Comments on: Fantasy Island. https://habitablezone.com/2016/01/14/fantasy-island/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:38:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2016/01/14/fantasy-island/#comment-35166 bowser Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:09:49 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=54835#comment-35166 Nice analysis. First, the two boat problem. As you know, those small boats very often act like fighter planes. One of them operates and navigates to provide protection for the first. The "wing" boat wouldn't be navigating, it would be on the other boats' flank. Hence, only one navigator, if indeed there were any. Second, it's obvious those boats violated Iranian space. Had they been legitimate and in open waters a distress call would have resulted in a rapid and violent response. And the US is well known to have no regard for boarders. As a last comment, those boats were operating thousands of miles from the US, and right next to or in Iran. Think about it. Those boats weren't confronting Iranians on Long Island, they were thousands and thousands of miles away from home. And the Iranians were at their own side door. The US had no legitimate business being there and the Iranians did. Nice analysis. First, the two boat problem. As you know, those small boats very often act like fighter planes. One of them operates and navigates to provide protection for the first. The “wing” boat wouldn’t be navigating, it would be on the other boats’ flank. Hence, only one navigator, if indeed there were any.

Second, it’s obvious those boats violated Iranian space. Had they been legitimate and in open waters a distress call would have resulted in a rapid and violent response. And the US is well known to have no regard for boarders.

As a last comment, those boats were operating thousands of miles from the US, and right next to or in Iran. Think about it. Those boats weren’t confronting Iranians on Long Island, they were thousands and thousands of miles away from home. And the Iranians were at their own side door. The US had no legitimate business being there and the Iranians did.

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