To: Zakeet
Suspected Somali pirates fired on a U.S. Navy warship off East Africa early Thursday in what appeared to be a ransom-seeking attack on an American guided missile frigate, officials said. Bold, stupid or crazy?
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship?
3 posted on
04/01/2010 8:38:52 AM PDT by
Pontiac
To: Pontiac
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship? They aren't stupid. The attack fails, they surrender and get a free ticket to the USA.
8 posted on
04/01/2010 8:41:00 AM PDT by
oyez
(The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has it limits.)
To: Pontiac
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship?
10 posted on
04/01/2010 8:46:02 AM PDT by
Knitebane
(Happily Microsoft free since 1999.)
To: Pontiac
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship? They watched Under Seige and then saw a recent photo of Seagal?
To: Pontiac
To: Pontiac; All
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship? Mistook it for French, or the CIC's reputation is getting around.
25 posted on
04/01/2010 9:20:01 AM PDT by
fso301
To: Pontiac
They had been chewing too much khat. That must be the reason they tried to capture a Frigate. Even the relatively better armed pirate ships of old seldom if ever won one against an actual warship.
28 posted on
04/01/2010 9:34:55 AM PDT by
arthurus
("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
To: Pontiac
Bold, stupid or crazy? Drugged up, low IQ Jihadis on a razzia. If they die, they get 72 virgins. So, crazy seems about right.
How can these pirates expect to successfully attack a modern warship?
I wouldn't call a OH Perry a modern warship, but it's suicidal. Forget the 4 .50 machine guns, it has a 76mm cannon, and a CIWS.
32 posted on
04/01/2010 11:45:46 AM PDT by
rmlew
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