do you think it is unreasonable to wonder what the US Navy response should be to being targeted for an hour?

Just two missiles were fired.[1] The description of the attack as covering "one hour" therefore means the second missile was launched an hour after the first. It doesn't sound like missiles were raining down into the water all around the destroyer for an hour.

"Both missiles splashed down in the water before reaching the Mason, he said." Given the circumstances, the lack of a military response is not surprising to me. Besides, given what has happened in the past when ships opened fire on threatening aircraft, commanders would be on shorter leashes and have to go all the way up the chain of command before returning fire into another country except under the most egregious circumstances. Current U.S. policy seems to be to let the Saudi's draw blood in that country.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/10/10/missiles-from-rebel-held-yemen-territory-fired-at-u-s-navy-destroyer/

I don't think we require intelligent replies here.   

Except when I'm goofing off, the "intelligent reply" is a self-imposed hell. 

The poll attempts to list the last names and party affiliation, if any, of the U.S. presidential and vice presidential candidates that are registered in 5 or more states, according to this web site:

http://www.politics1.com/p2016.htm

I've sorted the options by the last name of the presidential candidates. I've also set the poll to close on, if I did the math right, about election day. Lastly, I've set it so users should be able to change their vote up till that time.


Oh yeah - first post. Hello all!