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America Obliterates Half Of Iran's Navy In 8 Hours! - Operation Praying Mantis
2023-07-19
[YouTube] Wikipedia: Operation Praying Mantis was an attack on 18 April 1988 by the United States Armed Forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian naval mining of the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War and the subsequent damage to an American warship.
Posted by:DarthVader

#7  This is the Praying Mantis, as opposed to the preying mantis.
As in, we hope and pray it works.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-07-19 13:02  

#6  RE#4 Our dear leaders don't take war serious, they want it to stretch out. Remember the ROES that our troops had to follow while the enemy was sawing heads off?
Posted by: Chris   2023-07-19 12:23  

#5  Once we got the pronouns straight. No, correct.
Posted by: Bobby   2023-07-19 09:48  

#4  Today it would probably take less than 20 minutes if we were serious about it.
Posted by: lord garth    2023-07-19 09:01  

#3  We destroyed a little bit more than intended. The goal was proportionally for the Samuel Robert’s damage. The rest of the Iranian navy would not have taken much more time.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-07-19 08:18  

#2  Curious coincidence. I believe that was the date in 1988 that Al Qaeda was founded in Khost, Afghanistan.
Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672   2023-07-19 07:43  

#1  Excellent!
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-07-19 01:49  

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