Iran Gives U. S. "The Finger"

USS Hopper in Hormuz Gulf

Several tiny motorboats tried to intimidate several American warships in the Gulf of Hormuz, relying on the "steady hand" of American officers to avoid being blown out of the water for their impudence. They all knew that if they actually DID anything offensive instead of making the usual empty threats, they'd have died before any explosives could have gone off near our ships. This is the kind of crap Iran has been doing for years, hoping to cause us to attack them in such a situation where they could claim to be "innocent victims." Apparently they think we don't know that such small boats could not carry enough explosives to seriously damage a warship beyond which we could not retaliate, making theirs a "suicide run." Ahmanutjob had the audacity to say "America needs to remember we have our finger on the faucet for 25% of their oil," as if that made a difference to us. We could easily blow that finger to hell if he keeps pushing us and get that 25% from someone else. We're getting closer and closer to the time when he gets on our "last nerve" and we quit holding back. He'd better be very careful. (My Way, 1/8/08)