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2002-12-03 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-03 07:57 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The two boats collided? Oh my, is this the time to trot out the usual jokes about Arab military prowess?

I mean, good grief, the Kuwaitis have been liberated now ten years, rebuilding their military with the best training, materials, weapons they can buy from the West, etc., etc., and the first real shooting causes the two boat commanders to go all to pieces. I'm sure their naval military advisors taught them what to do -- "evade -- follow the plan -- engage -- lock weapons -- get tone -- fire". So why didn't they?

Posted by Steve White 2002-12-03 21:48:55|| 2002-12-03 21:48:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Steve, they did evade, one boat evaded right, and the other evaded left - right into the first boat. I'm sure they were cruising along fat, dumb and happy, confident that their Iraqi neighbors only had it in for the Americans, not them. Just like all Arab militaries, they would not have authority to fire on their own. By the time they got through to HQ, I bet the target was gone. Now, let the Iragi's try this with a U.S. ship and there will be a smoking hole in the water before the captain phones home.

Posted by Steve 2002-12-04 07:44:51|| 2002-12-04 07:44:51|| Front Page Top

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