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U.S. Navy won't tolerate 'disruption' through Strait of Hormuz
CNN.com ^ | 12/28/11 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 12/28/2011 9:46:35 AM PST by ColdOne

(CNN) -- The U.S. Navy said Iran's threat to block the strategically and economically important Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable.

"The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity," Navy 5th Fleet in Bahrain spokeswoman Cmdr. Amy Derrick Frost told reporters on Wednesday.

"Anyone who threatens to disrupt freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations; any disruption will not be tolerated."

The 34-mile-wide shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran and Oman. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 5thfleet; bahrain; china; hormuz; iran; straitofhormuz; usnavy
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To: Strategerist; All

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes your don’t...

This is not going to be like some British surrender of a small patrol craft where the sailors are paraded like some prize won at the arcade...

We have had some interesting encounters with the knuckleheads in the past...It is well documented, and they are a risk to some extent...

The issue is if they start doing that kind of closing and dodging with our capital ships and other assets in the gulf, or other waters in the area, its going to be tht much more dangerous for them...

A good commander will not seek a confrontation (in this case), but they will be prepared to take care of the situation when it comes to clearly defending themselves on the spot...

We may have our doubts about the President and his track record on tactical military decisions...

But I, and many others, have the upmost confidence with the folks on the ground, sea and air over there right now...

I just wish I could sign back up for the fun...I miss it every day...


101 posted on 12/29/2011 4:24:00 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: ColdOne; All

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/29/us-aircraft-carrier-enters-zone-near-iranian-oil-route-as-tensions-rise/

OMG!!! How dare we do something like this!!! /sarc

We are just going to keep pushing and pushing Iran to close off these Straights of Hormuz if we keep provoking them!!! /SARCASM


102 posted on 12/29/2011 4:37:30 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: driftdiver


103 posted on 12/29/2011 5:53:07 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: central_va

It’s not the reverse bearings that I am concerned about, it’s the forward ones and the ones at nautical 90 degrees that worry me. : )


104 posted on 12/29/2011 5:58:46 AM PST by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter")
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To: stevie_d_64

What about a pipeline across Saudi Arabia? That way the Strait loses its strategic significance, and Iran along with it.


105 posted on 12/29/2011 6:31:12 AM PST by flbntz
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To: ColdOne

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/iran-says-it-has-video-us-aircraft-carrier


106 posted on 12/29/2011 10:17:52 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Thanks for link.


107 posted on 12/29/2011 10:23:07 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: hosepipe

OR WHAT?.............you ask?

Seriously, man...If the Iranians “disrupt etc.” someone might interrupt Barry on the golf course, and that will upset him.

Our Great Leader (OGL) will be forced to take steps....and charge CDR Frost for speaking out of line. Then OGL will bow towards Mecca and apologize to all Islam.


108 posted on 12/29/2011 3:58:03 PM PST by womanvet (The lesser of 2 evils is Romney. No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency)
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To: Bailee
Iran has worse thann the old Silkworms. They have ChiCom 802s and thier own indigenous copies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_manufactured_in_Iran#Naval_missiles


109 posted on 12/29/2011 7:02:02 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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To: flbntz

Post #103 explains how that doubles the problem if a nation at those two choke points decides to do the same thing...

That is if you meant putting the pipeline terminal somewhere along the Red Sea...

I believe they already have a few pipelines doing that now...


110 posted on 12/30/2011 8:02:45 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: flbntz

Post #103 explains how that doubles the problem if a nation at those two choke points decides to do the same thing...

That is if you meant putting the pipeline terminal somewhere along the Red Sea...

I believe they already have a few pipelines doing that now...


111 posted on 12/30/2011 8:04:44 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: LC Gladiator
Any increase in oil price will help vindicate Obama’s push for wind & solar. He can also say “I told you we cannot depend on oil - I was right all along”. So a disruption of oil shipping from the Gulf COULD help him get reelected.

This is all bogus, of course, but many, many ignorant voters will buy this crap. Obama's best asset is his ability to blame others (Bush), & IMO, if the Straits are blocked, it WILL be Bush's fault.

Fortunately, this wont trump long gas lines at $5/gal - 10 gallon limit. That will kill his reelection, for sure. So will a reluctance to reopen the Straits quickly & violently - you know how he likes to postpone difficult decisions.

112 posted on 12/30/2011 5:40:27 PM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: douginthearmy
Since when does the Navy set US foreign policy? Where is the administration? the senate?

IDK, but I trust the Navy more than the administration OR the Senate. Or the House or State Department, for that matter.

113 posted on 12/31/2011 1:20:53 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Sacajaweau

And the United States decided to join the Soviets in breaking the back of the Franco-British-Israel operation. Never have understood why Eisenhower made that decision, except that the allies left him out of the loop.


114 posted on 12/31/2011 2:57:07 PM PST by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: Sacajaweau

And the United States decided to join the Soviets in breaking the back of the Franco-British-Israel operation. Never have understood why Eisenhower made that decision, except that the allies left him out of the loop.


115 posted on 12/31/2011 2:57:18 PM PST by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: Sacajaweau

And the United States decided to join the Soviets in breaking the back of the Franco-British-Israel operation. Never have understood why Eisenhower made that decision, except that the allies left him out of the loop.


116 posted on 12/31/2011 2:57:33 PM PST by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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