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Old 12-30-15, 02:11 PM   #12
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Default Right of "innocent passage" is a tough business!

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Originally Posted by eddie View Post
Seem's like they love seeing how far they can go. But doing a live fire exercise near the USS Truman is pushing it! A missile passed with 1,500 yards of it! They didn't announce they were having this so called live fire test. Keep it up Iran, one of these days they will bite off more then they can chew!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-...ranian-n487536
Nah There's gotta be an air umbrella over the carrier in those waters (There is a 3 mile territorial limit in the Strait; not 12 as is customary) and the Iranians still welllll recall our live fire exercise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
and a little background: http://www.virginia.edu/colp/pdf/kraska-legal-vortex.pdf Plus we've been known to play rough too: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/navy-exercise/ IMHO: situation normal: but after the USS COLE: everyone verrrryy 'bright-eyed and bushy-tailed'...
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