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EX500rider

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72. Oh I wouldn't go that far, no one has called you a troll, you're allowed your own opinion even if it's wrong

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:41 PM

18 hrs ago

Basically there were 2 choices and all the "illegal war!" "Burglar!" etc cries are too late once hostilities begin.

At that point the US Admiral in command of the USN carrier group could either:

A. Let a hostile warship in missile range and risk potentially losing ships and many sailors & then sinking the enemy vessel or

B. Sink it while it is still out of range.

There really isn't a choice C., if the Iranian warship didn't want to fight it would have stayed in Sri Lanka like the other one did.

Any Admiral who picked A. would be rightfully court marshaled for dereliction of duty in force protection.

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Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP

They should have made up an engine problem and stayed in Port EX500rider Thursday #1

Or gone to any port....or dropped their flag and flown a white flag. Melon Thursday #3

Don't blame the victim, this was an act of terrorism by the us Blues Heron Thursday #9

It was a warship...on its way back to the conflict area Melon Thursday #16

We're all targets now thanks to trumps illegal and immoral murder mission- totally unjustified killing Blues Heron Thursday #18

Apparently there was a 2nd Iranian naval vessel at the Maritime exercise... EX500rider Thursday #29

Why would Iran, knowing that it's in tense diplomatic times with 2 aircraft carriers at its door Melon Thursday #38

I assume it was planned way earlier and they thought they could bluff their way thru the talks EX500rider Thursday #46

Cowardly sucker punch, another 80 murders for Trumps peace prize account Blues Heron Thursday #2

What do you suggest , the submarine surface first? EX500rider Thursday #5

I suggest not murdering to cover up the Epstein files. Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move Blues Heron Thursday #6

Letting it get in range of a US Carrier Group to use its anti-ship cruise missiles would have been a worse idea EX500rider Thursday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Blues Heron Thursday #8

Disgusting! ruet Thursday #10

Frigates are not unarmed ships nt sarisataka Thursday #11

Very highly unlikely that it was unarmed hardluck Thursday #13

Internet trolls still defend it. Kingofalldems Thursday #15

Internet trolls pretend it was a unarmed warship EX500rider Thursday #21

the real internet trolls spread Iranian propaganda. WarGamer Thursday #53

How was a Iranian navy vessel "unarmed"? EX500rider Thursday #17

More and more posts are claiming fantasy as facts sarisataka Thursday #20

You know, one of those "unarmed warships", you've heard of those right? EX500rider Thursday #22

The nonsense was flying yesterday about the US running short of Tomahawk missiles... WarGamer Thursday #54

Noted Iranian propagandist Mark Hertling, who knows more than you do, seems concerned about overall munitions stock. BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #68

Don't get me wrong... this could turn into Shrub's iraq... or maybe not. WarGamer 15 hrs ago #78

Yet some are defending it. AloeVera Thursday #30

It being a "unarmed warship" is pure BS EX500rider Thursday #47

"Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move" EX500rider Thursday #19

What ever happened to warning shots across the bow? This seems needlessly vicious. No help to the survivors either Blues Heron Thursday #23

How does a sub do a "warning shot" across the bow? EX500rider Thursday #24

I'm hearing it was unarmed, having participated in joint exercises requiring ships to be unarmed Blues Heron Thursday #32

nonsense, they literally have live fire exercises during naval maneuvers EX500rider Thursday #33

here: EX500rider Thursday #34

There is no reason ships in such an operation sarisataka Thursday #37

The excercise it was in had live fire...... Melon 15 hrs ago #77

Well then by all means blast away! Send those poor bastards straight to Davey Jones locker! Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #80

How does a sub help survivors? EX500rider Thursday #28

That ship sailed. Happy Hoosier Thursday #31

that's blaming the victim, this was pure Trumpian bloodlust on display. Blues Heron Thursday #39

I doubt Trump was anywhere in the decision making EX500rider Thursday #48

Totally - like when... lame54 Thursday #14

Is a US navy sub protecting it's carrier group a "bank robber" somehow? EX500rider Thursday #25

If your in the middle of an illegal act... lame54 Thursday #42

So in your mind the sub should allow the Iranian War vessel to try to sink the US carrier that somehow better to you? EX500rider Thursday #43

In your mind... lame54 Thursday #44

The carrier is conducting air ops in the Arabian Sea, the Iranian warship was headed that way EX500rider Thursday #45

Maybe you can be... lame54 Thursday #55

Sinking enemy warships during a war is rarely a war crime EX500rider Thursday #56

It is an ironic inversion sarisataka Thursday #57

It's all fruit of a poison tree... lame54 Thursday #58

Doesn't make it a war crime EX500rider Yesterday #60

Epstein. B.See Thursday #4

The craven excuses are almost as bad as the act itself Torchlight Thursday #12

No woke rules of war, for sure Easterncedar Thursday #26

Some serious bloodlust here. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #27

Both statements are BS hardluck Thursday #36

"US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute" not EX500rider Thursday #51

The Iranian Captain Needed to Know How to Read the Room OC375 Thursday #35

We are being told by our government that this is actually not a war. This was a terrorist act by the US Blues Heron Thursday #40

Don't care what Trump says, bro OC375 Thursday #41

So if the Iranian warship got in range and fired her missiles at US ship also a terrorist act? EX500rider Thursday #49

Self defense, duh Blues Heron Thursday #50

most wars have a aggressor on one side, that hardly makes it "terrorism" EX500rider Thursday #52

It's worse than terrorism, it's state sponsored terror. Blues Heron Yesterday #62

Yeah no, it's just regular warfare EX500rider Yesterday #64

It's like if you break into someone's house they can shoot you, it's self defense, you shoot them it's murder. Blues Heron Yesterday #65

"In my opinion" is how you should have ended that EX500rider Yesterday #66

In my opinion, yes Blues Heron Yesterday #67

"how most normal people see this, it's why there's substantial outrage over this." EX500rider 20 hrs ago #69

Mostly trolls, obviously. Blues Heron 19 hrs ago #70

Oh I wouldn't go that far, no one has called you a troll, you're allowed your own opinion even if it's wrong EX500rider 18 hrs ago #72

Like Pearl Harbor was "just regular warfare"? WE ILLEGALLY BOMBED IRAN..... ColoringFool 6 hrs ago #82

Yes, Pearl Harbor was regular warfare. Jedi Guy 4 hrs ago #86

Iran is shooting at all nations ships OC375 Thursday #59

Interesting how that doesn't get called out... sarisataka Yesterday #61

If you say so bro Blues Heron Yesterday #63

So you defend Japan's kamikaze attacks post-Pearl Harbor? ...... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #83

I don't have to defend Japan OC375 2 hrs ago #87

So this is the part where further Japanese aggression post-PH is acceptable? ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #84

You're defending the attack on Pearl Harbor as acceptable? OC375 2 hrs ago #88

For everyone's information - the ship that was sunk was not on its way back to Iran, or "the carrier group" muriel_volestrangler 18 hrs ago #71

Highly unlikely the sub knew anything about that EX500rider 17 hrs ago #73

I think subs can tell which direction a ship is going, and its speed muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #74

"sink the bastard, it's Iranian" That's generally how wars go, yes. EX500rider 15 hrs ago #75

It had been just outside their maritime zone for days. It wasn't going anywhere. muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #76

"If it's war, it's illegal - Congress has not authorised it" Might want to read the War Powers Act EX500rider 15 hrs ago #79

The War Powers Resolution is not to allow a president to wage general war for 60 days muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #81

There's allegedly video of the sinking. Hugin 2 hrs ago #89

Is This The Time To Roll Out The Perjury About "Yellow-Cake..... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #85