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>> in the last 1 years. let's say, since the start of the war in afghanistan. >> most of them have crashed? >> that's right. >> astonishing. when you hear that, for example, when i was reporting a few days ago on the reported crash in syria, one of the things that was interesting about that was the possibility that that drone crashing might have been shot down. so does that mean that more drones will get shot down, or that u.s. piloted aircraft would get shot down? another thing that was interesting is the risk that something might -- something important might fall into enemy hands by them cap...

Destroyed, or totaled. so yes, they do crash a lot. >> most of the predator drones that the u.s. has flown over the past, what did you say decade? >> the last 15 years. since the start of the war in afghanistan. >> most of them have crashed. >> that's right. >> astonishing. when you hear that for example, when i was reporting a few days ago on the reported crash in syria, one of the things that was interesting about that was the possibility that that drone crashing might have been shot down. so does that mean that more drones will get shot down or that u.s. piloted aircraft would get shot down...

Much for being with us. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> do u.s. drones crash a lot? do they crash more than you would expect? >> they do. i'll give you just one statistic. everybody's heard of the predator drone. that the u.s. air force has flown for about 15 years. cia flies them, too. more than half of the predator drone fleet acquired by the air force for the last 15 or 20 years has crashed. and by crashed, i don't mean a little crash, i mean they're destroyed, or totaled. so yes, they do crash a lot. >> most of the predator drones that the u.s. has flown over the past, what did you say...

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