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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2286)10/12/2000 10:15:32 PM
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It's not a matter of shooting at any civilian craft that comes too close. There should be a suitable small boat in the water, with both Navy people and local authorities on board (the same way that SPs team with local cops during liberty calls), challenging craft that come within whatever distance is reasonable under local conditions and running explosives checks on vessels that claim a reason to approach. If a craft is hailed and speeds straight for the Navy vessel, obviously shooting becomes a legitimate option, though ideally it would be the local authorities that do it.

I don't see it as an Intelligence failure. In a port like Yemen a terrorist threat should be assumed.
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