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Old 04-22-2020, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyp View Post
Help me - not being negative. These Iranian boats are but a tinker toy against our ships which they are harassing. Assuming we are in international waters why wouldn't the orders be stay your course, do not deviate, do not fire unless fired upon ? Doesn't that send a better message of don't mess with us than putting us in the aggressor position ? Surely they will deviate before collision unless they are on a comacazie mission. In which case we gain more knowledge about reality Vs bluff. If we collide with them I hope we would take no more than a dent in the hull. I'm getting older now but I seem to remember this movie.
Why wait to be fired upon? If they have the capability to fire on a Navy ship and cause damage or death, the threat should be removed before they fire.