tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post3592964331110864248..comments2024-03-28T21:39:05.175+08:00Comments on Senang Diri: Shot heard around the world: Daesh (Islamic State) downs first coalition warplane, pilot capturedDavid Boeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-54047785316010551032014-12-29T19:49:03.479+08:002014-12-29T19:49:03.479+08:00@Juan Carlo Hernandez: Typo fixed. Many thanks :)@Juan Carlo Hernandez: Typo fixed. Many thanks :)David Boeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-10386759515276149212014-12-27T11:50:23.905+08:002014-12-27T11:50:23.905+08:00They will most likely not kill the captured pilot ...They will most likely not kill the captured pilot for the time being; may use him as bargaining chip for exchange something important to IS.Cyrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115600175897807978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-5779895036356614162014-12-27T01:05:09.586+08:002014-12-27T01:05:09.586+08:00Should we choose to contribute non-combat air powe...Should we choose to contribute non-combat air power to operations against IS, the risk of loss will be substantially lower. <br /><br />Yet the question ought to be, whether we should do so even if we have to accept the same odds that that other civilized nations already face, in the skies over Syria and in their own homelands.<br /><br />My humble opinion is that we are a part of this fight. Contributing combat air power to those already fighting IS is not a matter of political alignment. In terms of combat air power, we are better resourced than many of our moral allies would like to be. <br /><br />Indeed, for all its fearsome reputation, IS thrives only because free nations limit themselves to an air campaign and are not willing to commit the necessary forces to wipe them out on the ground. This may be beyond our ability, but we should do what we can.<br /><br />David, do you agree?earlyfalloutboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024073728764806346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-15629337487298956722014-12-25T15:58:11.142+08:002014-12-25T15:58:11.142+08:00typo: "For newsrooms around the world, starve...typo: "For newsrooms around the world, starved of ,<b>dairy</b> events as the corporate world winds down for Christmas and the New Year, this development is likely to become a fixture on their bulletins tonight and in tomorrow's newspapers."Juan Carlo Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225668972445519541noreply@blogger.com