Posted on 08/10/2008 6:47:22 AM PDT by Fennie
Operation Brimstone ended only one week ago. This was the joint US/UK/French naval war games in the Atlantic Ocean preparing for a naval blockade of Iran and the likely resulting war in the Persian Gulf area. The massive war games included a US Navy supercarrier battle group, an US Navy expeditionary carrier battle group, a Royal Navy carrier battle group, a French nuclear hunter-killer submarine plus a large number of US Navy cruisers, destroyers and frigates playing the "enemy force".
The lead American ship in these war games, the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71) and its Carrier Strike Group Two (CCSG-2) are now headed towards Iran along with the USS Ronald Reagon (CVN76) and its Carrier Strike Group Seven (CCSG-7) coming from Japan.
They are joining two existing USN battle groups in the Gulf area: the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) with its Carrier Strike Group Nine (CCSG-9); and the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) with its expeditionary strike group.
Likely also under way towards the Persian Gulf is the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and its expeditionary strike group, the UK Royal Navy HMS Ark Royal (R07) carrier battle group, assorted French naval assets including the nuclear hunter-killer submarine Amethyste and French Naval Rafale fighter jets on-board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. These ships took part in the just completed Operation Brimstone...
There have been 12 deaths among the French forces in Afghanistan. Three of them were due to vehicle accidents.
I shall now be more respectful of the French government, otherwise it might not allow its airforce to overfly its own country in order to fight alongside the United States.
No, I won't.
The French need to take some vacations in some of the various debacles their government helped bring about. Vietnam, Haiti, and Iraq would be good places, but they'd probably just head to Paris and blame us for their "contributions" to the world.
Ignorance is bliss, isn’t it!
I thought the French Navy was in China losing to the Americans in the 4x100 relay...
Following the Obama’s logic, we need some on board who can say something other than ‘merci beaucoup”...
I’m not willing to let the last century of French conduct pass under the bridge so easily. You go right ahead, it seems to make you feel better.
OK no probs. You keep eating those ‘Freedom Fries’!
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