Originally Posted by
T28B
I think that you have the right of it
... but ...
if a Reaper were to shoot down a MiG or Su with a Hellfire missile, would that not be newsworthy? (More of a "Man bites dog!" sort of headline)
(Yes, the feces storm would soon follow)
Sorry not really sure of the point you are trying to make?
Of course it would be newsworthy. Most definitely not the type of news the US would want to be making at a time they are trying to pry India from Russian influence, and keep China from supplying arms to Russia.