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2007-03-28 Arabia

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Perhaps England and the US have decided that Iran can keep the sailors. They'll be needed there to bury what's left of the MMs pretty soon.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-28 00:08|| 2007-03-28 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 How many nuclear capable subs do we have in region at the moment? Or do our subs have such long range missile capabilities that it doesn't matter if they're in the gulf?

Posted by garbagecowboy 2007-03-28 01:08|| http://litterblog.blogspot.com]">[http://litterblog.blogspot.com] 2007-03-28 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Ramp up the heat in the Gulf. Fred, love that pic of the carriers at Ulithi in 1945! Now we have the means, all we need is the authority to let our forces do what is needed to do.

Posted by Alaska Paul ">Alaska Paul 2007-03-28 01:26|| 2007-03-28 01:26|| Front Page Top

#4 ..Rather fitting that the shot of the carriers was known as 'Murderers' Row'...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-03-28 06:05|| 2007-03-28 06:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, awesome pic. Must confess I had never heard of Ulithi. A little googling turns up an interesting story.

Posted by SteveS 2007-03-28 09:20|| 2007-03-28 09:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Why always the 1 woman?

Posted by Bob Katz 2007-03-28 10:26|| 2007-03-28 10:26|| Front Page Top

#7 "Can you hear me now?"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-03-28 10:35|| 2007-03-28 10:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Need some "jointness" in this exercise - like a flight or six of B-1s making supersonic flybys between the carriers and Iran - at extreme low level (50-100 feet).

At one time just prior to the attack on Iwo Jima, there were 26 US carriers (14 fleet, 12 jeep) in Ulithi Atoll. There were also 8 battleships, 30+ cruisers, and over 200 DDs, plus some 24 amphibious assault ships. Too bad we don't have a navy that large today.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-03-28 11:49|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-03-28 11:49|| Front Page Top

#9 OP,

The Navy we have today is plenty big for the job.

It's the size of our cajones that is in question.

Posted by Dreadnought 2007-03-28 16:06|| 2007-03-28 16:06|| Front Page Top

#10 What the old battleship said.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-28 17:44|| 2007-03-28 17:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Is your family crest say "Fear Gawd and Dreadnaught"?

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Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-28 17:45|| 2007-03-28 17:45|| Front Page Top