What are the four U.S. Carriers doing in the Gulf?

Al Jazeera ^ | November 18 | Staff

[Rumplemeyer]

Akmawhatsittoya threatened to use the Iranian Navy to CLOSE the Straits of Hormuz. Should he be so foolish, there will no longer be an Iran Navy and quite possibly no more whats his name.

[RedCell]

Getting ready to pour some whoopass on Amadinayabbadabbadoo.

That's right. If you look closely at that pic of the carrier above, you can clearly see numerous 55-gallon drums labeled "Military Grade Whoopass". ;-)

[JasonC]

Sailing sailing
over the bounding main.

What else?

[BlessedBeGod]

What's the matter, Al J.? Scared?

[cryptical]

WARNING: If you post on Al Jazeera's comments, note they DISPLAY your IP ADDRESS.

So do they block TOR? Check out Torpark...

Torpark

[Bernard]

Israel can handle Syria....

I agree with that, but the question is, do we want Israel actually in hostilities, or should we handle it?

[KevinDavis]

I think we should take care of Iran and have Israel handle Syria..

[Brad from Tennessee]

I saw Benjamin Netanyahoo on Glen Beck last night and he said the longer we wait to hit Iran the larger the force it would take to neutralize their nuclear program.

If we, or Israel, or both of us, hit Iran the Iranians are going to be madder than hornets. So if we do a strike we might as well take out their military, their airfields, ports, their leadership, their terrorist camps, and whatever resources they have staged to block the Strait of Hormuz, all at the same time. An Action like this would either unleash a huge war or scare the sh*t out of the entire world as happened when we first went into Iraq.

[george76]

[PISANO]

Our MILITARY has the MIGHT but our nation does NOT have the WILL!!

We must get politicians in office and Flag Officers in our Military that KNOW how to WIN WARS, that a completely PC DEAF, who put the JAG corps out of war zones and back into court rooms were they belong, and institute ROE that do NOT maximize OUR OWN casualties and minimize the enemy and civilian casualties!!

[FLOutdoorsman]

10 Signs That the United States is About to Bomb Iran

Before any major military operation, there are always tell tale signs. With all the talk about Israel or the United States bombing Iran's nuclear weapons program, it would be wise to check for the signs before taking the pundit prattle too seriously.


1. – The U.S. Navy stages a "surge exercise" and moves six carrier battle groups into the Indian Ocean.



2. – A "regularly scheduled exercise" moves Patriot Missile Batteies to Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. These exercises happen from time to time, but if they happen when other things are happening…



3. -- Movement of B-52 and B1B bombers to the island of Diego Garcia (in the Indian Ocean).



4. -- Deployment of F117 stealth bombers and F-22 fighters to anywhere in the Persian Gulf.



5. -- Deployment of B-2 Stealth Bombers to Guam, where there are special facilities for maintaining these aircraft.



6. -- Lockdown of Whitman Air Force Base (where most B-2 bombers are stationed) in Missouri.



7. -- Increased delivery of Pizza to Pentagon



8. –Sudden loss of cell service near some air force bases (from which heavy bombers would depart). At the same time, there would be sightings of Middle Eastern looking guys around these bases, trying to get their cell phones to work, while being observed by what appears to be FBI agents.



9. Deployment of KC-135/KC-10 aerial tankers to Diego Garcia, Guam and the Persian Gulf.



10. America asks nations neighboring Iran for basing and over flight rights.


These warning signs are no secret, and intelligence officers regularly run down their check lists. As a result, nations will sometimes stage a false alert by deliberately performing many of the items on someone's check list, with no intention of following through.

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/topten/articles/20060222.aspx

[BurbankKarl]

Uh, same reason Bush stopped in Moscow to talk with Putin this week...

and the press reported with a straight face that it was required for fuel. They are so stupid.

[EternalVigilance]

Q: What are 4 carriers doing in the gulf?
A: Anything they want to do.

17 posted on 11/18/2006 12:27:14 PM CST by Kirkwood



We have a winner!!

[usmcobra]

They are LHA's the LPH's bigger meaner younger brothers.

[oyez]

I can only hope we got the straight intelligence data this time.

[Man of the Right]

It's really 2 carrier battle groups and 2 amphibious warfare battle groups, double the normal complement. The purpose is open to speculation: Most likely to add weight to diplomacy and shore up the Gulf States. Or for those of a more Machiavellian bent, to rope-a-dope Iran and shore up oil prices. The last time the Iranian navy took on the U.S. Navy, Iran lost 1/3 of its surface fleet in an afternoon. A naval attack would open the way for an aerial attack on Iranian WMD sities. For confirmation, watch for air assets to move to Incirlik and Al Udied.

[GoLightly]

The Pentagon doesn't have its own pizza ovens?

[Wingy]

Israel can handle Syria....

Despite the showing in Lebanon, Israel can handle any, and/or everyone. How do I know? I read the book and I skipped through to the ending. Oh...and I believe the author.

Be well...

[tob2]

Don't know the name of the carrier depicted here. FYI, the Enterprise battle group returned to Norfolk, Virginia today. Guess that makes only three carriers in the Gulf. I'm one of those who did notice those carriers in the Gulf.

[dakine]

http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/sports.aspx