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BREAKING. US Navy Rescues Hijacked Israeli-Managed Oil Tanker and Captures Houthi Pirates
Red State ^ | 11/26/2023 | Streiff

Posted on 11/26/2023 6:19:05 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 11/26/2023 6:19:05 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

How fast after this story broke did Democrat blame Israel?


2 posted on 11/26/2023 6:24:11 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: SeekAndFind

The US Navy was founded to combat mohammedan pirates.


3 posted on 11/26/2023 6:26:12 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: SeekAndFind

Houthi Pirates?

They don’t want to play war with US destroyer.


4 posted on 11/26/2023 6:27:31 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: SeekAndFind

execute at sea


5 posted on 11/26/2023 6:29:50 PM PST by coalminersson (since )
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To: SeekAndFind

In the age of satellites the only way pirates can be successful capturing big ships is if they have a powerful government behind them. Otherwise they are going to get caught.

Once the pirates realize they can’t get the ships in the port for the booty they are going to start blowing up tankers and causing environmental problems. I wonder how the greenie watermelon marxists are gonna like that


6 posted on 11/26/2023 6:31:19 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (With the Federal DOJ illegally hounding President Trump he has become the 1st true black president's)
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To: SeekAndFind

> a small Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker <

Ships often fly Liberian or Panamanian “flags of convenience” to avoid taxes and safety regulations.

I get the importance of keeping the sea lanes open. But once again the US is left with the bill. Since this ship was flying a Liberian flag, maybe let Liberia go rescue it. You made your choice, ship owner. Now live with it.


7 posted on 11/26/2023 6:32:13 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hooyah!


8 posted on 11/26/2023 6:34:54 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: SeekAndFind

Are there still yardarms to hang the “pirates” from?


9 posted on 11/26/2023 6:35:40 PM PST by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Glad to hear we’re actively taking down pirates again. A core mission for any good navy.


10 posted on 11/26/2023 6:42:06 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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We didn’t take them down, we arrested them.

Any bets on whether they get released on their own recognizance, with a promise to show up in court in a couple years?


11 posted on 11/26/2023 6:46:40 PM PST by null and void (If you support monsters you will die in the cross fire.)
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To: Leaning Right

Can you detail the additional cost, please. The destroyer would be in the water anyway, sailing on the blue water and all personnel on board gets paid whether they lend a hand or not. In addition, the destroyer’s crew receives a real life experience in real time.


12 posted on 11/26/2023 6:50:04 PM PST by Dave W
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To: SeekAndFind
The fact that they refused to acknowledge a distress, should get them sent home!!!
13 posted on 11/26/2023 6:50:43 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: null and void

Released in chimpcago


14 posted on 11/26/2023 6:53:57 PM PST by Muhammy
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To: Leaning Right

“I get the importance of keeping the sea lanes open. But once again the US is left with the bill. Since this ship was flying a Liberian flag, maybe let Liberia go rescue it. You made your choice, ship owner. Now live with it.”

Your comment reminds me of a remark a boss once made in the late 70’s when there were no wars going on. A B52 from a nearby airbase flew over us. And his remark was “Just why do they need to fly those things and waste all that fuel when there is no war going on?”

The obvious answer is to keep the crews trained and ready and the aircraft fully functional. Can you imagine a war cropping up, needed or not, then have to unmothball the B52’s from the desert and get the crews back into uniform and hurry up and go bomb something?

The same applies to this destroyer. The crews are getting valuable experience in dealing with an enemy. It all costs. it’s all worth it. This little skirmish readies them for the bigger ones. Not to mention showing China we can still deal with terrorists while their warships look on.


15 posted on 11/26/2023 6:58:06 PM PST by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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To: Dave W

I see your point. And I was being a little facetious there. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t let the shipowners off the hook. They want to save money by not flying the American flag. Yet they want the protection of the American Navy.

Something is wrong with that picture.


16 posted on 11/26/2023 6:59:25 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: coalminersson

Yes, but make each of them wear the puffy shirt first


17 posted on 11/26/2023 7:04:12 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: dynachrome
Are there still yardarms to hang the “pirates” from?

They could still be keelhauled.
18 posted on 11/26/2023 7:11:08 PM PST by Colinsky
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To: SeekAndFind

Kill all the pirates except one. He is the witness to warn the others.


19 posted on 11/26/2023 7:12:33 PM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: redfreedom

You make a good point with your training and readiness argument. But I would suggest looking at the financial end as well. One reason shipowners do not fly the American flag is that they don’t want to pay the higher American taxes.

It’s those taxes that are used to build American warships, and pay American crews. So the shipowners are getting a service without having to pay for it.

Maybe that’s the way it has to be. After all, a Navy ship cannot ignore another ship in distress. Nevertheless, an unbalance does exist here.


20 posted on 11/26/2023 7:16:53 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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