[SeekAndFind]

[Boonie]

We don’t have the time to worry about Iran and China, Russia or anywhere else for that matter...

We barely have time to fit Bruce Jenner’s exciting changes in with what Justin Beiber is doing...Where Kim Kardashian is wearing (or NOT wearing) and whatever happened to Paris Hilton?

I mean who has the time for (ugh) National Security or world events??????

[thackney]

The Iranians have reportedly released this Maersk ship,

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The ship still remains in the Iran waters, just outside their port, not moved from yesterday.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/oldshipid:1635726/oldmmsi:538005749/zoom:10/olddate:lastknown#

[AndyJackson]

There is no better metric to measure the health of American hegemony than whether trade ships enjoy unfettered access to sea lanes.

Astonishing that we would surrender this as we squander our power and resources in places we can barely get to at all.

[rjsimmon]

I would posit that the only difference between the actions of the Iranian Navy and the pirates from Somalia is the size of their boats.

[ChildOfThe60s]

bttt

[Procyon]

When Maersk chose a flag of convenience, they chose to have the Marshall Islands navy protect their ship. If you want the United States Navy to protect your ship, then it needs to fly the American flag.