Aircraft heading to the Gulf

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[Sparta]

Aircraft including F-15s, B-52s, AWACs, and B-1Bs on their way to the Gulf. Developing....

[Riley]

Well, gotta do SOMETHING with 'em. :-)

[P8riot]

I have received first hand confirmation of changes to ship movements/deployments within the Gulf area over the next couple of months

[xgov314]

Dont forget JSOWS :) my faves!

[Prof Engineer]

Fire futon torpedoes.

Does this mean we're gonna put them to sleep?

[Riley]

Does this mean we're gonna put them to sleep?

Yes-- for a more comfortable 'dirt nap'.

[Publius Maximus]

I have received first hand confirmation of changes to ship movements/deployments within the Gulf area over the next couple of months

Any of that hardware now scheduled to visit a port in Korea any time soon...?

[brewcrew]

Saddam and company better enjoy it then like it is their last new moon...

Because it looks a lot like it will be.

Sure looking that way to me, too.

[enraged]

LOOSE LIPS, SINK SHIPS!
KEEP YOUR "INFO" TO YOURSELF....

[hchutch]

With apologies to doug from upland (I'm not as good at parodies as he is) and the original artist of the song parodied, Marshall Mathers, here's a parody that seems appropriate here:

---

C'mon folks, we goin to the beach
Grab a couple of toys and let Dubya strap you in the car seat
Oh where's Saddam? He's takin a little nap in the trunk
Oh that smell (whew!) Dubya musta runned over a skunk
Now I know what you're thinkin - it's kind of late to go swimmin
But you know your Saddam, he's one of those type of men
that do crazy things, and if he don't get his way, he'll throw a fit
Don't play with da-da's toy knife, honey, let go of it (no!)
And don't look so upset, why you actin bashful?
Don't you wanna help Dubya build a sand castle? (yeah!)
And Saddam said he wants to show how far he can float
And don't worry about that little boo-boo on his throat
It's just a little scratch - it don't hurt, he was eatin
dinner while you were sweepin and spilled ketchup on his shirt
Saddam's messy isn't he? We'll let him wash off in the water
and me and you can pway by ourselves, can't we?

See honey.. there's a place called heaven and a place called hell
A place called prison and a place called jail
And Saddam's probably on his way to all of em except one
Cause Saddam's got new weapons and a buncha missles
And you don't want weapons do ya? (Nah)
Maybe when you're old enough to understand a little better
I'll explain it to ya
But for now we'll just say Saddam was real real bad
He was bein mean to Bush and made him real real mad
But I still feel sad that I put him on time-out

Wake up sweepy head we're here, before we pway
we're gonna take Saddam for a wittle walk along the pier
Baby, don't cry honey, don't get the wrong idea
Saddam's too sweepy to hear you screamin in his ear (Saddam!)
That's why you can't get him to wake, but don't worry
Dubya made a nice bed for Saddam at the bottom of the lake
Here, you wanna help Dubya tie a rope around this rock? (yeah!)
We'll tie it to his footsie then we'll roll him off the dock
Ready now, here we go, on the count of free..
One.. two.. free.. WHEEEEEE! (whoooooshhhhh)
There goes Saddam, spwashin in the wa-ta
No more fightin wit us, no more UN bullcrap
No more nuclear labs, no more bio-war
Blow him kisses bye-bye, tell Saddam you love him (Saddam!)
Now we'll go play in the sand, build a castle and junk
But first, just help Bush with two more things out the trunk

[Eala]

Fire futon torpedoes.

Don't you just love those armchair admirals!?

[Adam-ondi-Ahman]

Fire futon torpedoes.
Don't you just love those armchair admirals!?

Sofa so good!

[Cultural Jihad]

"Futon torpedoes launched, Captain!"

[steveegg]

Unless you have a reason to know (i.e. you're either on one of those ships or you're doing the planning), I'd suggest forgetting. In any case, do remember that loose lips sink ships (and Saddam's friends in al-Qaeda have successfully targeted ships).

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Chuckle!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Friday, December 27, 2002
By Bret Baier

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has ordered a number of military units put on alert for deployment to the Persian Gulf, Fox News learned Friday.Some are being told to be ready to deploy, if needed, within 96 hours' notice.

"A lot of things will start moving in the next week or so," a defense official told Fox News.

The units are from several services and include two Navy carrier battle groups and two Marine amphibious assault groups.

One battle group is attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which returned to port in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 20 following a six-month deployment in the Gulf.

Rumsfeld has also ordered the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship based in Baltimore, to be activated and readied for possible deployment.

About 230 personnel will be told to get the ship ready to sail, but at this point its full medical staff will not be ordered aboard.

Some units in the Air Force's Air Combat Command have also received "prepare to deploy" orders from the defense secretary, with planes due to leave the U.S. within the next 12 days.

They include F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour-Johnson AFB in North Carolina, F-15C fighter-bombers, B-1 and B-52 bombers and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes.

The B-52s will be deployed to Diego Garcia, a British airbase in the Indian Ocean, but all the other planes will be based in the Gulf.

B-2 bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, which flew to Afghanistan and back again on missions, are not currently scheduled for deployment.

[Riley]

"Futon torpedoes launched, Captain!"

LOL!

(Klingon bridge officer): "Sir! The Federation vessel has launched...(looks back into scanner, quizzical expression)..a piece of furniture at us!"

[KevinDavis]

No it is Reed Alert!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Dec 27, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- If the order to sail is given, the USS George Washington battle group would be sent from the Atlantic fleets, officials said. The George Washington returned from the region on Dec. 20 and is best prepared for action...[snip]...

CONTINUE...

[MilleniumBug]

Futon torpedos, lol,rotfl.. It's photon torpedos!!