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U.S. Sinks or Damages 6 Iran Ships in Persian Gulf Clashes (1988)
LA Times ^
| April 19th, 1988
| By JAMES GERSTENZANG
Posted on 09/16/2019 6:20:38 AM PDT by central_va
WASHINGTON — U.S. warships and aircraft sank or heavily damaged six Iranian navy ships Monday as a major confrontation erupted in the Persian Gulf in the wake of the United States’ early morning strike against two Iranian oil platforms, the Reagan Administration said.
U.S. and Iranian forces fired on each other in the broadest and most direct conflict yet, suddenly escalating what for months had been a war of nerves in the volatile waterway.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1988; clickbaitcrap; iran; maritime; navy; persiangulf; sunk; thirtyyearsago; trumpdod; trumpmiddleeast; usnavy
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To: wastoute
Did you even read the story this tread is about? Wow,is this Joe Biden?
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09/16/2019 7:33:54 AM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: wastoute
You present false choices.
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09/16/2019 7:34:51 AM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
Yes and I was reading the other thread when you posted the story. The one day war. That settled things so well here we still are decades later. Meanwhile Japan and Germany seem to have really gotten the message 75 years later. That’s the kind of result I expect from “War.”
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09/16/2019 7:39:46 AM PDT
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wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: central_va
Scary headline for a day like today... 1988 was a looooong time ago...
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09/16/2019 9:05:46 AM PDT
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GOPJ
(I saw a movie about governments and weaponless people - it was called Schindler's List.)
To: GOPJ
A sound response to Iran’s shenanigans is timeless.
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09/16/2019 9:08:19 AM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
Its so easy for you to sit from the comfort of your living room and advocate dumping a bunch of bombs. Makes you look like an internet tough guy.
To: central_va
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09/16/2019 9:50:04 AM PDT
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bkopto
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks central_va, and well put.
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09/16/2019 11:37:44 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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