>The U.S. Navy officer who oversaw the 10 sailors captured and briefly detained by Iran earlier this year has been relieved of his duties due to "loss of confidence" in his ability, the Navy announced Thursday.
Cmdr. Eric Rasch was fired from his job as the commanding officer of Coastal Riverine Squadron 3 and temporarily reassigned. These type of personnel actions typically result in the officer then retiring from active duty.http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/politics/navy-fires-officer-detained-sailors-iran/index.html
Did he deserve it /k/?
But they won't kick those dumb dindu bitches out of West Point?
>>29928628
You can't punish a dog for acting like a dog. They were acting within expected parameters.
More was expected of this guy and he acted outside those parameters, hence the consequences.
>>29928665
Do we know what the actual parameters of his screw up were? Like... how did they end up in Iranian waters? Just poor navigation?
>>29928835
Probably delivering payment to the irans at the orders of obongo
>>29928951
lol cmon. this is serious
>>29928966
They want to make a deal with iran and "normalize" relations
You think they would be above sending a couple hundred million in cash to make it happen?
Ideology & appearance is everything to liberals
>>29928990
That... may just be the dumbest thing I have ever read. Are you actually implying that this was a cooked up scenario where they were delivering money to the revolutionary guard corps, the least friendly element in the Iranian government to the United States, as a means of normalizing relations with them? This whole thing was manufactured?
>>29928835
They probably did not include letting two boats full of his seamen getting captured and paraded around in front of the camera.
>>29928619
He strayed into their waters, put us in a tricky spot diplomatically and then got filmed crying after he got captured and no doubt giving the head of the Iranian propaganda ministry a massive boner.
Yeah, I'd say so.
i still don't understand why we didn't light their boats up when they came.
the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists nor should it back down when its men are being forced into capture.
>>29928990
When we bribe foreign governments we don't generally send in sailors with big novelty canvas sacks with dollar signs on the side of them.
>>29929081
I mean... we violated Iran's sovereignty in the end of the day. Starting a war with them, needlessly, after a lot of care was taken to negotiate with them to try to increase good relations is probably not a great idea
>>29929081
Because we were in their territorial waters.
>>29929081
Dollars to donuts Iran already has nukes and we know it. You can't risk a shooting war with crazy people in that situation. It's why worst Korea puts up with so much of best Korea's shit.
>>29929087
It would be hilarious if they did though. Remember all that $$$ they found in Sadam's palaces?
>>29929105
>>29929108
we're america. we do what the fuck we want, besides, iran is shit and needs to get bitch slapped.
>>29929118
I don't think they're crazy enough to try to nuke us. they're insane, but we could turn them to glass multiple times over if they tried it.
>>29929081
Not really kosher to shoot at someone when you're in their territory. It looks bad.
The problem is he GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO BOARD THE FUCKING BOATS!
>>29929081
That's a good first step in normalizing relations with Iran, trespass in their territory then blow them out of the water when they come to confront us on it
>>29929133
I dont really think anyone truely believes that America does what it wants anymore. Not since Iraq.
>>29929133
The nukes they have wouldn't be used on the states directly but on ME allies and assets. Think destabilization rather than annihilation.
>>29929105
defending yourself is not starting a war, what are you a faggot?
>>29929212
Alright, so lets say a bomber wing went off course and flew straight at Moscow and the Russians fly up and tell them to turn around.
Shoot em?
>>29929153
Try not since Vietnam. Even Desert Storm should have gone farther but leaders were too afraid of international opinion.
>>29929206
pretty sure its already really fucking destabilized.
plus if they nuked dubai it would be pretty good for us.
just fucking pisses me off.
the guy should've just let the iranians escort the US ships out of iranian waters.
he never, ever, should have let the thought of being boarded cross his mind.
>>29929029
>Are you actually implying that this was a cooked up scenario where they were delivering money to the revolutionary guard corps, the least friendly element in the Iranian government to the United States, as a means of normalizing relations with them? This whole thing was manufactured?
I honestly wouldn't be surprised.
>>29929057
He was never on board the captured vessels.
>>29929133
Im for shit slapping people when it calls for it. But... just the fact that we have fostered SOME goodwill between the US and Iran means we should at least try to stick to it. They also didnt have to release those american sailors. Yea they humiliated them. But for them, their expedient release was a gesture of good will form them to us. Geopolitics is more than "GLASS THA FAGOTS!", ya dig?
>>29929241
I mean like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, or Israel. It would destroy the world economy for a few years.
>>29929147
>trying to "normalize" relations with an Islamic theocracy that literally sees us as Satan.
What could go wrong?
>>29929212
You're an idiot.
>>29929240
highway of death 2: iran boogaloo when?
>>29929260
>Geopolitics is more than "GLASS THA FAGOTS!", ya dig?
fair enough, I spend too much time idolizing curtis lemay.
>>29929261
yeah, that would be pretty bad.
>>29929244
you have to know how stupid that would be on all fronts right? You cant really believe this
>>29929263
same shit as clinton giving the chinese our nuclear secrets.
no way that could go sideways at all
>>29929276
Curtis LeMaymay was pretty awesome... I just wish the geopolitical situation is MENA wasnt so damn fragile.
>>29929263
You grossly oversimplify Iran as an entity. They arent some goofy snackbar takfirs who dictate policy based on the whims of ideological obligation. Rhetoric doesnt equate with policy pretty much for the most part. Look closer. If you want to talk about it we can. But if your mind is made and you cant be convinced otherwise then its not worth talking about. They are a deeply sophisticated enemy that cant be relegated to the position of snackbar.
>>29929309
Yeah that didnt happen. He would have been prosecuted if it did.
>>29929295
>Where do you think you are.png
>>29929335
yea... good point. though there are some really honestly brilliant people on here. Like... some of the most insightful things ive ever read were on here. But the culture of memes and trolling does creep in a lot too ha.
>>29929350
The signal to noise ratio is low, but sometimes gold comes out of this site.
You're all wrong.
Meet the new, west-friendly Iran, and their new friend, Sam.
Say so long to Pakistan-friendly Saudi Arabia.
>>29929334
worded that wrong, oops.
he gave chip and rocket specs to the chinese, which, surprise surprise, can be used in nukes.
>>29929357
Yea.. but when the gold does come out... its literally like... why the fuck is this person posting it here... they should be writing a dissertation about it. Its nice to stumble across it sometimes. Truly the beauty of this site i think.
>>29929334
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/05/22/china.money/
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/11/world/clinton-approves-technology-transfer-to-china.html
>>29929375
The anonymity and the honesty is what brings me here. It is the most honest gun "forum" on the internet because it is anonymous.
>>29929371
Ah thats more or less true, although I feel it was more of incompetence in his administration than some type of conspiracy.
>>29928619
the decision was a bit rasch if u ask me
>>29928619
What kind of Officer was he anyway? How did he ended up commanding dem little boats they was on?
>>29929788
Judging from what I can tell by his uniform he was prior enlisted, but was currently a surface warfare officer. I heard he wasn't on those boats though so he was probably overseeing the operation from his mothership.
>>29930049
ahhh what does a SWO even do. Do they just like... sit there looking at maps on the mothership? lol. And how can you tell he was prior enlisted? And sidenote, why are Navy racks so unimpressive
>>29929029
Or handing over a person.
>>29929424
every other gun forum on the net shits on /k/ specifically because it is on 4chan and has morons who say the absolute dumbest shit imaginable - more so than on arfcom or THIGHROAD
>>29930091
>>29928619
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
>>29930091
I see some with huge chest candy, makes me think that you can omit some ribbons that are lesser. I'm actually not too sure about that.
SWO's do lots of shipboard shit, can be weapons, navigation typical navy stuff you think of. His bottom warfare pin is silver which signifies the earned it while enlisted, an officer's warfare device is silver.
>>29929133
>iran is shit
Whatever you say schlomo
>>29930172
ahhh I see. I mean, I surely dont think someone should be full african dictator like Petraeus was. It isnt tasteful. However, it just seems in the Navy they have far less ribbons or impressive racks for the most part than the other branches. I mean, this guy is a commander which is roughly the rank of a lieutenant colonel in the army, and he is almost no ribbons.
>>29930267
what is top 3/4
>>29930275
wut
>>29930287
im just going to assume youve never actually been in the military
>>29930350
nope. havent. would you mind explaining? forgive my ignorance
>>29928619
Gotta love how the government will axe an officer's career for absolutely nothing that was his fault.
>>29930725
how wasnt it his fault?
>>29930725
when you're the captain, I presume whatever location your ship is in IS your responsibilty.
>>29930727
>>29930768
Because he wasn't even fucking there. He was the squadron's XO at the time, not one of the guys on the boats.
>>29928665
So if a bunch of white kids at west point posed for a photo in the exact same pose only while doing a hitler salute it would be fine?
Unless of course there is some sort of double standard or something.
