To: texas booster
If those grain silos were not there, the ship probably would have been sunk.
4 posted on
08/06/2020 5:47:28 AM PDT by
2CAVTrooper
(Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
To: 2CAVTrooper
I was there in as part of MARG 1-83.
We pulled into Beirut Harbor on small boats and up to LCUs all the time. In 1983, you had to avoid sunken ships in the harbor.
5 posted on
08/06/2020 5:50:17 AM PDT by
Travis McGee
(EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: 2CAVTrooper
I was thinking the same.
I am always amazed at the ships in port when I visit.
Both commerce and the military spans the world.
6 posted on
08/06/2020 5:52:25 AM PDT by
texas booster
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To: 2CAVTrooper
Spot on, I immediately thought the same thing after seeing that picture, and being familiar with the geography from looking at all the pics yesterday.
7 posted on
08/06/2020 5:59:54 AM PDT by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: 2CAVTrooper
There’s a grain of truth in that.......................
8 posted on
08/06/2020 6:00:13 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'...........................)
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