A little history lesson for President Obama, courtesy of the great Ronald Reagan.
First, this is how our current President reacts to Iranian provocation against our Navy:
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And this is how President Reagan responded to Iranian provocation against our Navy:
Via The Resurgent:
“They must know that we will protect our ships, and if they threaten us, they will pay a price.”
With those words, President Ronald Reagan justified his approval of Operation Praying Mantis, a day-long engagement in which U.S. Navy and Marine forces delivered a powerful response to the Iranian assault of the USS Samuel B. Roberts. A hidden Iranian mine had struck the frigate in the open waters of the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988. No sailors died, but several were injured and the ship was severely damaged.
Operation Praying Mantis remains the largest surface battle engaged in by the U.S. Navy since World War II, and its outcome was decisive. According to official reports released afterward, using a combination of anti-ship missiles, naval gunfire, and aircraft launched from several ships, including the aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise, the Navy destroyed two oil platforms used by Iran for intelligence collection, sank 4 small Iranian Navy boats, sank an Iranian frigate, and severely damaged another Iranian warship.
But that was all on April 18, 1988. Back when the United States believed in delivering swift, decisive responses to enemy provocations.
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Here is an excerpt from the April 19th, 1988 Chicago Tribune:
Reagan warned Iran later Monday not to continue to threaten U.S. interests in the region.
“We undertook this action to make sure the Iranians have no illusions about the cost of irresponsible behavior,” the President said.
The U.S. attacks began with the shelling of the oil platforms Sirri and Sassan, in southern gulf waters, about midnight Chicago time and continued for nearly eight hours, according to administration officials. They said the two platforms were manned by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and were used as radar- equipped military command and control centers.
“At the time of the engagement, an Iranian missile boat approached our ships with obvious hostile intent,” (Defense Secretary Frank) Carlucci said. “It was warned off, neglected the warnings, . . . (was) engaged by U.S. ships and has been sunk.”
Here’s a short video recap of President Reagan’s Republican mantra of “peace through strength.”
Comment: What do you think Ronald Reagan would have done if Iran released a video of our sailors on their knees with hands behind their heads? Give your thoughts below.
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A weak, miguided Congress is going to make us the laughing stock of the Middle East. What’s it going to take for U.S. to deal with this? Loss of American Military life?
Diplomacy, hell no. You get the first shot, then all bets are off. If you don’t we won’t.
What’s interesting about this is that just a year earlier, an Iraqi jet fired on the USS Stark and killed dozens of US soldiers. Reagan’s response? Nothing. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark_incident)
So…why did Reagan respond so dramatically to an Iranian action just a year later that didn’t result in any American loss of life. Well I’m no expert, but it doesn’t seem like a great stretch of the imagination to figure that the real motivation was the fact that Iran had humiliated Reagan in the Iran-Contra affair. You remember that, right? When Reagan sold arms to Iran in exchange for prisoners…except of course Reagan didn’t actually manage to secure the release of any prisoners. Oops!
“in the open waters of the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988.”
Of course, Cons don’t get “details” like this. Went right past you, didn’t it?
In that case, the Iranians had mined the Persian Gulf during the Iran/Iraq War.
Putting mines in International Waters constitutes an Act of War.
In THIS case, somehow two of our patrol boats were disabled in Iranian waters.
WE trespassed. Accidentally? Who knows?
Obama made a phone call, and our sailors were released; and we got three long-term political prisoners released too.
If the tables were turned, we’d offered assistance fixed fheir pretty bless and sent them on their way
Now I’m not going to make any claim to know what Reagan won or have done that n this type of situation, but I do know what I’d do with those sailors on their knees, I’d fire everyone of them from their COs on down to the lowliest wiper. Americans g t on their knees only when they are asking a woman to marry them.
I really hate Obama and his tendency to use his brain and diplomacy before going in and blowing the hell of of everything! It’s not American!
What Obama did is what one would expect from an America hating Muslim sympathizer.
Sounds like Trump is our man.
No Obama wouldn’t do anything to Iran he won’t hurt his Muslim brothers. Obama has bowed done to other world leaders, he is nothing but a joke and the whole world knows it. And if we elect Hillary
as our next president this country will go further to hell. We need a real president who can undo all of
the mess Obama has gotten us into.
Obama does not understand the American position of Peace through superior firepower. This worthless POS in our White House hides under a bed and pees his pants when Iran rattles it’s sabres. When terrorists attacked Russia, ISIS got it’s azz bombed, When France was attacked, ISIS got it’s azz bombed. They attack the US and Obozo tries to take our guns and apologizes. I tried to tell people when he was just a candidate that he was not fit to be President, and I was called a racist. Turns out I was right. to all the people who called me racist, nanny nanny boo boo.
When a mosquito tries to or does bite I swat it.
No matter how you look at this incident, it is clear that Obama is making sure Iran has the funds and the unfettered ability to build nuclear weapons. Then we will experience the enduring Obama legacy.
We know what the narrative is supposed to be.
Those are the fact as not reported by The Political Insider, yes.
Since they are ,according to obummer ,now our allies ,all they were supposed to do was render assistance ,and not hold the up to persecution as they did. That’s what Allies do, render assistance !
As I understand it, Our Boat was in their water. we had drifted inward because of engine, We would have done the same thing, As I understand it, ????
What’s interesting about this is that just a year earlier, an Iraqi jet fired on the USS Stark and killed dozens of US soldiers. Reagan’s response? Nothing. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark_incident)
So…why did Reagan respond so dramatically to an Iranian action just a year later that didn’t result in any American loss of life. Well I’m no expert, but it doesn’t seem like a great stretch of the imagination to figure that the real motivation was the fact that Iran had humiliated Reagan in the Iran-Contra affair. You remember that, right? When Reagan sold arms to Iran in exchange for prisoners…except of course Reagan didn’t actually manage to secure the release of any prisoners. Oops!
“in the open waters of the Persian Gulf on April 14, 1988.”
Of course, Cons don’t get “details” like this. Went right past you, didn’t it?
In that case, the Iranians had mined the Persian Gulf during the Iran/Iraq War.
Putting mines in International Waters constitutes an Act of War.
In THIS case, somehow two of our patrol boats were disabled in Iranian waters.
WE trespassed. Accidentally? Who knows?
Obama made a phone call, and our sailors were released; and we got three long-term political prisoners released too.
If the tables were turned, we’d offered assistance fixed fheir pretty bless and sent them on their way
Now I’m not going to make any claim to know what Reagan won or have done that n this type of situation, but I do know what I’d do with those sailors on their knees, I’d fire everyone of them from their COs on down to the lowliest wiper. Americans g t on their knees only when they are asking a woman to marry them.
I really hate Obama and his tendency to use his brain and diplomacy before going in and blowing the hell of of everything! It’s not American!
What Obama did is what one would expect from an America hating Muslim sympathizer.
No Obama wouldn’t do anything to Iran he won’t hurt his Muslim brothers. Obama has bowed done to other world leaders, he is nothing but a joke and the whole world knows it. And if we elect Hillary
as our next president this country will go further to hell. We need a real president who can undo all of
the mess Obama has gotten us into.
Obama does not understand the American position of Peace through superior firepower. This worthless POS in our White House hides under a bed and pees his pants when Iran rattles it’s sabres. When terrorists attacked Russia, ISIS got it’s azz bombed, When France was attacked, ISIS got it’s azz bombed. They attack the US and Obozo tries to take our guns and apologizes. I tried to tell people when he was just a candidate that he was not fit to be President, and I was called a racist. Turns out I was right. to all the people who called me racist, nanny nanny boo boo.
When a mosquito tries to or does bite I swat it.
No matter how you look at this incident, it is clear that Obama is making sure Iran has the funds and the unfettered ability to build nuclear weapons. Then we will experience the enduring Obama legacy.
As I understand it, Our Boat was in their water. we had drifted inward because of engine, We would have done the same thing, As I understand it, ????
Since they are ,according to obummer ,now our allies ,all they were supposed to do was render assistance ,and not hold the up to persecution as they did. That’s what Allies do, render assistance !
Those are the fact as not reported by The Political Insider, yes.
We know what the narrative is supposed to be.