[OldFriend]

Yes, I noticed how the sailors on the USS Cole fired on the explosive laden dinghy bearing down on them. /s/

The sailors on the USS Cole had NO ammunition in thier weapons.

[xjcsa]

Yes, I noticed how the sailors on the USS Cole fired on the explosive laden dinghy bearing down on them. /s/

The sailors on the USS Cole had NO ammunition in thier weapons.

And you don't think anything has changed since then?

[Elsiejay]

That small bomb- bearing craft, and any other small craft not identified and cleared should not have been allowed to approach within a specified perimeter, say, no nearer than 500 yards from the USS Cole, considering the threat inherent in the location in which she was moored. Failure to thus secure the ship constitutes dereliction of duty, probably at multiple levels in the chain of command, not excluding the Dept. of State and the Oval Office.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Different time and different place.

[ustanker]

Like the guard ran away from the border too.

[Locomotive Breath]

c.f. USS Pueblo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_pueblo