[Aquinasfan]

I like the analogy someone else threw out there. Sending 3 carriers to the region is like throwing a high inside fastball to Iran in the hopes they are going to take a swing for the fence

That says it all, and very concisely.

[jhpigott]

i’m hearing on another board that the BBC just reported a standoff bwtn Aussie soldiers and Iranian soldiers. Anyone know how many Aussies are stationed in Iraq