ANOTHER GOOD COMEBACK

Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai . Iranian Air Defense Site: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace.  Identify yourself.   Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft.  I am in Iraqi airspace.   Air Defense Site: 'You are in Iranian airspace.  If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft! '  Aircraft:  'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 Fighter.  Send'em up, I'll wait!'  Air Defense Site: ( ... total silence)

God bless our troops.  There is something about our military that makes other countries listen to reason.