U.S. STRIKES 2 IRANIAN OIL RIGS AND HITS 6 WARSHIPS IN BATTLES OVER MINING SEA LANES IN GULF
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr., Special to the New York Times
Published: April 19, 1988
WASHINGTON, April 18— The United States Navy clashed with Iranian forces across the southern half of the Persian Gulf today, crippling or sinking six armed Iranian vessels. One American attack helicopter was reported missing.
The attacks began when six American ships destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in what the Reagan Administration said was retaliation for the mining that damaged a Navy vessel last week.
Link to rest of article: http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/19/world/us-strikes-2-iranian-oil-rigs-hits-6-warships-battles-over-mining-sea-lanes-gulf.html?pagewanted=1
This occurred a year after my deployment to the I-O (Indian Ocean) aboard the USS America CV-66 as an A-6 Bombardier... The Iranians learned fast not to mess with the Navy or the United States... could be deja vu all over again.
Actually a couple of years.... the mind grows foggy at times.
could be deja vu all over again.
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Not with Obama. He will pull back and never pull the trigger. The thought of a U.S. military victory on any kind is anathema to him.