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New rules
of engagement: Trump orders U.S. Navy to 'destroy' harassing Iranian gunboats
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“President
Trump on Wednesday said he has authorized the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and
destroy” Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships at sea.
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His
announcement comes one week after nearly a dozen of Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps navy boats made several “dangerous and harassing
approaches” to U.S. warships conducting joint operations with Army attack
helicopters in international waters, U.S. military officials said.”
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The lessons
learned for allowing close proximity to the USS Cole:
Bombing the
USS Cole in Yemeni port of Aden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing
The USS Cole bombing was a terrorist attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) on 12 October 2000, while it was harbored and being refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing
The USS Cole bombing was a terrorist attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) on 12 October 2000, while it was harbored and being refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.
Suicide
bombers aboard a small fishing boat blew a hole in the side of the ship
17 American sailors were killed, and 39 were injured.[1]
17 American sailors were killed, and 39 were injured.[1]
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On a more domestic
level – most police recognize the 21-foot rule as the distance they will allow
an attacker with a knife to approach before shooting.
Closer than 21-feet and the bad-guy has the advantage.
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Iranian
Swift-Boats Run At US Ships
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Iran Guard
commander threatens US Navy after Trump tweet
The leader
of Iran’s
Revolutionary Guard has warned he ordered his forces to potentially target the
U.S. Navy after President Donald Trump’s tweet a day earlier threatening to
sink Iranian vessels
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