tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post4020059244134293417..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Deliberate Acts, Deliberate PurposesLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-8738807305684990012008-01-09T12:03:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:03:00.000-05:00//Anyway, another question is whether this will ch...<EM>//Anyway, another question is whether this will change the minds of people who think America is the one provoking conflict b/w our country and Iran. Whaddya think, guys? Fat chance, huh?//</EM><BR/><BR/>Didn't you get the word? The Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement on their state-run TV saying, the entire video was fabricated. That's enough for a terrorist state, I'd think it LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-4859510043853418962008-01-09T09:13:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:13:00.000-05:00That video is shocking. They get right up on the ...That video is shocking. They get right up on the ship and try to surround it. It's amazing those Iranians lived to tell the story. The Navy showed much restraint. Too much, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-42045533971334332832008-01-09T09:09:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:09:00.000-05:00It's either a dry-run, as you suggest - a way to s...It's either a dry-run, as you suggest - a way to see how close they can get before they draw fire - or it was actually a deliberate attempt to draw fire and provoke a violent incident. I think it's the former. I think they are intent on sinking a US warship like al Qaeda did to the Cole. <BR/><BR/>I think the Navy needs to re-evaluate the ROE in the area, and increase the size of the buffer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com