1. American pilots, however, will continue to fire on Iraqi military positions whenever they are targeted by Iraqi radar and anti-aircraft guns, Clinton said. 2. Another proposal is for American and British pilots to step up their attacks on Iraqi radars and anti-aircraft positions. 3. Anti-radiation missiles not only destroyed Iraqi radars, but intimidated air-defense crews from turning them on in the first place. 4. Aircraft from the two countries struck Iraqi radar systems in retaliation for increased Iraqi anti-aircraft activity. 5. Every several days, U.S. and allied warplanes return fire, usually by dropping precision-guided bombs on Iraqi radar, communications or anti-aircraft sites. 6. In one case, a U.S. pilot fired a missile at a mobile Iraqi radar site which appeared ready to fire upon him, they said. 7. In one case, a U.S. pilot fired a missile at a mobile Iraqi radar site that appeared ready to fire upon him, they said. 8. It is not so low, however, that Iraqi radar operators have refrained from tracking American planes and giving pilots the justification they need to attack. 9. Myers said American and British pilots have either been fired on or have been the targets of Iraqi radar systems at least four times in the past two weeks. 10. Quigley would not discuss specific results such as the number of Iraqi radars damaged in the attack. |