Letters to the Editor
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Doing their job
It was a smaller, less assuming boat which did serious damage to the USS Cole. My thought at the time is that they weren't vigilant enough, including keeping armed gunners on duty at all times, with clear rules of engagement.
I wouldn't have blamed our ships for firing across the bow of those speed boats, if they came too close. A military ship wouldn't have raised as much alarm as a private speedboat. This was definitely a harrassing manuever, which suggests a paramilitary Iranian group, not college kids on spring break. Our Naval commanders are going to take care of their ships first. The missiles Iran has could do serious damage to our fleet. No one likes it but in the abscence of diplomatic communications, what does one expect. Impeach the President and open a line of communication. Don't wait America.
Our ships and their men are simply doing their job.