Dangerous incident in gulf. Or comedy gold?

Curio · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:26

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7175325.stm

The title sounds menacing - "Iran boats 'threatened US ships'. Until you read on and discover the Iranians were in speedboats and the yanks were in a Destroyer, a Cruiser and a Frigate

Apparently, the Iranian commander told them ""I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes,"

Made me chuckle anyway...

DarkShadow · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:28

That'd make a quality owned picture

Combat squirrel · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:28

haha thats nuts, what did they think they would get for doin that ?

Maybe that was there intention, most likely anyways, to start a war with the usa, prob some minority people that want war to happen

Cupra · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:29

suicide boats>?

rpstewart · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:32

It's the sort of threat the US tends to take a little seriously. The last time there was a speedboat v destroyer incident the Americans came off second best.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

Curio · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:37

rpstewart said:
It's the sort of threat the US tends to take a little seriously. The last time there was a speedboat v destroyer incident the Americans came off second best.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

Of course. But this was slightly different...

PixelChef · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:37

I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes,

lold

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:40

Iranian speed boats within 50 miles of their country are threatening the US Navy 1000's of miles from it's own country......who is threatening who?

Booner! · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:41

Cupra said:
suicide boats>?

Indeed - it wouldn't be funny when £xbillion worth of military ship, equipment and aircraft get sunk because they laid back. He did his job and had every right to shoot if they make threats like that.

For instance, it's like standing outside Tesco's and shouting to the security guard - "I am going to steal that, I am coming to get it". The obvious reaction would be to prepare the security for me stealing it...

Posty · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:43

@if ®afiq said:
Iranian speed boats within 50 miles of their country are threatening the US Navy 1000's of miles from it's own country......who is threatening who?

international waters means anyone has the right to be there

Muffin` · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:46

Curio said:
Of course. But this was slightly different...

How so? They are constantly preached to that the big evil suicide bombers are no longer in Iraq but Iran. So when some boats come flying towards them saying they are going to blow them up, they may not be inclined to take it as humor. Possible the Iranians were seeing how fast they could push them, or how fast they get their Seamen into position

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:47

Posty said:
international waters means anyone has the right to be there

Indeed, but parking your Navy in such a way is meant as nothing less than a show of force. To threaten those that you wish to. How would the US react if Russia parked a couple of subs by the US?

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:51

Moses99p said:
lawl, the US ships are there protecting shipping. Stop being a tool.

No need to chuck insults.

Who exactly were they protecting with all those boats? And from whom?

inferno · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:54

Damn , wish they had fired on them. Maybe it would have stopped the Iranians playing silly games!

Posty · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:56

@if ®afiq said:
Indeed, but parking your Navy in such a way is meant as nothing less than a show of force. To threaten those that you wish to. How would the US react if Russia parked a couple of subs by the US?

the US navy is welcome by everyone in the area apart from Iran i don't see a problem.

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:56

inferno said:
Maybe it would have stopped the Iranians playing silly games!

What silly games?

Booner! · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:57

@if ®afiq said:
What silly games?

String ball and cup. Hours of fun, but silly none-the-less

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:58

Posty said:
the US navy is welcome by everyone in the area apart from Iran i don't see a problem.

The US navy may be welcome by some of the governments in that area, but not the people. Regardless, the people of Iran and the Iranian government no doubt feel threatened by a large naval force of a country that is on the other side of the World.

@if ®afiq · 7 Jan 2008 at 16:59

Booner! said:
String ball and cup

I thought it might have been something more serious like Takeshi's Castle...

Indy500 · 7 Jan 2008 at 17:00

The Straits of Hormuz are disputed waters between Iran and Iraq. No formal border has existed along them since 1970.