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Mr. Luddite

On 4/20/2014 1:54 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:51:30 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2014 12:12 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:

The U.S.S. Cole was "found" and seriously damaged in an attack in Yemen.
It didn't sink, but it was rendered useless.

Are you trying to say it can't happen?

It was "found" tied up to a pier, powered down. Good grief.

That was a serious intelligence and security failure that should have
been blamed on everyone from the captain to the CnC.

What were the rules of engagement and were on they on any kind of
alert status at all?
Aden was far from a friendly port, even in those days.

The Cole was under a "High Threat Level" and in "Condition Bravo"
except few knew it. The Rules of Engagement at the time was still not
to open fire unless fired upon.

That changed.