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To: Zakeet

I'd forgotten about the 1988 two day incident where the US sank several Iranian warships to stop them from harassing oil shipments. As I recall, we did that with 500 pound laser guided bombs.
I'll bet we could do a much better job now.


16 posted on 03/26/2007 4:47:03 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: BuffaloJack
"I'll bet we could do a much better job now."

I bet the Iranians could too.

It will be a lot messier this time but the outcome would/will be the same.

28 posted on 03/26/2007 5:24:38 AM PDT by blam
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To: BuffaloJack
I'd forgotten about the 1988 two day incident where the US sank several Iranian warships to stop them from harassing oil shipments. As I recall, we did that with 500 pound laser guided bombs. I'll bet we could do a much better job now.

U.S. warships sank an Iranian frigate and shelled two Persian Gulf oil platforms near the Strait of Hormuz in response to a mine attack against the USS Samuel B. Roberts, an American frigate. 69 were wounded with no US deaths. A few months later, the U.S. Navy accidentally shot down an Iranian commercial jet carrying 290 passengers and crew. The American government mistook the plane for a military fighter jet but refused to apologize or admit any wrongdoing.

35 posted on 03/26/2007 5:54:06 AM PDT by kabar
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