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2005-08-20 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-08-20 02:37|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 About 2,000 members of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit were aboard the two ships, the Kearsarge and the Ashland.

I bet the Marines went nuts when the ship's CO's decided to leave port. The Marine's specialty is amphibious assault after all. If the Navy has to ~~run away with their tails between their legs~~ retreat, could they have at least "mistakenly" left the Marines on the pier? They could then have been sent on "liberty" in town. A "mistakenly" fully armed liberty at that. Remember the old sailor's adage: If you're not cheating, you're not trying.

Posted by Zpaz 2005-08-20 11:42|| 2005-08-20 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Tripoli.org gonna be pretty unhappy.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-20 11:44|| 2005-08-20 11:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Do we know what sort of distances they were fired from? They might be Qassams.

Posted by Colt 2005-08-20 13:31|| www.eurabiantimes.com]">[www.eurabiantimes.com] 2005-08-20 13:31|| Front Page Top

#4 If you can't hit either of those two ships, then the Suadis have wasted their scholarship money. There aren't too many targets larger and more slow moving.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-08-20 13:58|| 2005-08-20 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 If they were Qassams, or similar, they did well to get one across the bow of the Ashland.

Posted by Colt 2005-08-20 14:20|| www.eurabiantimes.com]">[www.eurabiantimes.com] 2005-08-20 14:20|| Front Page Top

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