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To: onedoug

Did you ever serve? Offhand, I would say “Not,” or you’d understand that under peacetime ROE, the Navy CANNOT shoot down ANY aircraft overflying its ships. At BEST they have armed fighters ESCORTING the other craft, who WILL shoot it down if, and ONLY if, the other aircraft shows tangible hostile intent... like it carries missiles externally and one is seen to be ready to launch, or a bomb-bay door opens while on a demonstrable bombing path to the U.S. ship. Your posturing is just that, ignorant posturing.

Further, since we reserve the right to overfly any- and everyone ELSE’S ships, naval or otherwise, we’d be doing nothing but putting our own aircraft and crews at grave risk were we to follow your misguided advice.


69 posted on 06/04/2008 11:05:04 AM PDT by dcwusmc (We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
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To: dcwusmc
Yes, I served in the 1/1 Armored Cavalry, Americal Division, Republic of Vietnam, I CORPS, 1968-69.

I would still say: DO NOT COME NEAR OUR SHIPS OR RISK BEING SHOT DOWN.

What part of RISK is unclear to you?

70 posted on 06/04/2008 3:03:15 PM PDT by onedoug
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