Re: Three 122mm Artillery Rockets Fired at U.S. Ships in Aqaba


"Arved Sandstrom" <asandstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> As far as the terrorists are concerned, I figure that any time they launch
a
> mortar bomb or rocket somewhere close to an intended target, they may as
> well consider it a successful attack. It keeps a lot of security forces
> occupied.

I suppose it depends what you want to achieve.

A rocket flying over a US ship and hitting nothing has about the same effect
on the locals as hitting the ship.

The people doing the shooting have a primary objective, and it's not
damaging the ship, any damage is a bonus.

What they want is the local government to fall and be replaced by a 'Islamic
Republic'.

Repressive measures introduced by the Jordanian government may well produce
enough dissatisfaction to cause that revolution, so they'll keep shooting.

As I said in another post, the US Navy isn't putting into Middle Eastern
ports so the crew can have an interesting run ashore...

--
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe
Barbeques on fire by chalets past the headland
I've watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off Newborough
All this will pass like ice-cream on the beach
Time for tea


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