Posted on 08/24/2016 1:53:50 PM PDT by Nachum
US defense officials confirmed Wednesday the Iranian regime attempted to intercept a US Destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz.
Four Iranian ships harassed and carried out a “high speed intercept” in the strait of Hormuz.
Four Iran Ships "Harassed" US Destroyer, Carried Out "High Speed Intercept" In Strait Of Hormuz https://t.co/V6oXq33T1a
— THE SPARK of LIBERTY (@United_Ignited) August 24, 2016
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‘These days they can bully the US, showing off to the world what pansies we are, and not a damned thing happens.’
Exactly.
US prestige keeps everyone safe — our civilians, our military, and also our allies.
Back in the 50s, MacArthur intimidated a victorious North Korea with a tiny force. They feared fighting us. Otherwise, South Korea would have been conquered in short order.
And then?
Ike ended the Korean War through passing word that he’s considering use of the atom bomb.
In Lebanon, Ike simply sent some men to Lebanon to keep the peace there. It worked. A small force. Prosperity and tranquility in Lebanon lasted for decades.
That was the value of prestige.
If we did that, Iran would claim we violated the agreement and begin making nukes tomorrow. Sanctions would never roll back onto them and they have an extra billion bucks.
OTH, USS Nitze:
Armament:
1 × 32-cell, 1 x 64-cell Mark 41 vertical launch systems, 96 RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles
1 × 5 in/62 (127 mm/62) gun,
1 x 25 mm,
4 x 12.7 mm guns
2 × Mark 46 triple torpedo tubes
1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
Phalanx Effective Range = 3,600 Meters
In 1939, they called it a “phony war”. Now we have a phony peace.
Exactly why they are doing this, because they see Obama and Kerry as two wussbags. I was just watching Fox news reporting how Obama has been wiring Iran $100 million in ten installments for $1 billion total. This is unreal, he is literally financing terror via Iran.
uh, why are they not fishfood?
We have been shown the way-
(caution: may not be suitable for everyone)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFBnP1HQ7rQ
Obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
I cannot believe it. After all we have done Iran and they still treat us this way.
“Back in the 50s, MacArthur intimidated a victorious North Korea with a tiny force. They feared fighting us”
You have to be joking. Look up Pusan perimeter and tell me how a tiny force used intimidation and how they feared us.
It was nothing short of Raw firepower, a massive air attack, and a veteran Marine Division that stopped them.
Can someone explain how four Iranian boats can intercept a US Destroyer...
Second question is:
Two of the Iranian boats were within 300 yards of the US Destroyer and are still floating ?
Did King Jughead order the destroyer to surrender yet?
zer0 would let them have the ship.
I think they pulled up along side and we lowered cash into the boats.
CNN link with actual footage of the “interception”
If you think they have stopped working on the bomb you are a fool
That and Clinton was directly responsible for 911 he had OBL on more than one occasion and did nada zilch nothing
Should have greeted them with a “Sea-Whiz (CIWS) salute”...
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