US Navy nearly fires on Iranian Ships

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by AKIron
What Saxman said. The US Navy would have been justified in firing upon those who made verbal threats imo.

Would that same rule apply to when Saddam Declared war on the US?

Dunno about you. But if someone declared war on me I'd certainly consider it a verbal threat.  

[ghi]

clear provocation,US Navy reaction was weak

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by AWMac
Another bitter Euro posts....



Mac



Oh almost forgot....

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Bitter huh? If the truth seems bitter to you, who knows, maybe? You should count yourself out not in btw. Tell me, do they teach this stuff at history lessons at school nowadays or is it conveniently pushed aside?

[AKIron]

[Dago]

Originally posted by AKIron

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by AKIron

[RedTop]

<---Former Navy

You'd be suprised at what a small lil boat does when a big gun is suddenly trained and aimed towards it.

[Slash27]

Originally posted by AKIron

[Brownshirt]

Anyone having a pic with Airbus & USS Vincennes? That "Don't tase me, Bro!" is sooo funny

[BlueJ1]

Navy does not fire upon the Iranian vessels and are looked down upon for it.


Navy does fire upon Iranian vessels first and are looked down upon for over use of power.

Either way nothing became of the event.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by AKIron

[MORAY37]

Originally posted by john9001
the US navy had to get a OK from the US state dept before they could blow the Iranians out of the water, as usual the state dept said "lets negotiate".

That's funny.  You obviously don't understand the rules of engagement.

[MORAY37]

Originally posted by Ack-Ack
The USN in my opinion had total justification if they had chosen to fire.  The Iranian boats had come within the 200 yards "exclusion zone" of one of the USN ships and they also broadcasted threatening radio messages about blowing up the USN ships and then dropping white colored objects in the patch of one of the USN ships after broadcasting the threat.

The commanders of the USN ships have to be applauded for their restraint.  It was clearly a case of the Revolutionary Guard trying to provoke the USN ships into some kind of action to use as propoganda.  

It's funny to how for all the bluster of the Revolutionary Guard, they turned tail once it became apparent that the USN ships were growing bored with their meager chest thumping.


ack-ack

First of all... 200 yard exclusion zone?  

Second of all...without multiple station triangulation.. you cannot determine the "broadcaster" of said threat.

So what you approve of.. is... in international waters... A US Navy Captain to authorize release of weapons on 5 powerboats that are within 200 yards of his ship... and that happen to be around when a non-descript, non identified or triangulated voice makes a threat on a clear channel.  
I'm extremely happy you don't have that responsibility...you failed the exercise.  Yes the Iranians were testing... but we acted correctly.  Opening fire on those boats with the information available would have started something much worse.

(The video is extremely boring.. and there are no weapons apparent on any of the boats involved, and only two of them act anything like interested.  Mostly they just jump the wake of the cruiser a couple of times.  Whooo hoo...threatening.  Interesting the Navy didn't show pictures of ANY of them dropping ANYTHING in the water.)

And I seem to remember this story..small boats harrassing big bad US Navy... Gulf of Tonkin, Anyone?   Yeah, that was proven to be a pink elephant too.

[Bruv119]

If they did fire I would hope the US would react.  

Whilst they are at it instead of another occupation just help the Iranians with their Nuclear Programme.  Test Area 1 Tehran  

[JBA]

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/26424.html


Couple warning shots would have done thes dumb-bastards some good.