During WWII ... as in while the shooting was still going ... the Japanese and the Germans prowled around in the Gulf ... if I recall correctly (from reading of course) a Japanese sub got up into the Mississippi River.
Also, Veracruz, Mexico was a U-Boat base.... Mexico had a treaty with Germany during WWII.
How much Chinese exploration is on going in the Gulf while Obama plays "saving the environment"?
The problem the current administration has with admitting/confirming that the Russians are prowling around is the same that Galveston Tourist Bureau has about the presence of sharks along Galveston Beaches.
They have to do something about it!
It's one thing to give the green light for a "sapper" attack on a house in Pakistan, and yet another to sink a Russian sub, which has done nothing provocative, in international waters.
Cornyn has every right to ask, but IMO the inquiry ought to be private.
But here is the "behind story" as to why the sub was there:
http://www.eccie.net/providers.php?do=view&id=24362
Pussy.
CJ .. since you're so good buddies with Cornyn, you might pass it on to him next time you all are out at the titty bars together partying. He just might not have a "handle" on the information on this board.