Posted on 01/07/2008 6:06:31 AM PST by tlb
Edited on 01/07/2008 6:34:54 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
FYI: in Iran it's known as the Persian Gulf. I've heard it referred to as such in other contexts as well, but I can't remember offhand where.
If there was a pitched battle between the states that border the Gulf, I'd put my money on Iran.
Sounds good to me... I despise that **** hole.
LLS
I’m a GCC supporter and call it the Arabian Gulf.
I hope we have video and audio to release to the press.
I like the smell of gunpowder better. Israel may buy peace for 6 years by the move but the big war is not stop able.
What is that gun? Looks too small for a 5”...
So just do it the old fashioned way. Write a letter.
The Honorable Donald C. Winter
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20350-1000
If you want to go higher, write his boss at
Dr. Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000
ping
FIRE AT WILL!
I think they use Mk 19s and Bushmasters now.
A line across the bow of each “fast boat” at each encounter would spoil the propaganda videos and send a message.
They should have been shredded with a the phalanx
They better watch it or the below may occur.
1988: US warship shoots down Iranian airliner
President Reagan said the Vincennes had taken “a proper defensive action” and called the incident an “understandable accident”, although he said he regretted the loss of life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_4678000/4678707.stm
All I can say is “Operation Preying Mantis”. Look it up!
I didn’t click through, but what are the rules of engagement? I would imagine there is at the least an internationally recognized code on the high seas, even if we fail to regonize we have been at war with the Islamic Republic for nigh on 30 years. What is/was the most aggressive thing we could have done?
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