Posted on 04/22/2015 1:09:36 PM PDT by QT3.14
[Snip]...But Marie Harf, Queen of Nonsense, insists that the carrier group (carriers never travel alone, by the way, they keep missile frigates, destroyers, Aegis cruisers, tenders, and a few submarines around for security) is only there to “ensure the shipping lanes remain open and safe” — and “not to do anything in terms of those Iranian ships.”
Any suggestion to the contrary is “blatantly untrue– so this discreet movement of U.S. assets is for a discreet purpose,” Harf said.
To paraphrase what Teddy Roosevelt might say: W.T.F!?
(Excerpt) Read more at sgberman.com ...
What is the USS Theodore Roosevelt doing in the Gulf of Aden?
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Diner: “What is this fly doing in my soup?”
Waiter: “The backstroke.”
What is the USS Theodore Roosevelt doing in the Gulf of Aden?
Here’s a hint: there’s a sale on Lily Pulitzer.
FLOATING, I HOPE................
USS Barack Obama: Speak loudly and don’t carry any stick.
Just cruizin’. Under O absolutely nothing to interfere with Iran.
Bwahahahah You Win…
Stopping Israel from bombing Iran’s nuclear program.
Somebody in the Pentagon is telling Bammy what is going to happen. Could also be that Saudi Arabia is calling the shots.
She’s ON it... Oh... I feel better already, knowing THAT
The Gulf of Aden is about to become a much busier place, as the the Navy has announced that the USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming towards the waters off the coast of Yemen, alongside the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy.
The Big Stick, as the Roosevelt is affectionately known, left the Persian Gulf for the Gulf of Aden to prevent Iranian weapons shipments from reaching Houthi rebels – Shiite Muslims rebelling against the Sunni government – in the eastern part of the country. The carrier’s first interaction with the Iranians could be coming soon, as the Navy is tracking an Iranian convoy steaming towards the waters of Yemen, USA Today reports.
According to sources within the Navy that spoke to USA Today on condition of anonymity, the Roosevelt is the ninth ship to take station off Yemen and adds “significantly” to the available firepower. That’s important, because on top of the rebellion, the US government has been monitoring the actions of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Having something like The Big Stick available makes that task at least a little bit easier.
According to USA Today, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter hinted at the Roosevelt’s redeployment to combat AQAP last week, saying:
“It’s easier for us to operate against [AQAP] if we have the cooperation of a stable government as was the case in the past. But if we don’t have a stable government, as is the case in the current circumstance, we have to use other means to protect ourselves, and that’s what we’re doing.”
Carrying $50 billion in cash and gold for Iran?
My guess is they are protecting the Iranian convoy which is bringing arms to Yemen.
I would almost say I am sure of it but you never can tell for certain.
Cannot you just see that conversation in the White House:
CNO: Sir, I think we should move a carrier group into the Gulf of Aden.
POS: OH, why would there need be ships in the garden of eden, after all, some early book mentions such a place but I don’t recall anything about more than an apple.
CNO: Well Sir, we recommend you approve it. Think of it this way, you are playing your nightly game of Stratego and you need to make a flanking move.
POS: Ha, I never make flanking moves, whatever that means, I make no moves except backward. Ever see me address a golf ball?
CNO: Sir, this is important, we have to deter Iran from off loading weapons into Yemen.
POS: Yemen, I said it was our success, what the heck is Iran doing, allegedly according to my advisor Jarrett, off loading weapons there?
CNO: They are fighting our allies Sir.
POS: Good, they need to do that then as any ally of the US is no ally of mine. Send the order to ensure no one bothers the Iranian Fleet. And don’d come back unless called.
Cannot you just see that conversation in the White House:
CNO: Sir, I think we should move a carrier group into the Gulf of Aden.
POS: OH, why would there need be ships in the garden of eden, after all, some early book mentions such a place but I don’t recall anything about more than an apple.
CNO: Well Sir, we recommend you approve it. Think of it this way, you are playing your nightly game of Stratego and you need to make a flanking move.
POS: Ha, I never make flanking moves, whatever that means, I make no moves except backward. Ever see me address a golf ball?
CNO: Sir, this is important, we have to deter Iran from off loading weapons into Yemen.
POS: Yemen, I said it was our success, what the heck is Iran doing, allegedly according to my advisor Jarrett, off loading weapons there?
CNO: They are fighting our allies Sir.
POS: Good, they need to do that then as any ally of the US is no ally of mine. Send the order to ensure no one bothers the Iranian Fleet. And don’d come back unless called.
‘In the muslim Navy’
One thing its doing besides going in figure eights is spending money and polluting the Idian ocean— opps forgot. It is polluted daily by all of the crappy Middle East.
Water skiing?
Bingo.
It is there to look like we are doing “something”. Then if anyone criticizes Obama, he can say we have a Carrier there.
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