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by Ian » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:02 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:Those frigates were made in Britain in the 60s. They'll break down before they get to the Azores.
They've got one or two newer ones (of the same old design). They could make it all the way across, if they can manage the problem of refuelling. Then again, maintenance of Iranian warships ain't exactly a gold standard. They might wind up adrift someplace.
Anyway, if they come across the pond, I think we should let them dock in Miami. I'd like to hear what the Iranian sailors think of South Beach.
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by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:05 pm
Ian wrote:Clinton Huxley wrote:Those frigates were made in Britain in the 60s. They'll break down before they get to the Azores.
They've got one or two newer ones (of the same old design). They could make it all the way across, if they can manage the problem of refuelling. Then again, maintenance of Iranian warship ain't exactly a gold standard. They might wind up adrift someplace.
Anyway, if they come across the pond, I think we should let them dock in Miami. I'd like to hear what the Iranian sailors think of South Beach.
It would be funny if they sailed over and the crews defected....
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by Ian » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:08 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:Ian wrote:Clinton Huxley wrote:Those frigates were made in Britain in the 60s. They'll break down before they get to the Azores.
They've got one or two newer ones (of the same old design). They could make it all the way across, if they can manage the problem of refuelling. Then again, maintenance of Iranian warship ain't exactly a gold standard. They might wind up adrift someplace.
Anyway, if they come across the pond, I think we should let them dock in Miami. I'd like to hear what the Iranian sailors think of South Beach.
It would be funny if they sailed over and the crews defected....
That's why I think a port visit would be so perfect. Iran's leaders would have to embarass themselves further by saying no, to the disappointment of most of the crews. And if they
did visit, it's a fair bet that a few sailors would not want to go back. Win-win.
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by FBM » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:09 pm
About time. The Republicans have been on their knees for quite some time now...
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by Svartalf » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:13 pm
Feck wrote:You think the Israel would let them out of the Med ?
C'mon, to show the full worth of their navy, they should take the Cape route... no israeli problem, no risk of Gibraltar blockade.
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by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:14 pm
Could be a coordinated attack by the Axis of Comedy Powers - look out for North Korean subs in San Francisco Bay...
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by Don't Panic » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:18 pm
Gulf of Mexico? a few more ships for the Bermuda triangle then.
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by Gawd » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:24 pm
You laugh now but then I look at how broke America is and how it has the largest prison population in the world. Iran is rightly showing that since America and Israel point weapons at them unprovoked, Iran damn hell has the right to do the same.
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by Jason » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:26 pm
Gawd wrote:You laugh now but then I look at how broke America is and how it has the largest prison population in the world. Iran is rightly showing that since America and Israel point weapons at them unprovoked, Iran damn hell has the right to do the same.
Sound principle out of context.
What is the intent of the parties concerned? Defense? Attack? Religious Genocide?
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by Gawd » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:42 pm
PordFrefect wrote:Gawd wrote:You laugh now but then I look at how broke America is and how it has the largest prison population in the world. Iran is rightly showing that since America and Israel point weapons at them unprovoked, Iran damn hell has the right to do the same.
Sound principle out of context.
What is the intent of the parties concerned? Defense? Attack? Religious Genocide?
Iran's is defense. America and Israel's are for stealing and pillaging.
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by Don't Panic » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:13 am
Gawd wrote:You laugh now but then I look at how broke America is and how it has the largest prison population in the world. Iran is rightly showing that since America and Israel point weapons at them unprovoked, Iran damn hell has the right to do the same.
Right, maybe.
Ability, not so much.
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And those Zumwalts are already useless, they can be taken out with an ICBM.
The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity and richness and strangeness that is absolutely awesome. I mean the idea that such complexity can arise not only out of such simplicity, but probably absolutely out of nothing, is the most fabulous extraordinary idea. And once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened, it's just wonderful. And . . . the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned.
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by Jason » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:16 am
Curious.. so a country without the ability to adequately defend itself is a legitimate target by other nations ip so facto?
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by Ian » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:20 am
PordFrefect wrote:Curious.. so a country without the ability to adequately defend itself is a legitimate target by other nations ip so facto?
Um,no...
To which countries do you refer?
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