Iranian boats swarm US warship, force it to change course

Stars and Stripes ^ | 9/6/16 | Dickstein

[pabianice]

...One of the small Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps watercraft stopped directly in the USS Firebolt’s path where it turned to face the American coastal patrol ship, said U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. After several attempts at radio communication, the Firebolt was forced to maneuver to avoid a collision. The American ship came within about 100 yards of the boat...

[pabianice]

Just last week, Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, called out the recent actions by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and warned that continued provocations could cause “an international incident.”

“If they continue to test us, we are going to respond, and we are going to protect ourselves and our partners,” Votel said during a visit to the Pentagon. “Ultimately, we will prevail here. I’m very, very confident of that, and we certainly don’t want that to come to pass, and that’s why I call on them to act in the professional manner that they espouse to act, particularly in international waters.”

Yes, a harsh memo no doubt. -- ED.

[phormer phrog phlyer]

This will not end well.

[TigerClaws]

Obama will piss his pants and send them another 1.7 billion in cash.

[CMB_polarization]

Again? Haven’t we paid them off already? Maybe some Iranian flunkies want a piece of the pie.

[P-Marlowe]

If you keep it up, we’re going to cry!!!!

[Pearls Before Swine]

Things are often not what they seem.

Obama’s payment of 1.7 billion might involve a hidden commission we know nothing about to augment his future lifestyle. After all, 6 billion has reportedly gone missing or is unaccounted for from State during Hil’s tenure.

And, the small boat harassment might be just that, or it might be a provocation designed to get a lone US craft to fire when it is in range of a shore battery of anti-ship missiles. Such an ambush would be a major humiliation for the US, demonstrate Iran claims of control over the Gulf of Hormuz, and yes, cause Obama to piss his pants.

Obama is a holy terror at home, but abroad, he’s everybody’s bitch.

[Patriot730]

The Iranians continue to dump on our failed, useless and lame duck POTUS Obama, and laugh at our once great country!!! Sad days for the American Republic!!! Wake up, America & support/vote for Doanld J. Trump for POTUS!!!

[lafroste]

This bs will stop on January 20. (Just a prediction). I have a sneaky suspicion that on that date a 20,000 ton warship will not yield to a 500 ton patrol boat.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

You guys are wrong. Obama is NOT upset about this and Valerie Jarrett is particularly not upset.

[null and void]

They daren’t run it down. It could be packed solid with HE to explode under the keel.

[null and void]

You guys are wrong. Obama is NOT upset about this and Iranian born Valerie Jarrett is particularly not upset.

There. Fixed.

[NonValueAdded]

Ramming speed, Mr. Christian!

[detective]

These are training episodes for the Iranians. They want to see how the U.S. will react.

Then they will escalate and eventually provoke an incident and capture a U.S. Naval vessel and seize the crew.

The Obama administration is complicit in this.

[William of Barsoom]

I keep asking myself about these incidents,
“What would T.R. have done?”

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Thanks. I knew that already and most people here know it. But, newbies need to be notified.

[null and void]

I never utter her name without saying it. People need to know, know, know that obama's closest advisor is an enemy sympathizer.

Here she is right after hearing that a caged pilot was burned alive by ISIS:

As you can see, she was rather upset...

[outofsalt]

With that wake they just need to do a hard-over rudder within 25 yards of their bow and steam away.

[Roccus]

“What would T.R. have done?”

Hell, even Ford wouldn't have stood for this.

[ETL]

Another result of Soros-supported Obama and Russian leader Putin's deal with Iran. They are, or at least were, in cahoots on this. I suspect Putin may now have told Obama to go screw himself, after he got what he wanted from the "flexible" putz on missile defense and nukes, via the dangerous NewSTART (nuke) Treaty Obama made with Russia.

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From Real Clear Politics, Sept 10, 2015...

"In a 2014 New Yorker interview, Obama said his goal was to create a 'new equilibrium' in the Middle East.

In the short run, at least, his signature diplomatic undertaking can be counted on to bring more violence to this volatile region.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the [Obama-Putin Iran deal] agreement is formally known, provides the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism an infusion of somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 billion of unfrozen assets and a great deal more of continuing revenues as businesses and governments around the world rush to profit from oil-and-gas-rich Iran's reintegration into the world economy.

The agreement relaxes the international isolation of the Islamic Republic and ratifies Tehran's status as a nuclear threshold state. And it relieves restrictions on Iran's acquisition of weapons, including ballistic missiles. ..."

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/09/10/iran_deal_throws_sparks_on_mideast_tinderbox_128034.html

[DIRTYSECRET]

I say mine the harbors. Give the ships in the harbor 48 hours to leave then activate the mines. Nixon did it. No shooting involved.