U.S. Navy: We were ready to fire at Iranians

spanone

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Mon Jan-07-08 02:59 PM
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U.S. Navy: We were ready to fire at Iranians

oh, boy....

U.S. warship was about to open fire on five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats when the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. military said today. Pentagon officials said the Iranians "harassed and provoked" three Navy ships in international waters on Sunday but the Iranian government said the incident was "something normal."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.us.navy/index.html#cnnSTCText

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DS1

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:00 PM
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1. before they were taunted for a second time?

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spanone

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:01 PM
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3. 'i fart in your general direction'

Edited on Mon Jan-07-08 03:02 PM by spanone

gotta love the grail

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driver8

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:06 PM
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6. Fetchez la vache...

time to start launching some cows!!

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Kolesar

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:01 PM
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2. Would it be bad luck to name another destroyer the "USS Turner Joy"? ... eom

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Captain Hilts

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:22 PM
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10. I think this one is named after RAdm Grace "Fortran" Hopper. She was great on Letterman. nt

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NeedleCast

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:03 PM
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4. Saber Rattling

So much fun.

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spanone

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:05 PM
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5. i'm betting the iranians can't get within miles of our warships

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Benhurst

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:17 PM
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8. The Chinese sure did recently.

Edited on Mon Jan-07-08 03:17 PM by Benhurst

Popped right up right in the middle of a big naval exercise.

The World's Only Superpower.

Pride goes before destruction. A haughty spirit before a fall.

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Supersedeas

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:07 PM
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7. 1988 - the USS Vincennes fires on an Iranian airliner killing all onboard

Deep regrets...

See:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_4678000/4678707.stm

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1620rock

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Mon Jan-07-08 03:21 PM
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9. Yes. Thanks for the reminder.

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