[SAMWolf]

1987 USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die

During a 1987 deployment, STARK was struck by two missiles fired by Iraqi aircraft. The fires that resulted claimed 37 lives, and only the heroic action of the crew saved the ship. Today the only remaining sign of this tragic event is the memorial engraving mounted in the midships' passageway, which lists the names of the lost shipmates.

[Valin]

I remember when this happened. Some many of the talking heads were saying it was a mistake. I didn't buy that then...or now.
It's my opinion that he thought he could convince us that it was Iran, and so get us to come into that war on his side.