[texas booster]

Allowing a ship to cross within 10 yards of one of our combat ships is foolish. I don't like it when boats come within 20 yards of any boat I am on, unless we are both at a couple of knots.

And I bet that in the Gulf, neither ship is steaming slow.

Do we know what rules are established for shooting down drones that are surveilling our warships?

What is a reasonable boundary in international waters, for warships, for “patrol boats” to come by and inspect?

We are talking international waters here, no matter how crowded they may be.

[lowbuck]

Of course we have the International Rules of the Road governs how we conduct ourselves at sea.

But that predisposes that you are dealing with rational mariners. If the rug merchants want to play with fire they may be disappointed when they get burned.

As someone else posted. . . sink a few and notice how they all go home.

As someone who spent months on Gonzo Station back in 1979 I fall into the camp of kill them all and let God sort it out.