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01-09-2008, 04:25 PM
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#1 | | aka Dickcheese
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I have only one question in the aftermath of USS Cole. Why didn't we blow these jokers straight to allah?  ABC News: Iran: U.S. 'Fabricated' Naval Confrontation
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01-09-2008, 04:49 PM
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Country: | I saw the film this morning. The CO should have been allowed to have live fire practice. The saliors are well trained if they can allow the boats to get that close and not fire. Crazy rules.
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01-09-2008, 04:52 PM
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#3 | | the old Sage
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Country: | you know those puny bugs will be back and then get just a weeeeeeeeee bit too close, BAM, poof, vaporized | |
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01-09-2008, 04:55 PM
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Country: | Opps. I'm sorry Sir, I did not know it was loaded. I did not mean to use the 16 in gun on the boat Sir. (I am still pissed about the hostage thing)
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01-09-2008, 04:59 PM
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Country: | You know it was all a staged incident with "expendables" to provoke an international incident with Bush over there.
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01-09-2008, 05:04 PM
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Country: | It was remote controled drones with recorded radio traffic. Matt, I use to shoot in college but only small bore. What is the longest shot you made open sight? Did you every shot at Camp Perry?
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01-09-2008, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt308  You know it was all a staged incident with "expendables" to provoke an international incident with Bush over there. | Exactly!...
The OIC either showed remarkable restraint or he was a Pu*sy.
Can the Phalanx hit a surface vessel that slow (compared to a sea skimming missle)?
Would be fun to watch.
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01-09-2008, 05:07 PM
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01-09-2008, 06:34 PM
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#9 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Gotta agree with Matt, it was staged to cause an incident while ol Dubya is makin pals in the MidEast....
Did anyone else hear that this was/is Bushs' FIRST visit to Israel since he got into office???? That kinda surprised me...
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01-09-2008, 06:36 PM
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Country: | Me too. I thought he had made the rounds before. Must have been just Condi.
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01-09-2008, 06:57 PM
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#11 | | Minister of Whoopass
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01-09-2008, 07:04 PM
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#12 | | the old Sage
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Country: | both did, whata bet Bush wants to get Israel finally involved......." hey remember when you sacked that other nuke facility ah yeah that was it darn nab it, let er buck ! " | |
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01-09-2008, 07:07 PM
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01-09-2008, 09:58 PM
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Country:  | Not the first time this has happened. I remember hearing about these swarms back in 2003 when I was in the Gulf. In the end it was Iraqi boats that did it to us a day or two before the shooting started.
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01-10-2008, 01:39 PM
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#15 | | aka Dickcheese
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Originally Posted by DBII It was remote controled drones with recorded radio traffic. Matt, I use to shoot in college but only small bore. What is the longest shot you made open sight? Did you every shot at Camp Perry?
DBII | We have a 500yd range with full target berms. Never been to Camp Perry. You kidding? I wouldn't want to embarrass myself any more than I already am. I love the small bore chicken, pig, ram, etc. I put a bull barrel on a Ruger 10/22 with a cheap 3-9X Bushnell scope and really %iss off the other guys with their Anschutz tricked out guns. I've actually shot about 3/16" at 40yds off-hand on a really good day. Kept that target I'll tell ya. Don't think I could do that again. 
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