It’s nothing but swaggering to enhance state prestige.
Oh yes, I’m sure that’s going to work out fantastically for the Iranian navy lol
US maritime borders… not like the were perched off San Diego or Norfolk. Let them have their fun.
Rob
Nothing is going to happen.
Ha! call me when it’s China or Russia.
It’s like a toy in a bathtub.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than a threat.[/quote]
It’s not intended to be a threat. Swaggering is the peaceful exercise of force, usually to enhance state prestige.
See number 4 in this concise summary of Art’s four functions of force.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Bismark wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than a threat.[/quote]
It’s not intended to be a threat. Swaggering is the peaceful exercise of force, usually to enhance state prestige.
See number 4 in this concise summary of Art’s four functions of force.
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than swaggering.[/quote]
What photos have you seen? Do you have a link?
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Bismark wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than a threat.[/quote]
It’s not intended to be a threat. Swaggering is the peaceful exercise of force, usually to enhance state prestige.
See number 4 in this concise summary of Art’s four functions of force.
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than swaggering.[/quote]
What photos have you seen? Do you have a link?
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Actually it was one photo.
LOL a shah era destroyer and a re-supply ship.
Scary.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Bismark wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than a threat.[/quote]
It’s not intended to be a threat. Swaggering is the peaceful exercise of force, usually to enhance state prestige.
See number 4 in this concise summary of Art’s four functions of force.
If the photos of the ships that I saw were accurate, it’s more of a joke than swaggering.[/quote]
What photos have you seen? Do you have a link?
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Actually it was one photo.
Are they all wearing life jackets?
“If the ships make it across the ocean to U.S. maritime waters, they wouldn’t even be a match for Coast Guard cutters”
The thing that bothers me about this, is that they are doing it. Like China with that restricted air space deal. I don’t like the idea of them moving any type of ship even close to our maritime borders. And I don’t like the idea of Countries starting to try and test us.
I love how the ships are manned by cadets. The actual navy was like fuck that. It would be pretty amusing to just pull up beside them with a couple of our Cruisers and just ask them what the hell they are doing.
It bothers you that a piece of shit boat is close to your maritime borders but it’s ok for U.S.Navy ships to cruise around in the Persian Gulf.
Maybe they just want to come and share a few spliffs with your boys and chat shit about pussy.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
The thing that bothers me about this, is that they are doing it. Like China with that restricted air space deal. I don’t like the idea of them moving any type of ship even close to our maritime borders. And I don’t like the idea of Countries starting to try and test us.
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[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
I love how the ships are manned by cadets. The actual navy was like fuck that. It would be pretty amusing to just pull up beside them with a couple of our Cruisers and just ask them what the hell they are doing.[/quote]
That’s funny.
[quote]shorty_blitz wrote:
It bothers you that a piece of shit boat is close to your maritime borders but it’s ok for U.S.Navy ships to cruise around in the Persian Gulf.
Maybe they just want to come and share a few spliffs with your boys and chat shit about pussy.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
The thing that bothers me about this, is that they are doing it. Like China with that restricted air space deal. I don’t like the idea of them moving any type of ship even close to our maritime borders. And I don’t like the idea of Countries starting to try and test us.
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I was thinking about that angle when I was writing that. Still bothers me.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]shorty_blitz wrote:
It bothers you that a piece of shit boat is close to your maritime borders but it’s ok for U.S.Navy ships to cruise around in the Persian Gulf.
Maybe they just want to come and share a few spliffs with your boys and chat shit about pussy.
[quote]mbdix wrote:
The thing that bothers me about this, is that they are doing it. Like China with that restricted air space deal. I don’t like the idea of them moving any type of ship even close to our maritime borders. And I don’t like the idea of Countries starting to try and test us.
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I was thinking about that angle when I was writing that. Still bothers me.[/quote]
Why should it? It doesn’t constitute a threat. Testing the United States? That is not what is occurring.
Perhaps you should be more concerned with the deteriorating situation in Iraq, where an Al-Qaeda affiliated group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, (ISIS) established control of the western city of Fallujah at the beginning of 2014.