Posted on 05/25/2024 3:31:23 PM PDT by SJackson
Making fools of us.
Apparently no one has connected up “Matamoros” with what is going on in Gaza.
your military on DEI. impressive....NOT!
Unmentioned in the headlilne, part of the pier broke off as well. Funny Joe's stuff washed up at Ashdod. I know wanted to build the pier for Dearborn, but Ashdod is the second largest port in Israel. A half hour drive to the Erez crossing to Gaza. Probably a bit longer to wash up there.
Levity aside, an embarrassment for the administration and possibly the military.
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Just another in a LONG line of embarrassing events. SMDH!
“Never underestimate the ability of Brandon to F-— things up”—B. H. Obozo
Strong winds in the Med? Who knew? Must be global warming.
I never knew the army had their own navy.
Only those of us who don't use DEI to make decisions.
Almost - biblical.
...if the shoe fits, you know what to do
Is the US Navy woke enough yet?
Why do we name USN vessels after cities in other countries?
It's not named after the city, it is named for the battle that occurred there during the Mexican-American war in which American forces were victorious. The name "Matamoros," by the way, means "Moor (Moslem) killer."
This fiasco has all the hallmarks of a DEI jugf***.
Biden sold off most of the Army Watercraft, tugs and salvage gear and also closed the maritime desk at the NSC so we are lacking the proper equipment and expertise.
I saw a picture of one of them on NBC News. I was appalled at the amount of rust on the craft. Doesn’t the army know how to scrape and paint?
That wasn’t the point, but I’m guessing we did not.
We name lots of ships after battles that we won, not necessarily naval battles, like Saratoga and Ticonderoga, and Coral Sea, all the names of aircraft carriers.
The battle of Matamoros was a naval engagement during the Texas Revolution on April 3, 1836, between the brig Montezuma of the Mexican Navy and the schooner Invincible of the Texas Navy.
Don’t you remember The Wackiest Ship in the Army? An old Jack Lemmon movie that they later made a TV series from.
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