To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Patience....Just wait.
2 posted on
08/19/2005 5:59:04 PM PDT by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Yeah, right. And who do we retaliate against?
3 posted on
08/19/2005 5:59:24 PM PDT by
OneLoyalAmerican
(The only 180 Flipper John hasn't done is the SF-180.)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
What message do we send, when we are fired upon and instead of fighting back, we weigh anchor and run? I have complete faith in our armed services, men and women, but is politics hamstringing our ability to defend ourselves?
Where the hell are we going to attack?
What are you going to attack WITH? There were no assets to pursue the individuals, they would have been going into a FRIENDLY country AND a ships best defense is it's mobility.....
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
We are not (yet) at war with Jordan.
Calm down.
5 posted on
08/19/2005 5:59:32 PM PDT by
Michael Goldsberry
(an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
when rockets fired from land at ships, ships need to move. Let land-based units handle the enemy.
Not moving ships away from rocket range would be a career-ender for someone.
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Who do you suggest we fire at? Do we know for sure where the shots came from and who fired them?
7 posted on
08/19/2005 6:00:07 PM PDT by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow; Dark Wing
Yeah I agree with darkwing...
At least until we know we have the right target!
8 posted on
08/19/2005 6:00:24 PM PDT by
Americanwolf
(I cannot believe a parent would prostitute her child's memory for her own political agenda. -AW)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Who exactly are we supposed to fire back on? Did the shooters hang out for awhile waving their arms and yelling "Yo, over here Yankee dogs"? If they did, I must have missed that part of the story.
10 posted on
08/19/2005 6:00:39 PM PDT by
digitalbrownshirt
(http://digitalbrownshirt.blogspot.com)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Military force is a blunt Ax
You gotta find the guy before you can shoot back
When being shot at by a sniper, holding your position is not always the best course, especially when he's got you in his cross-hairs and you don't know where he is.
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
What message do we send, when we are fired upon and instead of fighting back, we weigh anchor and run?
Against who? The terrorist aren't exactly world renowned for putting on a uniform and fighting like men. We still aren't sure who did this.
12 posted on
08/19/2005 6:02:25 PM PDT by
Jaysun
(Democrats: We must become more effective at fooling people.)
To: J. Worthington Witfellow
Actually, it makes perfect sense. It was stupid to try and refuel a big ship in a port in Yemen, too. It would be even nuttier to fire back at some terrorist sniping from somewhere in an otherwise peaceful port. The thing to do is come down hard on the king of Jordan for allowing terrorists to operate in his country.
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