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U.S. Navy Ships Return Fire on Suspected Pirates
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| 3/18/2006 12:18:00 PM
| U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
Posted on 03/18/2006 11:21:12 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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USS Gonzalez again!
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
On March 15, the United Nations Security Council encouraged naval forces operating off the coast of Somalia to be vigilant and take action against piracy. Very good, U.N.! You're only 4 years behind the curve.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Don't bring a RPG to a guided-missile destroyer fight.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
You have to admire the brass on those boys; attacking a US Navy vessel with just a couple of AK's and a RPG. What where they thinking??
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:27:36 AM PST
by
SSR1
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The ships today just don't mount enough guns.Those pirates would have been really surprised if they had tried this on a WW2 ship like a light cruiser.Surprise would be very short lived though.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:28:16 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The intelligence level of the pirates is laughable, a few of them with a rocket launcher attacked the US Navy. They had to have had a death wish.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:28:45 AM PST
by
jazusamo
(:Gregory was riled while Hume smiled:)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The suspected pirates then opened fire on the Navy ships. Stupid move.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
USS Gonzalez (DDG 66)
USS Cape St. George (CG 71)
Go get 'em boys!
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:30:38 AM PST
by
rottndog
(WOOF!!!!)
To: Farmer Dean
Heck, use this and watch them dance!
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:30:44 AM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Countdown" - A documentary about Keith Olbermann's dwindling IQ)
To: jazusamo
They probably got sick of life at sea and decided to go down in a blaze of glory.
To: SSR1
"What where they thinking??"
What? Were they thinking?
Old, old joke. Sorry.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:32:14 AM PST
by
righttackle44
(The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Maybe those Chuck Norris movies aren't so far fetched after all. You never would think bad guys could get so stupid (..for very long).
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:33:48 AM PST
by
Cvengr
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Does this sound like lunacy to anyone else? Attack a sampan, yes. Attack a cruise ship, probably yes. Attack the US Navy, guides missile cruiser or other, definitely not. Might be construed as an 'act of war'. Results could be disastrous.
Unless Jimah Carter was president ... or one of his hard line negotiating and brainy type buddies. [sarcasm off]
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:35:57 AM PST
by
K-oneTexas
(I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
To: SSR1
"
You have to admire the brass on those boys; attacking a US Navy vessel with just a couple of AK's and a RPG. What where they thinking??""Allahu Akbar!" or some such moslem non-think.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:37:43 AM PST
by
Slip18
To: K-oneTexas
I gather many of us would have liked to see a bit of overkill here. The Harpoon was too expensive. But what would it cost for just a couple of 5 inch rounds?
It sounds like the US wants prisoners. You never know who could be on board.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:38:28 AM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Countdown" - A documentary about Keith Olbermann's dwindling IQ)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Those guys have partners in crime.
USN should break out the pliers and blowtorch and find out who they are.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:40:55 AM PST
by
gaijin
To: SSR1
What where they thinking??
Maybe one of the pirates misread and thought they had the USS Pueblo cornered.
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:42:12 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Meep Meep)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Now this shows pure brilliancePeople on a 30 ft fishing boat open fire on a guided missle cruiser and it's escort...How stupid can these people be?
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:42:26 AM PST
by
pop-gun
To: pop-gun
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posted on
03/18/2006 11:45:49 AM PST
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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