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The U.S. military inflicts more damage on its own credibility
Factually dubious claims about the Strait of Hormuz incident are part of a larger, highly destructive pattern.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-01-10]

  • What saddens me

    Greetings Annonymous,

    "...On top of all that, a ship like the USS Port Royal is commanded by a very senior captain with a minimum of 20 years of experience, often much more...."

    I'll tell you what saddens me...

    Clearly this very senior captain was not NOT feeling any threat from those provocative boats.

    He did not fire, even a warning shot. No indication of loud hailer or siren signals

    A tense situation was handled calmly and competently ending in no shots fired, no casulties, and no damage to ships of either nation

    By the time the media was briefed, this minor incident with no shots fired (hardly equal to any number of Russian Trawler enroachments of the Cold War) was the fucking Battle of Jutland!

    That is bullshit and makes me sad and angry

    Ihat any member of our Armed Forces played along...

    Enjoy the journey

    WarLord

    -- WarLord
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    Thursday, January 10, 2008 04:04 PM
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