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It would be different to design our fleet to "sail under false colors" during peacetime; and the US would be reticent about launching a fleet of ships that make
by cgearhart 10y ago
It would be different to design our fleet to "sail under false colors" during peacetime; and the US would be reticent about launching a fleet of ships that make civilian ships into targets. We don't have to rely on ruse to project power -- even if our carriers are vulnerable.
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- vonmoltke 10y agoIf it is an American ship flying American colors it is not sailing under false colors. Also, civilian merchants of the belligerents have been legitimate targets of the enemy since the dawn of naval warfare. Whether or not they are armed is irrelevant.
- douche 10y agoMost American merchant vessels are not American-flagged... Liberia, I believe, is the most common flag for US shipping.