As per the small boats in Iran
Only Josh Ernest would pedal this horseshit, and I do hope he wakes up in hell one day…
And for goodness sake, start correcting your friends, It’s not Iran, it’s not the Iranians! Under the direction of the Mullahs, the Republican Guard has tortured or Killed a large number of Iranians that opposed their direction. This Administration has chosen to ignore the Iranian people, and to deal with those who oppress them.
I trust his comments;
“Matt Bracken Former Navy Seal on the Iran situation.
I rarely pull out my dusty old trident, but in this case, here goes. I was a Navy SEAL officer in the 1980s, and this kind of operation (transiting small boats in foreign waters) was our bread and butter. Today, these boats both not only had radar, but multiple GPS devices, including chart plotters that place your boat’s icon right on the chart. The claim by Iran that the USN boats “strayed into Iranian waters” is complete bull$?#?it?.
Update, I read the CCN report, a real POS. Here’s a better report for the moment: http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/01/14/us-sailors-mistakenly-steered-into-iranian-waters/78796140/
We’re left to wonder, did the Navy crews disobey orders? Sorry… something is still fishy….
George B.
Yep.
I though someone stepped into something rather unpleasant especially on a warm day.
Bill T.
Retired
I add this note as fuel for thought. A Man of War is such a different boat. In Contrast you might compare the Merchants. I remember a boat built as a merchant, the many electric motors were not sealed, their windings wet from all the humidity, and the need to tarp them with heaters before you could power them. Once running, the motor keeps itself dry from the heat it produces.
Things like above are NOT acceptable aboard a Man of War. and on many you have three different power supplies on line, and an ABT that will find a new source when the present one fails. And of course, all the motors are sealed and meet the highest insulation standards.
Small boats (like these) are built for critical missions, and there is a lot of redundancy. If the crew really failed to stay out of Iranian waters, we need to know why. It would mean that multiple things failed, and that we are sending Sons and Daughters into harm’s way for no good reason…
It’s a 2fer – Biden & Kerry proving how broken DC really has become under Obama.
We need give the Republican Guards credit, their work was a brilliantly crafted piece of Propaganda that makes them look like the strong horse in the Area. No surprise that John Kerry would praise them.
This was a planned incident as far as I’m concerned. More spin to influence public opinion. It’s all a big propaganda game. Just before the sanctions come off? Give me a break! The timing is to suspicious to be coincidence.