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Iran 'unable to take Australians'
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Posted on 06/21/2007 12:41:53 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
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Kudos to the Aussies--living up to their rough and tumble cultural stereotype. Hopefully if this happened to Americans, they would do the same, rather than copy the British response (not that there aren't brave Britons or that most Britons aren't brave; just using the similar British capture incident).
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Before the british? we were told this was an entirely new approach which is why the brit’s were surprised and gave up so easy.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:49:28 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
If the British soldiers had done that, they’d be dead.
The situation was a lot different with the Aussies. Still, the British command should have learned and given the troops more military support.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:49:28 PM PDT
by
onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery.") (France is a complete mockery.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
That’s the way the Britons hsould have handled it. The Islamic cockroaches are only good at terrorist, coward, sneak attacks against unarmed people. When confronted with force they fold like cheap suits.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:50:02 PM PDT
by
SolidWood
(UN delenda est.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Man. Imagine that. A naval crew defending their vessel.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:50:12 PM PDT
by
Greg F
(<><)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
"Heh, that's not a navy ... now THIS is a navy!"
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:55:04 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Good on ya', mates)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched, aimed their machine guns at the approaching Iranians and warned them to back off, using what was said to be "highly colourful language".LOL. I'll just bet they did. God bless the Australians.
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posted on
06/21/2007 12:59:05 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
To: mikrofon
The Aussies giving the Iranians the old “You call that a knife, No, this is a knife.”
To: Greg F
Man. Imagine that. A naval crew defending their vessel.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:00:00 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Pray for the deliberately ignorant.)
To: edcoil
Bull poop. The Brit DESTROYER should have opened fire and blown the scum out of the water. Either that or chase them until they caught them.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:00:05 PM PDT
by
ulm1
(target RINOs for defeat Mcain,Martinez,Snowe,Collins,Lott,Hagel,Voinovich,Smith,Specter,Gram)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Were any iPod’s captured by the enemy?
To: ulm1
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:21:00 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
The problem with the Brits wasn’t so much the sailors themselves (well, excepting the ones that were crying for their mum afterward)...it was the ROE they were operating under, and the fact they were sent out without sufficient firepower or planning. If this is true, and the Aussies had to repel an attempt before, and the RN knew about it, then the capture of the British crew is even more of an indictment on their officers and the way the RN was operating.
}:-)4
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:29:12 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(Effing the ineffable since 1966.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched, aimed their machine guns at the approaching Iranians and warned them to back off, using what was said to be "highly colourful language".
Wow! God bless the Aussies! The Iranians would not be throwing their weight around like they are doing now if more countries would follow the Aussie example.
My hat's off to them!
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:42:03 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(..and the horse you rode in on!)
To: ASA Vet
That's a nice picture. In case you don't know the name of the ship in the picture, it's the USS Banner, AGER2 (That's an Auxiliary Geographic Environmental Research Vessel #2). AGER1 was the USS Pueblo.
I spent about a month temporary duty on it when it was home ported in Japan (after the Koreans had taken the Pueblo). Even the cook on this ship needed a TS clearance, because he had to know how many days to provision for, and that info was top secret.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:44:14 PM PDT
by
Retired COB
(Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
To: onja
“If the British soldiers had done that, theyd be dead.”
Doubt it. The Iranians would never attack the British outright. If they (Iranians) had fired shots and killed it would have led to all out war. They attempted and succeeded in a political kidnapping.
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:45:14 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, has recently admitted there was a need for greater strategic awareness in the northern Gulf. Should change his title to Admiral Obvious
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posted on
06/21/2007 1:54:44 PM PDT
by
Mopp4
To: Greg F
A sailor defends his ship with more intensity than anything I know. I once saw sailors manning the rail with fire hoses and M-60s as they were entering San Diego harbor in the early 80s. This was after Reagan got rid of that wuss carter. (He doesnt even rate a capital letter in his name.)
Some tree hugger group (Greenpeace type) threatened to board the Cruiser because they felt that there were Nuclear warheads on board. The M-60 belts had not been fed into the weapon, nut they were ready. Thos guys manning the fire hoses looked very determined as well. There were Navy out riders in smaller patrol boats. All of the observable Sailors looked very determined that there would be no boarding that day.
The Bartender in the Convention Center (Omni at the time) told me that there would be some very hurting civilians if they tried. He tried to explain the bonding a Sailor has with his ship. My sense was that it is not a bond to be trifled with and have an expectation of making a statement other than to the Police in the emergency room of the local hospital.
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posted on
06/21/2007 2:12:15 PM PDT
by
noname07718
(The Senate is based on consensus. “Consensus is the absence of leadership” - Lady M.Thatcher)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
Good for the Aussies! I admire them so much. They’ve been a good friend to the US, and their stand against Muslims is the stand I wish America would take.
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posted on
06/21/2007 2:17:23 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
To: Retired COB
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posted on
06/21/2007 2:28:06 PM PDT
by
kabar
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