'They'll Likely Send The Drone Back In Pieces': Dick Cheney Rips Obama For Failing To Act On Downed Spy Plane -- Daily Mail
* Dick Cheney says Barack Obama should have ordered an airstrike over Iran
* U.S. admits it does not hold out much hope for spy plane's return
* Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thanks Americans for 'giving' craft
The downing of a U.S. drone in Iran and its subsequent capture by the country’s military has been nothing but an embarrassment for the President Obama as he faces a tough re-election battle.
Former U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney blasted Mr Obama for his soft approach in trying to get the surveillance plane back, insisting he should have ordered an airstrike over Iran instead.
He told CNN: 'The right response would have been to go in immediately after it had gone down and destroy it.
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My Comment: By the time the info on where the drone had crashed/landed was relayed .... President Obama notified .... National Security team assembled .... decisions made .... the RQ-170 Sentinel drone would have been scurried away into a place that would be hidden from U.S. eyes and intelligence. In short .... even if President Obama made a decision to bomb the drone's location .... it would have been too late.