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US: Our response is appropriate
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Source: CCTV.com | 01-14-2008 18:11
Special Report: U.S.-Iran Hormuz confrontationUS Naval commanders commented on the January 6th incident at the headquarters for the US Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
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| US Naval commanders commented on the January 6th incident at the headquarters for the US Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. (CCTV.com) |
US Navy commander Jeff James said the Iranian patrol boats deliberately swarmed his vessel at high speed. He defended the Navy's disciplined response.
Jeff James, Commander of the USS Hopper, said, "During this entire time we were going through our pre-planned responses and our measured, very disciplined responses trying to warn them off before we had to take any lethal action. And fortunately for everybody involved, they turned outbound before we got to the point where we needed to open fire."
Editor:Zhang Pengfei
