Redeployed

The USS Cole, attacked by al Qaeda in 2000, has once again taken to the seas to protect the US against its enemies.

The destroyer had been refueling in Yemen’s port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, when al-Qaida-linked militants in a dinghy packed with explosives attacked. The explosion blew a hole in the side, but the ship remained above water and eventually underwent $250 million of repairs.

It will be conducting security operations in support of the war on terrorism. Rather fitting that this happens on the same day that Zarqawi and his cohorts are dispatched.