[mewzilla]

The Iranians tried that back in the 80's. Reagan had the tankers reflagged so they were all US ships. Once the Iranian navy started attacking what were basically US vessels he had the Navy send the Iranians ships to the bottom of the gulf.

Some photos and info from Operation Earnest Will

[seppel]

from your URL: "The tanker was attacked by small gunboats."

It's easy to cause havoc with little equipment. That's what makes war so expensive.

[ExpatGator]

I spent 5 months of my life as part of Earnest Will as the battery officer and gunner for the 25mm chain guns. Man did I get a tan.

[DoctorMichael]

Post #30 Bump!

Thanks for the homework! I wonder how the MSM would cover an operation like this today? I can envision the unapologetic, Leftist, scum portraying us as greedy, consumption-oriented, militarists using our Armed Forces for the benefit of Big Oil rather than facing down a genocidal, megalomanical sock-puppet of the 8th Century Neaderthals that have control of Iran.