> On 23 Jun 2019, Ward Dossche said the following...
>  
>  WD> DS> Japan said it was a missle, the ship was a Japanese flagged 
ship.  Sin
>  WD> DS> then, others have produced some evidence claiming that it 
was in fact 
>  WD> DS> limpet mine.  I don't know -- and am not sure if it matters.
>  WD>  
>  WD> A missile and a mine leave a totally different signature.
>  WD>  
>  WD> It seems however the intent was not to sink the vessels but to 
create
>  WD> trouble because if it was the intention to sink them, then this 
was a
>  WD> pis-poor attempt. 
> 
> Why is Iran messing with ship and planting mines in international 
waterways
> at all. 
> This is why American Might is in the region. You wanted to why we are 
there
> that would be it.

IMO the US Navy should get the h*ll out of the Persian Gulf and Strait 
of Hormuz.  The US has no interest there (except to support its puppet 
in Iraq).  If Europeans are worried about *their* oil supply they can 
protect the tankers
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