander-in-chief Maj-Gen Hossein Salami said the downing of the drone sent a "clear message to America" that Iran's borders were its "red line".
It comes at a time of escalating tension between the US and Iran. On Monday, the US defence department said it was deploying 1,000 extra troops to the region in response to "hostile behaviour" by Iranian forces. The US has also accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers with mines last Thursday just outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman. Iran rejects the allegation.
Previously: Two Oil Tankers Attacked, US Blames Iran
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 21 2019, @12:05AM (2 children)
Well, then shit happens. Thats life. Btw, I don't really have much faith in the healthcare system to begin with, so don't trust them to do much more than make me poor for the most part anyway.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 21 2019, @02:43PM (1 child)
Yes, shit happens. But no, you won't necessarily just be sent away or denied care. Instead your physician will eat some of the cost of your care. The hospital will write off part of your expenses. The public will pay for some of the cost of your care. All of us who pay for our insurance will eat the cost of your care in the way of increased premiums and taxes. Life would be easier if we didn't give a damn about you and just say, "well, tough shit now go away and die." But since we're not going to do that because we're people and not animal, and since when that day comes you will not just keep to yourself but instead beg for any help available to keep you breathing, then we're perfectly within our rights to not give a shit if you don't want insurance and penalize you for not taking the steps that the rest of us do so that we won't be a burden on you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 21 2019, @07:23PM
You ignore the part I don't want most of this "care" they have to offer. And second, I've looked at the data. The expenses you complain about are rounding errors. All the money is spent on old people with chronic conditions on like a dozen medications they probably would be better off without.