Posted on 09/27/2011 11:27:29 AM PDT by PhilosopherStone1000
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran raised the prospect on Tuesday of sending military ships close to the United States' Atlantic coast, in what would be a major escalation of tensions between the long-standing adversaries.
"Like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to American marine borders," the head of the Navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, according to the official IRNA news agency.
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Man, I would love to see that! Going to Ocean City just to see those tin cans in the horizon set up for target practice.
Make sure their vessel fuel tanks meet EPA standards, since we don’t want them to leak whilst they’re on the sea bottom.
Bring it on, muzzies. I’d give my eye teeth to get back into a fighter and make you a target.
Terrific. Maybe one would get close enough to the Sea Boundry limit line to allow us to light it up!
Not to mention we just tested an emp cruse missile capable of being rerouted in flight with multiple shots per launch. I wonder with that kind of ability why not put it in a uav vs a 1 and done.
Then I remembered, unfortunately, the occupant in the White House...
All he would do is respond with the usual, dreaded, strongly worded letter, in response.
What an embarrasment...enemy at the gates, and he sends a courier, not a soldier...
One Second After is a good book that opened my eyes.
Not to worry, Pelosi, Reid, et al. have lots of white flags handy.
Iran has five times more people than Alabama though.
We'll send the Alabama National Guard over there and whip their asses.
Send down some seal types with scuba gear and remove the bolts holding the props to the drive shaft.
It’d put a smile on my face....
Our military can’t do very much to save the country without a good commander and chief.
thats a fact many people around here are missing
Iran announces plan to convert naval force to submarines.
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Yes, but poorly designed submarines.
Submarines are most effective when they can come back to the surface once in a while.
From the ‘50s:
Q. “Why does the New Italian Navy have glass bottom ships”?
A. “So they could see the OLD Italian Navy”.
It is a good read!!!
The first article I ever read that mentioned both EMP and Iran said that a single EMP pop over Tehran would instantly decapitate the mullahs’ command and control and turn the entire nation into the world’s largest kicked-over fire ant mound. The resulting electronic turmoil and confusion would degrade the Rev Guards’ ability to police the country, and liberation just might break out (yes, I know like the “Arab Spring”, be careful what you wish for).
Anyway, Iamadamnnutjob keeps shooting his mouth off and Israel is still there, so why should anyone believe that the Iranian Navy will soon be crossing the pond?
Being a little generous aren’t we ?
Correction : Iranian Navy announces plans to turn itself into artificial reefs for marine habitat.
Israel would have to do it, because the current AiC (assclown in chief) certainly won’t.
Looks like Operation Preying Mantis redux. Guess they didn’t learn their lesson the first time....
Why? The military under Bush was brilliant. We have Iran surrounded. We can not protect the US or anybody else any better than that from Iran....at any second we are ready to pounce...unlike the months it took to build up toward Iraq or Afghanistan. Think people not just react.
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