Ever heard of the "chain of command"? Ship commanders don't "make up their mind" what to do. If they're given orders to engage an enemy by their CIC, that's what they do.
Not necessarily.
"The U.S. Navy has clear rules of engagement issued by the chain of command and reviewed to ensure they are consistent with all applicable laws of the sea and armed conflict," said Michael Mulroy, who served as the Pentagon's Middle East policy chief until December. "Any Iranian actions that directly threatens our naval vessels and their crew will be dealt with based on those rules of engagement."
Mulroy added that the United States has not defined harassment as a "direct threat." Otherwise, "we would be shooting at a lot of Russian planes," he noted, referring to regular
incidents of Russian jets buzzing U.S. aircraft. "
Baby Donald is the CIC in title only.
Thank goodness we have some people who ignore Don's idiocy.
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