http://www.ehowa.c...iraqitugboat.shtml Mark make sure you check this out.

And this is a supprise to who? Access denial is how you try NOT to fight a war on someone elses terms. Makes sense that a country with such a limited ocean front and small navy would rather spend money making sure no one could land an LST on them. Don't get me wrong though, the pics were great. I hadn't seen them before, so thank you.

Now, I wonder about that Iraq-flagged freighter the USN was reported to be following in the Indian Ocean before the invasion. Only heard about it once...