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2017-03-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US Navy Spy Ship Forced to Change Course After Iranian Attack Vessels Approach

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Posted by Fred 2017-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Shouldn't our ROE have changed since 1/20?

Posted by Raj 2017-03-07 11:41|| 2017-03-07 11:41|| Front Page Top

#2 NavSource suggests no weapons, accompanied by three Royal Navy (UK) warships that also changed course. Apparently Nelson's legacy is quite dormant.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2017-03-07 11:57|| 2017-03-07 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 The Iranians are going to get a little bit too bold one of these days. They seem to have forgotten that there is a new regime in Washington. Our Secretary of Defense is informally nicknamed "Mad Dog", although he prefers "Chaos".

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-03-07 12:41|| 2017-03-07 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Anybody see the irony in the 'Invincible' being not so?

Posted by USN, Ret. 2017-03-07 14:40|| 2017-03-07 14:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Snob Aubrey a sensible Fencible?
His spoons inoffensively runcible?
Marshmallow Martellos,
Stout fellows and Jellos
And lions no longer invincible.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2017-03-07 17:23|| 2017-03-07 17:23|| Front Page Top

#6 The British Royal Navy sincerely regrets the accidental discharge of a 5" gun that resulted in damage to an Iranian speedboat. The seaman responsible, one James Pogue, has been severely reprimanded. Claims for damages may be submitted to P.O. Box 237, Buckingham Palace, London, England.

Posted by SteveS 2017-03-07 17:41|| 2017-03-07 17:41|| Front Page Top

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