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Thousands Of US Troops Arrive Near Syrian Shore On USS Eisenhower
Russia Today ^ | December 6, 2012

Posted on 12/06/2012 5:34:30 AM PST by Strategy

The USS Eisenhower, an American aircraft carrier that holds eight fighter bomber squadrons and 8,000 men, arrived at the Syrian coast yesterday in the midst of a heavy storm, indicating US preparation for a potential ground intervention.

While the Obama administration has not announced any sort of American-led military intervention in the war-torn country, the US is now ready to launch such action "within days" if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decides to use chemical weapons against the opposition, the Times reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arabspring; bho44; bhomiddleeast; cvn69; eisenhower; islam; israel; middleeast; muslimworld; shipmovement; syria; usseisenhower; ustroops
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To: ScottinVA

Russia Today is an incompetent and worthless news source, regardless of what you think of the US news media. They have no subject matter knowledge of what they report on.

They couldn’t tell the difference between an unmanned surface vessel and an unmanned underwater vessel last week (in a RT story that Newsmax stupidly quoted.)


21 posted on 12/06/2012 6:15:53 AM PST by Strategerist
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To: sniper63

Pray for these soldiers.


22 posted on 12/06/2012 6:16:57 AM PST by Josephat
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To: Strategy
Thousands of troops? The personnel on aircraft carriers are usually sailors and pilots, not troops. The story makes it sound like thousands of ground combat troops are on the Eisenhower.
23 posted on 12/06/2012 6:17:51 AM PST by Will88
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To: ScottinVA

I hear that a lot: “I can’t trust American media, so I rely on Russian media I cannot trust.” LOL


24 posted on 12/06/2012 6:18:51 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy
Consider the source: Russia Today (the propaganda arm of the Russian government).

Correction: One of the many, many, many propaganda arms.
25 posted on 12/06/2012 6:20:37 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: rstrahan

I am reminded of the story, I think it was on Johnny Carson maybe To Tell a Lie, years back about two brothers in the Navy who went home for Christmas and dicovered they were stationed on the same aircraft carrier.


26 posted on 12/06/2012 6:21:28 AM PST by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: Strategy; All

I thought Obama tried to make Romney out as the war hungry monster while only he was serenely aware of the fatigue America had over endless and needless wars.


27 posted on 12/06/2012 6:22:09 AM PST by newzjunkey (grr)
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To: Salgak

It’s starting to look like we should take a force and “storm” that mountain top in France that has been ruled off-limits on 21 Dec 12.


28 posted on 12/06/2012 6:22:22 AM PST by Portcall24
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Well if it’s posted on the Internet it must be true! [/sarc]


29 posted on 12/06/2012 6:23:20 AM PST by McGruff (No New RINOs!)
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To: 1rudeboy

I didn’t say I didn’t trust the Russian media.


30 posted on 12/06/2012 6:27:07 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: ILS21R

“I love the way you think.”

I’m just catching on to the way this administration uses the media to misinform the public and form their narrative, or “truth.”

The next thing up for the administration is to nationalize the 401k’s. Have you noticed the recent attention in the media this topic has gotten, most recently from TIME? Simply paving the way for the government by running a story asking if it’s a good idea, since only the rich have 401ks, etc...


31 posted on 12/06/2012 6:28:46 AM PST by MNGal
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To: Strategerist
They couldn’t tell the difference between an unmanned surface vessel and an unmanned underwater vessel last week

Ah... so THEY were the sources for those errant military aircraft pics shown on the screen at the DNC.

32 posted on 12/06/2012 6:30:21 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: ScottinVA
Making your previous comment somewhat of a non sequitur, I'm afraid.
33 posted on 12/06/2012 6:35:20 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Salgak

Agreed. It’s not our job. If they gas their own people, take it to the UN and let them write a very stern letter.

Unless, the purpose is to keep the two sides equal so that the war goes on for a decade or so. Maybe two.


34 posted on 12/06/2012 6:45:50 AM PST by super7man
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To: Salgak
And, gee, December 21 is not far away. I’m starting to get a VERY bad feeling. . .

Dems declare Obama their Lord and savior.....weed becomes legal here in Wa State. Fiscal cliff approaching.....oh yeah, did I mention the weed part?
Seriously, Barry has to make more noise to cover up his mistakes but has forgotten the first rule of holes...
35 posted on 12/06/2012 6:53:54 AM PST by freebird5850 (The only good thing about Barry getting re-elected is now we get to see him fall from a higher place)
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To: Strategy

For whatever reasons, Iran is supporting Syria and Saudi Arabia is supporting the Syrian rebels. Saudi Arabia. Iran. Libya. Oil. Soros. Obama. Hillary.


36 posted on 12/06/2012 6:55:29 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: 1rudeboy
Consider the source: Russia Today (the propaganda arm of the Russian government).

I'm not familiar with them per se, but I would probably rate them as truthful as the 0bama Regime's Chief Propaganda Minister Jay Carney, maybe more so. After all, another Russian publication, Pravda was about the only one to point out that US capitalism had been killed by socialism.

37 posted on 12/06/2012 7:01:38 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty ( What have you heard about Fast and Furious or Benghazi lately?)
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To: Will88
The personnel on aircraft carriers are usually sailors and pilots,

And maybe a few Marines, but as you pointed out no troops or soldiers.

It's understandable that the foreign press does not understand the terms. Sadly neither does the domestic press.

38 posted on 12/06/2012 7:02:44 AM PST by ASA Vet (There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.)
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To: Salgak

but it is NOT OUR FIGHT. . .

100% correct! But since when does reason and law mean anything to obama? Congress has no balls to stop him so he will continue to act as a dictator. Libya was not our fight either.


39 posted on 12/06/2012 7:03:02 AM PST by rfreedom4u (I have a copy of the Constitution! And I'm not afraid to use it!)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

I refer you to my comment #24.


40 posted on 12/06/2012 7:04:32 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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