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US Navy Confirms Aircraft Carrier, Warships To Intercept Iranian Weapons Shipments In Yemeni Waters
Zerohedge ^ | April 20, 20015 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 04/20/2015 11:41:14 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian

The 'proxy' war is escalating very rapidly. As AP reports, Navy officials confirm that the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is headed to Yemeni waters to intercept an Iranian weapons shipments. Just as we warned 10 days ago, the probability of a major escalation over the latest proxy Middle Eastern civil war escalated substantially when Iran parked two warships off the Yemeni coast.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: braking; egypt; escortservice; iran; israel; navy; syria; usnavy; usstheodoreroosevelt; usstr; waronterror; yemen
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1 posted on 04/20/2015 11:41:14 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Here comes the big stick...


2 posted on 04/20/2015 11:42:20 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: miliantnutcase

“If you don’t remove your aircraft carrier from our waters, we will not sign the “give us nukes” deal.”


3 posted on 04/20/2015 11:43:32 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (two if by van, one if by broom)
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To: miliantnutcase

Bully!


4 posted on 04/20/2015 11:43:37 AM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Hey, who needs a coherent foreign policy when we have a such a cool president?


5 posted on 04/20/2015 11:44:40 AM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Sink ‘em ... Sink ‘em!!!


6 posted on 04/20/2015 11:44:58 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I’d be careful taking whatever Tyler Durden posts as the facts.


7 posted on 04/20/2015 11:45:11 AM PDT by McGruff (Maybe my comments are too nuanced for some.)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

Would this be considered a “micro-aggression” by a liberal?


8 posted on 04/20/2015 11:45:17 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

> Bully!

Are you channeling Teddy Roosevelt or GLAD?

Same expression, two very different meanings.
:)


9 posted on 04/20/2015 11:46:02 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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Didn’t we have warships in the area and pulled them out once things started heating up?


10 posted on 04/20/2015 11:46:13 AM PDT by McGruff (Maybe my comments are too nuanced for some.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Love it when hear ‘discussion’ ... yep ... no discussion ... take in the loaded chamber! Fire! and Grin!


11 posted on 04/20/2015 11:47:03 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: miliantnutcase

Time to disobey a moslem _resident and a val dog


12 posted on 04/20/2015 11:48:06 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: miliantnutcase
Here comes the big stick...

But a wimp is wielding it.

13 posted on 04/20/2015 11:48:06 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: EQAndyBuzz
The Iranians these days remind me of the "Mars Attacks" aliens.

YAK YAK, "we come in peace", YAK YAK, ( ZAP ZAP ZAP )

And Obama reminds me of the Naive people in the movie who kept saying they wanted peace...

14 posted on 04/20/2015 11:49:10 AM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

15 posted on 04/20/2015 11:49:12 AM PDT by JPG (Lefty reporters doing battle with Sen. Cruz will continue to be chewed-up and spit-out.)
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To: DoodleDawg
But a wimp is wielding it.
he big stick...

uh oh ... be very very quiet ... rabbit in sights!

16 posted on 04/20/2015 11:50:56 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: McGruff

Didn’t we have warships in the area and pulled them out once things started heating up?


We? There are no Russian ships in the area, AFAIK.


17 posted on 04/20/2015 11:51:30 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Intercept, escort, ensure safe passage.
Yeah I’m pretty jaded.


18 posted on 04/20/2015 11:52:16 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: lodi90

Kitty ... Kitty ... Kitty ... Hawk! Shush ... and then shush once then three ...


19 posted on 04/20/2015 11:53:14 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

To intercept them and escort them to port?


20 posted on 04/20/2015 11:55:12 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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