Authorize the pipeline NOW!
I like these ‘exercises’.
Seems to me that having them demonstrate their weapons abilities and their battle plans out in plain sight is a good thing for us.
Just read on Breitbart that oil dropped to under $100 a barrel due to supplies growing unexpectedly. Fears of a war?
Where is King zero on this?
The Iran-Iraq war of the 1980’s didn’t close the gulf and this will not either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Will
Just what Obama wanted. An excuse for ultra high oil prices. He WANTS this to happen. And yet, the 99% will continue to pay higher and higher pump prices. Zero must be looking at a huge amount of cash coming his way. His and George Soros. Let’s not forget the puppet master. It is time for Keystone to be built. In fact, it’s way past time. November is coming. Let’s jettison that drek from the Oval Office then.
No, no, no, this is a smoke screen story.
Babbling.
Oil much higher than $100 just hurts the person in the WH.
Saudis a couple years from pipelines that will circumvent the strait.
U.S. Navy can open it up.
The U.S. media is feeding everyone manure to distract everyone from the worldwide sovereign debt bubble, caused by corrupt politicians and enabled by corrupt big capital.
Iran has elections coming up. “Imanutjob” is just blustering about closing the Straights of Hormuz to show the Iranian voting public that he’s not afraid of Obama.
He knows that if he were to try doing this, even with the Silkworm missiles at the coast, all 9 of their refineries would be knocked out, their pipelines and power stations bombed, and their navy would be on the bottom, all within a day. A couple of weeks of mine sweeping would reopen the straight.
Iran supplies less than 20% of the world’s oil. I’m sure that other suppliers would be happy to make up the difference. Especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE. They’re REALLY afraid of Iran.
Mark
How does this affect the USCGC vessels currently “training” the Iraqis and providing port security at and around Bahrain?
USCG PATFOR SWA is operating in those waters. Are the island-class patrol boats equipped for defensive engagements with hostile naval forces?
Does everyone love us yet?
Yes, war is coming. Whatever you can do to be prepared, you should do. This is with or without O in the White House, though I think they should know their chances are better now than later.
As for “closing Hormuz”, thats suicide for Iran, and thats a good thing for us. Thats exactly what we will do on day one, is close the straits to Iranian traffic. They are completely dependent on shipping oil to survive, and completely dependent on importing gasoline. With the straits closed, they won’t last a month.
Anyone who does not allow drilling for oil at home with the intent to develop a domestic oil industry and energy independence commits treason against our national interest.
Absolutely nothing will prompt the Libtards to pursue US energy self-sufficiency.