Re: USS Liberty 40th anniversary

On Jun 26, 3:08 pm, Mort <getalifeam...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 26, 12:41?pm, hillelg...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:





On Jun 26, 7:56 am, Mort <getalifeam...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

The IDF was concerned about avoidance of incurring possible
casualties? Now that's a stretch considering that the IDF was brave
enough to risk possible casualties while flying low-and-slow over the
ship with NORDs, during the morning hours; and then purportedly made
three ID passes around the ship immediately before attacking. If the
ship had been an enemy destroyer, or other combat type vessel, it
would have fired AA shells at the earliest opportunity.

Your problem is that you look for "clear rules" in a war. Anybody
with experience would tell you "play it by the ear", use your head
to make judgment calls, one size just does not fit all, etc.,
but you just don't get it.

You remind me the reconnaissance troops who asked Patton
about such "clear rules". Patton's answer was perfect:
"Just drive down that road, until you get blown up".

Wrong... Not looking for clear rules, just trying to understand why
some folks seem to believe that war-time grants a license to ignore
the rule of law (or a rule of engagement based on the rule of law),
kill anybody they please, and receive a pat-on-the-back for doing so.

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That is what war is - a big bloody messy affair.

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