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US Gears Up For Land Operation In Persian Gulf?
Russia Today ^
| March 28, 2012
Posted on 03/28/2012 8:49:23 AM PDT by Strategy
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03/28/2012 8:49:40 AM PDT
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Strategy
To: Strategy
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posted on
03/28/2012 8:51:30 AM PDT
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: Strategy
Hussein’s “October Surprise”?
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posted on
03/28/2012 8:52:55 AM PDT
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The Sons of Liberty
(Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
To: Strategy
Given that the current occupant of 1600 PA Ave is either a closet Muslim or an atheist/muslim-sympathizer, “No”.
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03/28/2012 8:53:42 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Strategy
Too small for any significant operation, and it is routine anyway. Such a unit is normally deployed with every US fleet.
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03/28/2012 8:54:15 AM PDT
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buwaya
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To: Strategy
It must be time for a little “Acting Presidential” and showing “Presidential Machismo” to distract the masses from Zero’s treasonous remarks with the Russians.
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posted on
03/28/2012 9:09:43 AM PDT
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Wordkraft
(Remember who the Collaborators are.)
To: The Sons of Liberty
Very likely. Against a weak leftwing Bishop Willard candidate who would have to say he supported a demonstration of force over there, it would work well.
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03/28/2012 9:13:26 AM PDT
by
Psalm 144
("I think we ought to listen to Alinsky." - Gov. G. Romney (R), father of Bishop Willard M. Romney.)
To: Strategy
Ummm - what happened to the Administration’s bare bones yet Miltary budget? Should we be high-tailing it into yet another Middle Easter incursion?
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posted on
03/28/2012 9:30:38 AM PDT
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ArmyTeach
(Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain ... USS Iowa BB 61)
To: maine yankee; wrench
What does that mean now, w?
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posted on
03/28/2012 9:32:50 AM PDT
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Carriage Hill
(I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
To: Strategy
in terms of the characterization of what the facts mean, just consider the source - Russia Today
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posted on
03/28/2012 10:52:50 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: Strategy
Obama is going to get a lot of our people killed. The left will celebrate.
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posted on
03/28/2012 11:11:17 AM PDT
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FreeAtlanta
(Liberty and Justice for ALL)
To: Strategy
so he thinks boots on the ground in Iran is a good idea?
To: Strategy
The Navy is doubling our minesweepers in the Persian Gulf to 8 and also sending in more mine hunting helicopters.
The Navy is also refitting the USS Ponce to deploy to the Persian Gulf to be a full time Mine Warfare Command Ship.
These are expensive complicated deployments and are described as “setting the theater” to counter any potential Iranian threat. Hmmm.
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03/28/2012 12:38:19 PM PDT
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gandalftb
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This strikes me as routine given the circumstances.
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03/28/2012 4:12:14 PM PDT
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SJackson
(I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes)
To: gandalftb; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge; SunkenCiv; TigersEye; blam
And what is happening now?
Seems like all the media attention is directing the masses eyes to focus on Syria.
And now the French election and the possible breakup of the Eurozone.
Oh,...and this morning we have Wal Mart bribing officials in Mexico,
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04/23/2012 12:20:10 PM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming HOAX is about Global Governance)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We have always had a MEU, Marine Expeditionary Unit, stationed on an LHD carrier with support vessels in the Middle East.
Typically they are deployed from Camp Pendleton like the 11th MEU I was on 2 years ago on the USS Bonhomme Richard, LHD-6.
What is new is that a second MEU is coming on deck to patrol the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. The reason is that we are unable to use our previous staging base on Bahrain due to political problems there and we need a platform.
The other new issue is that the W Coast MEU is now very busy at the Horn of Africa, Red Sea and Yemen and can’t cover the entire Middle East as before.
Too many new theaters and too much geography for our rapid response units to cover as before.
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04/23/2012 12:34:48 PM PDT
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gandalftb
(The art of diplomacy says "nice doggie", until you find a bigger rock.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
One should keep in mind the recent remarks coming out of Russia, one, I believe it was last week, by the Defense Minister to the effect, Russia would back up Iran if required.
To: gandalftb
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04/23/2012 2:01:34 PM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming HOAX is about Global Governance)
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