"jcoulter" wrote in message
news:Xns9707E1C40CBFCyourvacation@216.196.97.136...
> Poncholiner wrote in news:L0Ubf.16690$dO2.2085
> @newssvr29.news.prodigy.net:
>
>> We could send in a few Coast Guard cutters to escort American shipping
>> through the area, but if we stay the recommended 200 miles off the
>> coast, there shouldn't be a problem to deal with.
>>
> but then the media aside the cruise ships such as seabourn aren't really
> US
> vessels.
>
>
> --
> Joseph Coulter
> Cruises and Vacations
> http://www.josephcoulter.com/
>
In the book I bought in Cozumel, it has a lot of photos of visiting cruise
ships. In the
mix were Coast Guard cutters, large sea going vessels. We had the Coast
Guard patrolling
the waters off Vietnam and I'm sure they are involved in the Gulf as well.
Regardless of the ship's flag, if it's carrying American passengers, the
Coast Guard has an obligation to protect them if it's known they are under
attack. With Great Britain's help, I'm sure we can sink a few of those
bastards to send a message.
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