The ridicule of Obama continues.
US Naval Institute "The following is Aug. 23, 2016 video of guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG-94) harassed by four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) patrol boats."
US Naval Institute "The following is Aug. 23, 2016 video of guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG-94) harassed by four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) patrol boats."
“ 'This is USS Nitze reporting from the Southern Arabian Gulf,” said a voice on the video reporting the ship’s location and speed.
“ 'We have visual contact with four Iranian… WPBs… Bridge to bridge COMMS were conducted but no response. Weapons uncovered… appears to be unsafe, unprofessional.”
“ 'We have visual contact with four Iranian… WPBs… Bridge to bridge COMMS were conducted but no response. Weapons uncovered… appears to be unsafe, unprofessional.”
"While the voice is making the radio report, the four patrol boats speed in a serpentine formation toward Nitzewith their deck weapons uncovered. Flares from the destroyer attempt to warn away the patrol boats as they close in on the ship.
"Nitze’s crew attempted to hail the fired 10 warning flares at the patrol boats and blasted the ship’s whistle to sound a maritime danger signal to no apparent effect, a defense official confirmed to USNI News late Wednesday.
"Two of the patrol boats came within 300 yards of the destroyer before slowing and breaking off their chase." . . .