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Nullus Anxietas |
Full article: Trump tells Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they 'harass' American ships Good! It's about damn time. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | ||
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The Constable |
REALLY looking forward to THAT video. They have been harassing our ships for years. Will be interesting to see some payback. LOL.This message has been edited. Last edited by: FN in MT, | |||
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As Extraordinary as Everyone Else |
I hope it is issued as an order.. One question for our Navy and CG guys. What is the SOP distance to maintain between a Navy warship and other foreign vessels while under way? I would imagine it somewhat depends on the ship but there has to be some standard.. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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No double standards |
I am confused. I thought Obama gave $$Billions to Iran to buy peace. Why would Iran gunboats harass American ships?? [/sarc off] "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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Ammoholic |
I’m thinking PDJT will buy peace much more inexpensively. A few shells, a few Iranian boats, maybe a few Iranian lives. Much better bargain. I’m guessing the peace will stay bought as long as he is President too. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Just having the warning out there should be enough to calm down those idiot ayatollahs. There should be no doubt that Trump is dead serious when he puts something like this out: ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
The iranian boat skippers have ears, and have already processed this "warning shot". If they persist it's their own fault. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
They want MORE money. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
I was on the CGC Bear in 99 when we went to the Mediterranean Sea and we got folded into some Navy operation to include sailing into the Aegean Sea (east of the boot of Italy) to support the US involvement in The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. When we chopped into the area there were already French, Italians, Greek, and Someother countries ships all in there. We were all assigned to different “boxes” of ocean...we had to stay out of some at night due to tomahawk flight plans and the things fly ten feet over the water until they hit shore and they flew nap of the earth until they find their targets. So we had six boxes that were ours and it covered several square miles each.. but we and all the other warships in the area broadcast an exclusive zone of one mile.... All the warships had an IFF just like in planes but there were hundreds of fishing boats out trying to make a living...and gawkers.... It was a nightmare because two of our boxes had shoreline and we were constantly being approached by small boats. We would shoot flares at them to ward them off. As well making radio broadcast to stand off of all warships by a mile... It only took two days before the local fishermen figured it out..they left us alone and we didn’t bother them. ———————— Each AOR (area of responsibility) has its own special problems or restrictions. Before we chopped into the AOR we were all given SOPs and ROEs...we couldn’t shoot unless we were fired on or if a fast small boat came w/I 1/2 NM, had been fired at with a flare and then we could engage with 50s. ———— I was never in PATFORSWA (Patrol Forces South West Asia), the area around the Persian Sea. But there are already Cutters there and they have their own ROEs....I’m sure someone right now is wondering why those fastboats were allowed so closely to our Navy and CG cutters.... The rules got changed last night! "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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As Extraordinary as Everyone Else |
^^^ Thanks Mike! ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Banned |
Man, I love Trump!!! | |||
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No double standards |
MikeinNC. Thank you for your service. I am sure it was easy, laid back. My brother was in the Air Force during that matter, involved in communications, I believe stationed around Kosovo. "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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Membership has its privileges |
In the words of Ruth from Ozark, "Come an' get u' some". Thank you for doing the right thing Mr. President. Niech Zyje P-220 Steve | |||
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God will always provide |
While I personally think this order was a very long time coming by a President. I'm glad it's been done. Walk Tall Mr. President and wield your Big Stick with Your usual clarity of purpose!! | |||
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Fire a volley of pelosi, schumer and schiff across their bows. | |||
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Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Now that is a IDEA! Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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always with a hat or sunscreen |
Huge improvement over Obummer aka Zippy the Wonder Putz bowing (showing his ass) to these third world pissants. THIS man would be PROUD! Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Trump is following in the footsteps of the other Greatest American President in my lifetime. Ronald Reagan and "Operation Nimble Archer". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nimble_Archer Looks like Iran retaliated:
https://www.latimes.com/archiv...9-mn-1394-story.html ____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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I Wanna Missile |
Then they will just accuse him of throwing monkey sh!t... "I am a Soldier. I fight where I'm told and I win where I fight." GEN George S. Patton, Jr. | |||
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