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| U.S., Yemen Hold Joint Exercise |
| 2004-02-22 |
| Yemen and the United States plan to hold a major military exercise. The military exercise will take place on Saturday in Aden and come under the direction of U.S. Central Command. Yemeni sources said Central Command chief Gen. John Abizaid will oversee the exercise and also meet senior officials to discuss military and security cooperation. The exercise will include air, ground and naval forces and marks increased military cooperation between Sanaa and Washington. [....] It was not clear what assets would be contributed by Yemen and the United States. On Sunday, Yemen received eight naval vessels for Sanaa’s new coast guard. The navy and the coast guard will participate in the exercise. HMMMmmm. This should get AQ’s shorts in a knot. |
| Posted by:GK |
| #3 be better if they held it in the tribal areas, no? Frank, the sand's too deep in the tribal areas. Besides, no self-respecting spy would be caught dead out there. We want them to KNOW how strong we are. This is a show of force. Hell, hold it in downtown Aden! Now THAT would get some knickers in a bind! Especially if we had a Marine Regimental Combat Team come ashore on either side of the city (Can't do that, nasty hills on the west that come down all the way to the water, but you get my drift...). |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-22 11:57:57 AM |
| #2 be better if they held it in the tribal areas, no? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-22 11:04:50 AM |
| #1 This is good - gives us some operational intel in the yemen theater. Gives opportunity for contact with any profesional (if any) soldiers in yemen. al queda must be pissed. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-2-22 9:37:12 AM |