patrickcaturday,
et al,
Overflights are risky business, but nothing we haven't seen before.
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The US used them over the former Soviet Union to keep tabs on Soviet missile launch sites. We used them during the Cuban Missile Crisis to avoid a sneak attack. And we used them for years to overfly North Korea. While the SR-71 is now out of service, there are still TR-1s ("Dragon Lady").
U-2 TR-1 "Dragon Lady" Story - YouTube
Today, with Iran pumping arms into Lebanese territory, supported by Syria, the possibility exists of yet another war.
Most Respectfully,
R