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Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
The Telegraph ^ | 15 Sep 2012 | Sean Rayment

Posted on 09/15/2012 5:26:47 PM PDT by mandaladon

An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.

Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea.

A blockade would have a catastrophic effect on the fragile economies of Britain, Europe the United States and Japan, all of which rely heavily on oil and gas supplies from the Gulf.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most congested international waterways. It is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point and is bordered by the Iranian coast to the north and the United Arab Emirates to the south.

In preparation for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will today begin an annual 12-day exercise.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; straitofhormuz; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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To: p. henry

I think Churchill was referring to the Ulster Irish


61 posted on 09/15/2012 6:41:06 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: mandaladon

Another’s “secret” strike on Iran being prepared, just l Ike all the other “secret” strikes we’ve heard about over the last 10 years


62 posted on 09/15/2012 6:43:20 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Also appreciate Bahrain’s rubber ducky. Good for morale (if your name is “Bert or Ernie”).

Bert is working for the other side.

63 posted on 09/15/2012 6:44:13 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: mandaladon

Britain has no armada-—only a handful of ships left in the Royal Navy, and odds are they’re not armed, just like when they sat off the Libyan coast during Qaddafi’s ouster.


64 posted on 09/15/2012 6:44:22 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Dead Flowers ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmQ_pKPh8cU&feature=related


65 posted on 09/15/2012 6:44:44 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: mandaladon

I don’t know; but I’m keeping my gas tank topped off (totally full) just to be on the safe side. Husband is in the ICU after a very serious operation, so I have to drive 45 miles round trip every day to see him. Brutus, Dixie,Dubbers, and the cat and I are holding down the fort. - This is a horrible time for my main marksman to be out of commission. Think I’ll have my son come home and stay a while.


66 posted on 09/15/2012 6:58:50 PM PDT by Twinkie (In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Ps. 15:4a)
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Drive ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMsP5OPwWg


67 posted on 09/15/2012 6:58:59 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Twinkie
Think I’ll have my son come home and stay a while.

Good Idea ... Stay Safe and Prayers Up for Your Husband.

68 posted on 09/15/2012 7:01:46 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: p. henry

I didn’t realize until I read a history of Ireland prior to visiting there just how truly beastly the English have been to the Irish, most of all Lizzie the First and Cromwell. Sort of puts the Troubles into perspective.
__________________________________________________________

I tend to not take sides in “The Troubles”....but you do know that Lybia supplied the IRA with explosives, right?


69 posted on 09/15/2012 7:03:00 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Bocephus hits a home run! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_vjPqAVzI)
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To: South Dakota

Smiles

We can only wish. Just her being there would scare the crap out of someone.


70 posted on 09/15/2012 7:04:14 PM PDT by Steve Newton (And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
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To: mandaladon
Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.

The Brits brought back HMS Dreadnought.


71 posted on 09/15/2012 7:09:00 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Take two Aspirin and call me in November - Obama for Hindmost.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Also appreciate Bahrain?s rubber ducky. Good for morale (if your name is ?Bert or Ernie?).

scoff not infidel, the gulf is my bath tub.

72 posted on 09/15/2012 7:09:00 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: mandaladon
Will Ahmadinejad be canceling his visit and speech to the United Nations on September 26th?

Free Republic thread: Ahmadinejad to address UN on Yom Kippur

Will Obama keep September 25th free on his calendar in order to have lunch with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi?

Israel National News: Obama to Dine with Ahmadinejad, Morsi at U.N. Assembly in NY?

73 posted on 09/15/2012 7:19:31 PM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: chuck allen
“The main naval exercise comes as President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, today to discuss the Iranian crisis.”
...
Are Barry and Benji meeting tomorrow and we don’t know about it?

Of course not!

Biden and Obama Take Weekend Off

Nothing scheduled for this weekend...

74 posted on 09/15/2012 7:22:09 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1335 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: mandaladon
Woo Hoo, Obama ordered send in the fleet. Whoops! Errrr...WAIT A MINUTE...


75 posted on 09/15/2012 7:23:00 PM PDT by 444Flyer
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To: Viennacon
Obama is there to stop them mining the strait. Nothing more. He won’t help Israel unless it gives him some advantage in the election.

I'm more worried that he'll actively oppose them.

76 posted on 09/15/2012 7:28:20 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: chuck allen

“President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, “

Good catch. Where did this come from and why isn’t it news??


77 posted on 09/15/2012 7:36:17 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Encourage all of your Democrat friends to get out and vote on November 7th, the stakes are high.)
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To: mkjessup

That is just lovely!


78 posted on 09/15/2012 7:41:14 PM PDT by sneakers (Go Sheriff Joe!)
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To: chuck allen

VERY unlikely Bibi would meet with Zero on Rosh Hashanah!

Maybe a phone call?

And doubtful a Brit publication would get the scoop. No news from Israel about this.


79 posted on 09/15/2012 7:44:44 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: no-to-illegals
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
80 posted on 09/15/2012 7:45:24 PM PDT by Errant
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