Way Too Close for Comfort By Douglas Farah
The newly-released tape of the Iranian patrol boats pushing in on U.S warships shows just how close we are, routinely, to a major conflagration with unknowable consequences.
That the crew of the USS Hopper did not open fire on the speedboats and cause a serious international incident is a tribute to their discipline, particularly given the memory of the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen.
To be able to resist pulling the trigger when someone says “I am coming at you. You will explode in a few minutes” is nothing short of a miracle.
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