Quote:No you stop.  I told you to stop first.  LOL

 

OK, like everything in the middle east, this is complicated.  There are 3 things going on in Syria.  A civil war between rebels and Assad.  Then there's ISIS trying to take over the entire region. Then there's US and Russia intervention, with us funding the fight against ISIS and Assad, and Russia fighting against ISIS and defending Assad.

 

Russia will do their best to allow Assad to remain.  We want him out.  I mean, I'm not saying I agree, but this is what's happening.  You don't think that blowing an Iranian boat this did not attack us first is gonna go over well with Russia?  Cuz if you do, you're not thinking straight.  On top of that, all the other middle eastern countries are pretty much gonna not be happy either.  It could easily escalate into WW3.  

 

On top of that, attacking a smaller boat that is not a threat to you because they flipped the bird at you is clearly an act of war.  You can't just blow it off as he's just messin' around with the crowd.  Presidents don't talk this way.  I mean, you want your president to act like a tough guy and get us into situations that could be avoided?  

 

For some reason you liberals are always concerned about size...  not that there's fundamentally anything wrong with that.

 

Iranian boats are getting dangerously close to U.S. warships on purpose.  Once they cross "the line" they will be eliminated.

 

If you think that "small boats" are not dangerous, why not ask the surviving crew members of USS Stark?

---