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To: BlueNgold
They are not armed and do not maintain a full military crew.

How can a ship carrying ammunition not be armed?

60 posted on 05/07/2009 11:03:44 AM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL
How - because the powers that be send them out that way - have for years.

Why, now that is a better question. The short version is that they can, in general, travel safely alone and unescorted. Actual countries (not Somali pirates, clearly) respect the sovereignty of vessels at sea, visual contact with another vessel is rare at sea, they don't carry the really fun ammunition, and most people in their right mind really don't want to piss off the U.S. Navy.

66 posted on 05/07/2009 11:08:28 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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To: ETL

Ahh, you need something to shoot the ammo with.


92 posted on 05/07/2009 11:34:34 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo (The GOP: The Big Tent with a Fifth Column.)
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To: ETL

Ahh, you need something to shoot the ammo with.


93 posted on 05/07/2009 11:34:35 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo (The GOP: The Big Tent with a Fifth Column.)
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To: ETL

Ahh, you need something to shoot the ammo with.


94 posted on 05/07/2009 11:34:37 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo (The GOP: The Big Tent with a Fifth Column.)
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