The United States government has been quite cavalier when it comes to shipping weapons to unsavory countries. The arming of the Syrian rebels is proof enough of that claim. But after a Hellfire missile ended up in Cuba, many, including members of the federal government, are scratching their heads in confusion.
U.S. Defense officials are investigating how the missile sent to Europe in 2014 for a training mission in Spain ended up in Cuba instead of being returned to Florida. Was it deliberate? Or was this another one of the Obama Administration’s blunders? They’ve reached out to Cuban leadership, requesting the missile be returned, and of course, they have refused.
While the United States government continues discussions with Cuba in an effort to secure the weapon’s safe return, it’s important to remember that the U.S. and Cuba have only recently restored diplomatic relations, after fifty years of hostility. The $65,000 dollar missile was sent from Lockheed Martin to Spain, where it was used in a training exercise and never made it home.
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And now the other side has our Hellfire.
Weak
Right. They loaded it on the wrong plane…..how can that happen…
Exactly on purpose, it’s no accident…
Same CinC that gave a stealth UAV to Iran. (And China and Russia, etc, etc….)
How come Cubans get these badass care packages of Hellfire missiles but it’s illegal for me to set off fireworks in my own back yard?
I guess the load crew can not read. The tail number would give you a clue which bird to load. They should lose there job.
What a$#%&!@*!!!
I would sure like to hear this stupid piece of c**p present explain this in your state of the Union address you freaking Muslim
Gee, what’s wrong with this picture…..how the hell does anyone ship a hellcat missile to the wrong country…..sounds like it was purposely done….