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BrAiN
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Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships
#7843405 - 01/07/08 12:45 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.us.navy/index.html
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Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats "harassed and provoked" three U.S. Navy ships early Sunday in international waters, the U.S. military said Monday, calling the encounter a "significant" confrontation.
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The U.S. Navy also received a radio transmission that officials believe came from the Iranian boats. The transmission said, "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes," the U.S. military officials told CNN.
.. probably trying to coerce the U.S. ships into firing on them so they can look like innocent little victims.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: BrAiN]
#7843482 - 01/07/08 01:10 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Or perhaps the Bush admin is trying to create an incident.
They certainly don't have a history of clean hands when it comes to rationales for war.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: zorbman]
#7843519 - 01/07/08 01:19 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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zorbman said: Or perhaps the Bush admin is trying to create an incident.
They certainly don't have a history of clean hands when it comes to rationales for war.
is it hard not trying to jump to conclusions?
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Syle]
#7844248 - 01/07/08 03:54 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: afoaf]
#7844358 - 01/07/08 04:19 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Sounds like Gulf of Tonkin to me.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Syle]
#7844389 - 01/07/08 04:26 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
Syle said:
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zorbman said: Or perhaps the Bush admin is trying to create an incident.
They certainly don't have a history of clean hands when it comes to rationales for war.
is it hard not trying to jump to conclusions?
Who said that was a conclusion? Did he not say perhaps? What is your conclusion from the incident? This administration has constantly twisted the thruths to further their needs and when "unnamed" sources are quoted I start smelling bullshit. Where is a copy of the radio transmission? Where are the white boxes? Surely the Navy took one as evidence. Its always best to doubt what the government says, do you not agree?
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: vintage_gonzo]
#7844394 - 01/07/08 04:28 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
vintage_gonzo said:
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Syle said:
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zorbman said: Or perhaps the Bush admin is trying to create an incident.
They certainly don't have a history of clean hands when it comes to rationales for war.
is it hard not trying to jump to conclusions?
Who said that was a conclusion? Did he not say perhaps? What is your conclusion from the incident? This administration has constantly twisted the thruths to further their needs and when "unnamed" sources are quoted I start smelling bullshit. Where is a copy of the radio transmission? Where are the white boxes? Surely the Navy took one as evidence. Its always best to doubt what the government says, do you not agree?
or, maybe it's best to doubt the intentions of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. could go either way.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Syle]
#7844427 - 01/07/08 04:35 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Well no shit its best to doubt the IRG, but does that mean that you should automatically become a lap dog for the government? Both groups are full of bullshit, why not think for yourself and see it all?
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: vintage_gonzo]
#7844509 - 01/07/08 04:54 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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"I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes,"
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Prank Call! Those crazy Iranian teens
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: xFrockx]
#7844876 - 01/07/08 06:15 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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xFrockx said: Sounds like Gulf of Tonkin to me.
Exactly what I thought when I first heard it. Does anyone know what the Iranians say about this?
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The_Red_Crayon
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: BrAiN]
#7844905 - 01/07/08 06:19 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Thank god people had enough sense not to ignite WWIII.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Minstrel]
#7844921 - 01/07/08 06:23 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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They say, "praise allah, he protected us from the mean ole US warships and clogged their guns with his porkfree mojo."
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#7844931 - 01/07/08 06:25 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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The_Red_Crayon said: Thank god people had enough sense not to ignite WWIII.
A single soldier with a machine gun can't start a war. Commanders are the ones who decide to press a charge. If the higher ups wanted to start a war, there would be one.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Minstrel]
#7845102 - 01/07/08 07:02 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
Minstrel said:
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The_Red_Crayon said: Thank god people had enough sense not to ignite WWIII.
A single soldier with a machine gun can't start a war. Commanders are the ones who decide to press a charge. If the higher ups wanted to start a war, there would be one.
Well some soldiers in Lebanon kidnapped a isreali soldier and it started a very large war over that one soldier, I think you stand corrected.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#7845128 - 01/07/08 07:07 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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World War I was also catalyzed by a pretty insignificant person in other respects.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Syle]
#7845261 - 01/07/08 07:34 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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zorbman said: Or perhaps the Bush admin is trying to create an incident.
They certainly don't have a history of clean hands when it comes to rationales for war.
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is it hard not trying to jump to conclusions?
Is it hard to comprehend the word "perhaps"?
Personally, anytime either side speaks I go for my bullshit detector.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Minstrel]
#7846794 - 01/08/08 03:17 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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> A single soldier with a machine gun can't start a war.
History is against you on this one.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: Seuss]
#7846863 - 01/08/08 04:50 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Seuss said: > A single soldier with a machine gun can't start a war.
History is against you on this one.
For example, world war one was caused by a single assassination.
I don't know off the top of my head any single person with a gun starting a war though, I mean, without assassinating someone really important.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: kidaihuan]
#7846914 - 01/08/08 05:48 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Ohh no, the Iranians stuck their tongues out at me.
Maybe if America wasn't looking for trouble, they wouldn't get it.
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Re: Iranian Navy threatens U.S. ships [Re: fireworks_god]
#7847060 - 01/08/08 08:26 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Patrolling international waters is hardly looking for trouble.
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