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2016-10-13 Arabia

Officials say US missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast

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Posted by gorb 2016-10-13 04:50|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 Who's going to tell Obama?

Posted by Bobby 2016-10-13 07:03|| 2016-10-13 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 It seems that reporters conveniently forget that when the US was challenged in the Persian Gulf then President Ronald Reagan ordered an attack on the Iranian Navy. The destruction was such that Iranian belligerance ceased.

Posted by Shick de Medici6262 2016-10-13 07:43|| 2016-10-13 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I suspect the sites were warned in advance. Can't put Russian technicians at risk now can we ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-10-13 07:44|| 2016-10-13 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 So heat up Yemen to take the heat off of giving Up Syria to the Russians?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-10-13 08:53|| 2016-10-13 08:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Iranian Revolutionary Guard operators for the Iranian Silkworm-clone? This could explain the "misses" as Inshallah quality control plus vulnerability to counter-measures.

Posted by magpie 2016-10-13 13:11|| 2016-10-13 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Likely IRGC supervision and IRGC/Houthi operators on both the radar and launch sites. Houthi and Iranian eyeballs on small craft providing additional spotting.

Posted by Pappy 2016-10-13 14:59|| 2016-10-13 14:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Never let it be said we didn't do the least we could do.

Posted by Shipman 2016-10-13 15:05|| 2016-10-13 15:05|| Front Page Top

#8 The Swift video looked like it was taken from a boat. Good call on the Radar Pappy.

The Ponce is an interesting ship.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-10-13 15:19|| 2016-10-13 15:19|| Front Page Top

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