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2009-03-09 China-Japan-Koreas
Pentagon: Chinese vessels harassed unarmed US ship
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Posted by tu3031 2009-03-09 10:18|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Maybe we should stick russian or pakistani flags on our vessels. The commies seem to think those countries have the right to kill Han with impunity, no diplomatic protests, no big demonstrations...
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-03-09 11:51||   2009-03-09 11:51|| Front Page Top

#2 We just need to ask them to unclench their fists.
Posted by DarthVader 2009-03-09 11:58||   2009-03-09 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Just wait till the Hildebeast learns of THIS!
Posted by Besoeker  2009-03-09 12:23||   2009-03-09 12:23|| Front Page Top

#4 About the same amount of time into the Bush admin when the Chinese ramed the plane. Testing the Prez!
Posted by 3dc 2009-03-09 13:51||   2009-03-09 13:51|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm sure a big red "overcharge" button will do the trick
Posted by DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 2009-03-09 15:53||   2009-03-09 15:53|| Front Page Top

#6  Despite the force of the water, Chinese crew members stripped to their underwear

I'm confused. Why exactly did the sailors strip?
Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife  2009-03-09 16:00||   2009-03-09 16:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Why exactly did the sailors strip?

Because it was SEXUAL harassment.
Posted by anonymous5089 2009-03-09 16:10||   2009-03-09 16:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Why exactly did the sailors strip?

Presents less surface for the water from the hoses to push against, I suspect.
Posted by lotp 2009-03-09 16:57||   2009-03-09 16:57|| Front Page Top

#9 They stripped because they hadn't had a good bath in a month.
Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-03-09 18:08||   2009-03-09 18:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Why are any of our ships unarmed?
Posted by borgboy 2009-03-09 18:14||   2009-03-09 18:14|| Front Page Top

#11 I don't think "Unarmed" means without weapons, I'll bet Pistols and Rifles are aboard, just not mounted-fixed artillery.(Deck guns etc)
Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-03-09 18:30||   2009-03-09 18:30|| Front Page Top

#12 It's contractor manned data collector.

Posted by Shipman 2009-03-09 18:41||   2009-03-09 18:41|| Front Page Top

#13 Several small, probably PLAN INTEL trawlers met larger and better-armed Ship-zilla USNS IMPECCABLE and repor demanded that IMPECCABLE leave the area.

CNN AM > PERT - the USA = USN should be the one to BACK OFF FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* GLOBAL WARMING > TINY SOLE EARTH DEMANDS THAT THE MILYUHN-AND-ZILYUHN EARTH SIZED SUN BE THE ONE AND ONLY ONE TO ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY CATEGORICALLY UNDENIABLY .......@ETC. SURRENDER.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-03-09 18:54||   2009-03-09 18:54|| Front Page Top

#14 if they want to play games send in a couple fast attacks & have a few Chinese ships "disappear"
Posted by Whineper Prince aka Broadhead6 2009-03-09 20:25||   2009-03-09 20:25|| Front Page Top

#15 Why are any of our ships unarmed?

It's a Military Sealift Command ocean surveillance (data collection) vessel, hence the USNS. The ship of its type are operated under contract by a civilian crew with a small civil-service or navy technical cadre.

Technically it's a civilian ship. In order to have weapons aboard it would need a military detachment specifically for that reason.

Me, I'd send the Impeccable back along the same course, with a couple of warships escorting it. Maybe even a carrier group transiting nearby with hourly overflights. Just to make the point very clear.

But it won't happen.
Posted by Pappy 2009-03-09 21:09||   2009-03-09 21:09|| Front Page Top

#16 Send an icebreaker, with a very pointy bow.
Posted by ed 2009-03-09 22:35||   2009-03-09 22:35|| Front Page Top

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