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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeff Raven: [QB] It would appear that there are a multitude of myths going on about this whole event. I think that there needs to be some clarity here, especially since the Chinese are blatantly lying. Myth 1: The US plane is a spy plane. False. It was a survelliance airplane. Spying means it was conducting survelliance with an intentional attempt at not being seen. It's a very large plane with no abilities at being stealthy at all. If the US didn't want to be seen, they wouldn't have used that plane. It was following a routine survelliance path before it forced down. Myth 2: The US plane "rammed" the F8 Chinese fighter. False. The EP3 is 3 times the size of an F8 MIG. Its huge, lumbering and slow. It is a propellor plane. The F8 is a jet engine aircraft. It's small, and very manueverable. How does a tank "ram" a Ferrari? Also, it is often done, something called "rubbing paint" where a fighter will fly near another plane to show that they are being watched. This is most likely what happened. Myth 3: The US government should issue an apology. False. It is clear that the US is not at fault here. We were in international waters, conducting survelliance that is perfectly legal under international law. It is also clear that the Chinese are testing the new president, seeing how easily he will crack. Bush should be strong and stand up against what is blatant lying on the part of the Chinese. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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