U.S. Coast Guard in war-torn Georgia.

[Hangtime]

Not trying to be stupid, but could you enlighten me? I was 7 at the time, so I didnt really keep up with the news...

USS Cole was attacked in-harbor by a suicide bomb equipped small boat.

[1pLUs44]

USS Cole was attacked in-harbor by a suicide bomb equipped small boat.

Oh, I remember when that happened. I didn't really remember the date though.

~1pLUs44 40th FS.

[Gh0stFT]

not to sound stupid, BUT...........why are we sending the coast guard there?

aren't they supposed to be patrolling OUR waters?

how true, imagine other nations doing the same thing, patrolling YOUR waters
don't except flowers !;)  LOL

[FrodeMk3]

The Russians are just trying to incite nationalistic pride into their nation of people all yearning to get as far away as possible from the evils of Moscow.  Putin just screwed up awfully big this time.  The amount of economic damage that this little charade cost him is going to far out weigh the value of S. Ostettia being separate from Georgia.

Normally, I'd think so too, Bodhi, but the last I saw of it on the news, the Euros' don't wanna even threaten to boot Russia out of the Big 8 anymore, because Russia supplies something like 30% of their oil and 25% of their gas. As far as trade with the U.S. goes...I don't know if we have a large share of the Russian market in anything.

[Fishu]

Normally, I'd think so too, Bodhi, but the last I saw of it on the news, the Euros' don't wanna even threaten to boot Russia out of the Big 8 anymore, because Russia supplies something like 30% of their oil and 25% of their gas. As far as trade with the U.S. goes...I don't know if we have a large share of the Russian market in anything.

Besides that Russia is nextdoor to Europe and there's no mountains or large body of water between. However, most of the commodities in Russia come from Europe. Natural resources are also as good as the money it brings in, therefore Russia can't really put up with Europe either or they'll run short on money.

Keep in mind that most of Europe was also against the war in Iraq (by now you should know why), but the USA wasn't sanctioned. Nothing was done. So why should Georgia be any different? Not to forget that Georgia is right nextdoor to Russia unlike Iraq with their imaginary WMD.

[CAP1]

how true, imagine other nations doing the same thing, patrolling YOUR waters
don't except flowers !;)  LOL

whelp, i thought the navy was our extension of force, thus allowing the coast guard to patrol our waters.

hornet explained it a few posts ago........
thanks hornet.....

[rpm]

The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell (WHEC-719) leading the USS Tarawa (LHA-1) battle group into Iraq, April 2003.
Shallow water sailors my arse. Look who the Marines follow into battle.

[Hangtime]

Any ship can be a minesweeper.

Once.

[rpm]

Tip of the spear baby, tip of the spear.

[NEARY]

for a second there i thought you meant georgia,US


but when will putin just leave georgia alone!!?russia has enough land and doesn't need the small country of goergia.russia is still the worlds biggest country.they should shut up and mind thier low wealth country.at this point in time russia does not need a war i hear they are very poor.instead of starting these land grabbing war,they  might want to concentrate on thier peoples needs.....    wait a minute this is russia, sorry.

[FrodeMk3]

for a second there i thought you meant georgia,US


but when will putin just leave georgia alone!!?russia has enough land and doesn't need the small country of goergia.russia is still the worlds biggest country.they should shut up and mind thier low wealth country.at this point in time russia does not need a war i hear they are very poor.instead of starting these land grabbing war,they  might want to concentrate on thier peoples needs.....    wait a minute this is russia, sorry.

From what I've come to understand, they are now doing pretty good with petro-dollars.