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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

ironic since a previous USS KIDD, but not this one was one of the 4 modified SPRUANCE destroyers (the “dead admiral” class) bought by the shah.


4 posted on 01/06/2012 1:33:56 PM PST by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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“Dead Admiral Class” also known as the “Ayatolla Class” because the 4-ship package was purchased by the Shah, but never delivered due to the Iranian Revolution.


11 posted on 01/06/2012 2:09:13 PM PST by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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