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Article: SPY PLANE FIASCO NOT JUST 'BAD LUCK"
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- United Press International
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- April 6, 2001
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United Press International
04-06-2001
Spy plane fiasco not just 'bad luck"
WASHINGTON, Apr 05, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- "The first thing you've gotta ask is, "Am I feeling lucky?" Well, are ya? Are ya, punk?"
Clint Eastwood's famous question issued in the classic 1972 movie "Dirty Harry" is also a question that warriors and generals have been asking themselves throughout history. And right now, the armed services of the United States, incomparably the most sophisticated, well-armed and well-trained on earth, can only answer in the negative.
The armed forces of the United States are not feeling lucky at the beginning of this 21st century. They are not feeling lucky at ...