[mitch5501]

"The last time this happened the US Navy escorted the ships through the straits"

Boy would that ever chaff Iran's hide.You might as well paint a thirty foot high middle finger on the side of the hull.

[DaveArk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Will

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

That was during the so-called "tanker war", when Iraq was taking potshots at tankers because the Gulf countries were supporting Iran against them during the Iran-Iraq war.

Seeing how incompetent this administration is, and how hostile they are towards our own military, I get the distinct feeling, they could lose a shooting war with Iraq.

Where else, but in our great democracy can a common paper hanger community organizer rise to become both a military and naval genius?

[SampleMan]

You might as well paint a thirty foot high middle finger on the side of the hull.

How about a giant cartoon Mohamed painted on the landing area :-)