Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
We learned a lesson with the USS Cole.......

Have a good one!:s4:
A lot of people don't know that on the Cole we had a foreign spy that was messaging to the other terrorists the movements of the ship. He was a Petty Officer Second Class in the US Navy. He was a British National, but he was born in an Arabian country.

I don't believe we should allow foreigners in our military. The whole idea is ludicrous to me. I am of the opinion that this did not make the news because our government wants to keep allowing foreigners to swell the ranks of the military, because they cannot get enough Americans to join. Serving in the US military should be a privilege reserved for US born Americans alone.

I read the story in The Navy Times.
angry nomad Reviewed by angry nomad on . Iranian boats, U.S. Navy warships in standoff BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States said Monday that five Iranian boats had harassed and threatened three U.S. Navy warships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz in an incident Tehran has played down as "something normal." On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed the event, which was first reported by CNN, and Washington immediately warned Iran to refrain from taking "provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future." But Iran responded by Rating: 5