Nilsen,
I read it the way you intended:
"I just love it when the US think their armed forces are invincible."
"I remember a boat called the USS COLE with a big hole in the side...
"A rubber dinghy with tnt did that

"
You put the smiley face in after that statement, I didn't
At the very least, you statements were in bad taste. Sorry, but I do not believe that you were not aware of that fact when you made them.
Only incredible naivete can excuse it.
Shuckins