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US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures
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| August 3, 2023
| LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL
Posted on 08/03/2023 10:18:22 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Angelino97
Blackwater became Xe which became Constellis.
I would take 200K to cap Xerxes on a ship.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:28:44 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: McGruff
Maybe we should also stop seizing Iranian ships and cargoes.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:33:16 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
To: blackdog
42nd (Rainbow) Division patch. Not the same connotation as today boys and girls.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:35:58 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: McGruff
This is just another step, there are rules but who is going to enforce them now? The world is becoming a Free Fire Zone. Just let is all fail and burn most of it down, it’s the only way to start over and rebuild.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:40:42 AM PDT
by
The Louiswu
(PEDO JOE MUST GO!!!)
To: McGruff
Th commander of the boats should’ve been shot in the face by the senior enlisted the moment he tried to surrender the craft. That the “commander” and the senior enlisted surrendered the vessels - both should’ve been keelhauled off an aircraft carrier.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:44:10 AM PDT
by
Repeat Offender
(While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
To: SaveFerris; Tupelo
I never knew commerical ships were completely unarmed until all of this terrorism at sea started a few years ago. I spent 4 years at sea in the USN and it never occurred to me all of those freighters and tankers were complelely unarmed. Madness.
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:50:40 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: McGruff
It’s CHINESE OIL!
What are we doing risking American lives to protect it?
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posted on
08/03/2023 11:52:29 AM PDT
by
MMusson
To: McGruff
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posted on
08/03/2023 12:00:16 PM PDT
by
FrozenAssets
(You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
To: Bonemaker
To: RoosterRedux
To: McGruff
Do it unannounced, but with mercenaries hired by the shipping lines. Their rules of engagement would be preferred to military standards.
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posted on
08/03/2023 1:02:57 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Iran is improving their capabilities. They’re getting a lot of experience with their drones in Ukraine.
Add a nuke component to that and they will be prepared to take out coastal U.S. cities (Boston, Newport, NYC, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, etc.) from innocent looking cargo vessels dashing in from the shipping lanes in the middle of the night.
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posted on
08/03/2023 1:13:06 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed
They can do that. But more likely they’ll use their drones to take out our naval ships in the Gulf. So our carriers shouldn’t be there. They’re vulnerable.
To: central_va
As an ex Naval officer I view your comment as ridiculous. As an ex-Seaman who "Kiddie Cruised" from 8/'61 to 8/'64 I view it the same, Sir.
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posted on
08/03/2023 1:19:40 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: All
Hypothetical scenario. Iran builds 1,000 drones. They're armed with missiles. They'll launch an attack on the flagship of the U.S. fleet in the Gulf, which would be one of our aircraft carriers.
American aircraft carriers staying 1,000 km away from Iran’s coasts
So our aircraft carriers are basically obsolete. It's just like the battleship in the beginning of the 20th Century.
To: McGruff
Wiser move would be to have 130 gunships and attack helicopter monitoring the movements and blowing any Muslim pirate boats out of the water.
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posted on
08/03/2023 1:56:37 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
To: SaveFerris
This should have been done when the Somali pirates startedThomas Jefferson did it, with great success!
To: central_va
I did not either. On the surface , it sounds like a good idea. However, the Law of Unintended Consequences is still there.
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posted on
08/03/2023 2:44:02 PM PDT
by
Tupelo
(A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
To: MarMema
President Trump would do the same thing.
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posted on
08/03/2023 2:47:21 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
To: central_va
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posted on
08/03/2023 2:51:43 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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