Posted on 10/12/2019 6:22:41 AM PDT by PghBaldy
ARLINGTON, VA (WCMH) — Nineteen years ago today, 17 American sailors were killed and 37 sailors were injured when the USS Cole was attacked by terrorists in a small boat laden with explosives in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000.
I hope they remember how Clinton had a policy to do Happy visits for refueling at Muslim ports, and at the same time made sure that every US Navy vessel’s deck watch while in these ports had no arms or live ammunition.
I hope they remember that. Our effing idiot dufus blow job ex-President is responsible for those deaths.
One terror attack after another when the Clinton criminal cabal co-Presidency was in power which eventually led to 3000+ dead on Sept. 11 2001 and more dying to this day. And just think: People were actually crying because the co-Presidency wasn’t re-installed in 2016.
The attack killed 17 Sailors:
31-year-old Lt. j.g. Andrew Triplett
35-year-old ETC Richard D. Costelow
30-year-old EW1 Kevin S. Rux
21-year-old HT2 Kenneth E. Clodfelter
24-year-old EN2 Mark I. Nieto
24-year-old EW2 Ronald S. Owens
32-year-old OS2 Timothy L. Saunders
22-year-old MS3 Ronchester M. Santiago
19-year-old MSSN Lakeina M. Francis
21-year-old ISSN Timothy L. Gauna
22-year-old SMSN Cherone L. Gunn
19-year-old ISSN James R. McDaniels
22-year-old SN Lakiba N. Palmer
19-year-old ENFN Joshua L. Parlett
19-year-old FN Patrick H. Roy
26-year-old FN Gary Swenchonis Jr.
19-year-old SN Craig B. Wibberley
In addition, 37 of their shipmates sustained wounds.
There is no better example for having at least a M2 .50 armed and manned at all times in any port. Maybe two, and maybe a Minigun.
Not until Trump did we take out the mastermind
https://www.newser.com/story/269555/trump-confirms-uss-cole-mastermind-is-dead.html
Nineteen years later and I’m still pissed they weren’t allowed to defend themselves............>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Me too. Clinton should be tied to the fore-peak of a USN vessel, go on happy cruises to Arab ports and use the ex Prez for jihadi target practice.
Agreed, especially the minigun in these days of air drones.
Brrrrrrrrriiiiip! Problem solved.
From the Navy:
The attack killed 17 Sailors:
31-year-old Lt. j.g. Andrew Triplett
35-year-old ETC Richard D. Costelow
30-year-old EW1 Kevin S. Rux
21-year-old HT2 Kenneth E. Clodfelter
24-year-old EN2 Mark I. Nieto
24-year-old EW2 Ronald S. Owens
32-year-old OS2 Timothy L. Saunders
22-year-old MS3 Ronchester M. Santiago
19-year-old MSSN Lakeina M. Francis
21-year-old ISSN Timothy L. Gauna
22-year-old SMSN Cherone L. Gunn
19-year-old ISSN James R. McDaniels
22-year-old SN Lakiba N. Palmer
19-year-old ENFN Joshua L. Parlett
19-year-old FN Patrick H. Roy
26-year-old FN Gary Swenchonis Jr.
19-year-old SN Craig B. Wibberley
In addition, 37 of their shipmates sustained wounds.
Agreed, especially the minigun in these days of air drones.
Brrrrrrrrriiiiip! Problem solved.
YUP!!!!!!
I an no naval expert, but if you were to duplicate the average WW2 level of armament in an average 3000 ton destroyer but in today’s weapons you would have between 4 and 8 miniguns, along with at least a couple of those electro optical IR trained 25MM...
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