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U.S. Navy destroyer again targeted by missiles from Yemen: U.S. officials
reuters.com ^ | Wed Oct 12, 2016 | Phil Stewart & Idrees Ali

Posted on 10/12/2016 11:12:18 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt

A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the second such incident in the past four days, U.S. officials told Reuters.

The USS Mason, which was accompanied by the USS Ponce - an amphibious transport dock - fired defensive salvos in response to the missiles, neither of which hit the ship or caused any damage as it operated north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: destroyer; iran; missiles; obamasfault; yeman
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And you wondered where and how all the cash sent to Iran went ?

Thanks Obama !

1 posted on 10/12/2016 11:12:18 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: LucyT

Ping


2 posted on 10/12/2016 11:12:59 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ("Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”- Colin Powell)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

So are we bombing the #### out of these Houthi rebels??


3 posted on 10/12/2016 11:15:41 AM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

What would a strong president do?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis


4 posted on 10/12/2016 11:17:08 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Apparently pallets of paper dollars made the shia unhappy. So it must be true, money can’t buy happiness.


5 posted on 10/12/2016 11:18:13 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Bammy will be apologizing to the terrorists for the U.S being provocative.


6 posted on 10/12/2016 11:19:25 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

So the skipper fired back I guess he gets to prepare those three letters


7 posted on 10/12/2016 11:19:51 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: Enchante

Since a lot of those “Houthi rebels’ are just Iranians, I would bet the Obama Administration has no serious intent to take them out. No doubt they’ll bomb some empty buildings and kill a few locals opposed to Iranian interlopers.


8 posted on 10/12/2016 11:21:01 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

USS Cole attacked 12 Oct 2000 off of Yemen.


9 posted on 10/12/2016 11:21:03 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

10 posted on 10/12/2016 11:25:06 AM PDT by CJ Wolf (just a conspiracy theory, no facts behind the above post.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Yeman sounds like the Spanish Civil War prior to WWII. The Fascist(Iranian)Shiite forces, supported by Russia opposed to the “Moderate Muslims” Saudi. Unfortunately none of them are “Moderate”, and all call for the destruction of infidels.

Wow! Most of the US population is “Deplorable”, “Irredeemable”, and are “Infidel” in the eyes of the Democrat Party. What else can give me more happiness?


11 posted on 10/12/2016 11:26:48 AM PDT by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: Enchante

No, but I understand that the Saudis are.


12 posted on 10/12/2016 11:26:53 AM PDT by 353FMG (AMERICA MATTERS)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Of course, Obama’s ROE allowed the ship to destroy the batteries that launched the cruise missiles.


13 posted on 10/12/2016 11:32:24 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Iran is heavily involved backing their Shiite brothers in Yemen. There is no way the Houthis would continuously target US Ships unless Iran has given the ok.


14 posted on 10/12/2016 11:35:09 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

One of these days they are not going to miss:(


15 posted on 10/12/2016 11:37:24 AM PDT by Lera ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Shooting missiles at our ships.

Trying to crash planes into buildings in the US.

Yep, that Obama has done a mighty fine job.


16 posted on 10/12/2016 11:40:06 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Uh oh. My mind is thinking Tonkin, Tonkin.


17 posted on 10/12/2016 11:44:00 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (sO DID 14 MILLION OTHERS)
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To: C19fan

They figure we are now such pussies that we will turn tail and pull out.


18 posted on 10/12/2016 11:46:02 AM PDT by binreadin
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C19fan :" Iran is heavily involved backing their Shiite brothers in Yemen.
There is no way the Houthis would continuously target US Ships unless Iran has given the ok."

As Lera said : one of these days they are not going to miss !
And then what ?
Yeah , it sounds like the gulf of Tonkin all over again !
The Iranian solution that Obama created and funded, with so many 'secret agreements' that even remain unknown today,
makes Chamberlain look like a world chess expert negotiator , rather than a doofus !
And Kerry remains an international stooge !

19 posted on 10/12/2016 12:00:49 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ("Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”- Colin Powell)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Also, it looks like the ROEs only allow defensive fire to stop the missiles. Both incidents had reported defensive action, but no action to take out missile launchers and fire control radars. If this is Obama’s game, the Hothis are going to hit one of our ships sooner or later since there is no penalty to keep trying.


20 posted on 10/12/2016 12:04:19 PM PDT by Truth29
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