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2020-04-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

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Posted by Frank G 2020-04-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [22 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Should have sank em. In rapid form.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-04-16 08:58|| 2020-04-16 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Could it be Iran has the capability to retaliate (effectively) against the USN if they strike at the IRGCN boats?
If not, then why not blow the IRGCN away?

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2020-04-16 10:23|| 2020-04-16 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Persians have Silkworms and the like. The smaller Naval and Coast Guard units probably have no defense against those

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-04-16 10:54|| 2020-04-16 10:54|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Other than the promise of a massive counterattack.

Posted by Frank G 2020-04-16 11:05|| 2020-04-16 11:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Sounds like Iran really, really wants that IMF loan.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-16 11:14|| 2020-04-16 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Why are we not at war with Iran? SACEUR has endorsed first use of nuclear weapons in any future conflict. A decapitation strike on Teheran and the war would be over before the land invasion from both sides - Iraq and Afghanistan - even started.

Posted by Spike Grineng8188 2020-04-16 11:49|| 2020-04-16 11:49|| Front Page Top

#7 SNIPE the turds on the triggers. One and all.

Posted by ranture 2020-04-16 13:51|| 2020-04-16 13:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Looking at those "ships" I thought that was the purpose of mounting heavy machine guns. 50 cal or 20 mm ought to slow those suckers down, no?

Posted by AlanC 2020-04-16 15:01|| 2020-04-16 15:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Pull!
Damn - need to lead a little more...
Pull!

Posted by Omoter Hupeling3396 2020-04-16 15:27|| 2020-04-16 15:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Looks like sports fishers taking pictures.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-16 22:06|| 2020-04-16 22:06|| Front Page Top

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