Posted on 11/09/2013 6:33:41 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was recalled from the Persian Gulf on Friday, along with the destroyer USS Graveley from the Mediterranean Sea. The move comes less than a week after Russia sent its most powerful warships to the Mediterranean.
Al Jazeera reports the Nimitz moved through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea, and is anticipated to reach the US in late December. It was scheduled to return in August but was left in the region for a military presence.
The US ships were assigned to the region months ago as US President Barack Obama considered a military strike on Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. On Friday the US Defense Department announced their removal, signalling the Obama administration's total abandonment of a Syrian military option.
The move further signals a weakening of US military presence in the Middle East, precisely as Russia stands to heighten its influence.
Following cooling American relations with both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Egypt later this month, which many see as an attempt to replace America's role as military provider to the country. America partially froze military aid to Egypt after former President Mohammed Morsi was deposed.
Putin is expected to announce an arms deal during his visit, which coincides with earlier reports of a 15 billion dollar arms deal in the works for Egypt, partially funded by Saudi Arabia.
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Incredible.
Lotta maybes in there; I hope you’re right.
And 0bama wants to lift sanctions on Iran. This is going to be hard to fix for the next actually-American president.
Yes it is. I was wondering when Russia would move on its prophesied leadership role in that region. It’s stunning to watch. A fearful time ahead for those not fully trusting in Christ.
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We're not going to use them, so it makes sense in that respect. The timing reeks of weakness, but that may be BHO's intent as well.
Descendants of a couple of very early tribes of the southern Caucasus, as they’ve spread to Russia, the Balkans, Rome, Spain, the rest of Europe and the USA are thrilled from their cheeks.
Oh, and Persia.
Something’s wrong with this article.
It says that the Nimitz was recalled from the Persian Gulf, moved through Suez into the Red Sea and was heading home.
From the Persian Gulf you have to go THROUGH the Red Sea to get to Suez.
And Nimitz is a Pacific-based carrier. If she’s heading home she’ll head East through the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Won’t go anywhere near the Red Sea.
If the story mixed up the Persian Gulf with the Med, then it makes sense. She moved from the Med through Suez into the Red Sea on her way home. Possibly from a Persian Gulf deployment that saw her moved into the Med? Possibly in anticipation of the strikes on Syria that didn’t happen?
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