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2007-02-21 Iraq

Fifth Fleet commander warns of 'unprecedented tension' in Gulf

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Posted by Penguin 2007-02-21 14:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Odd that he didn't mention the strong possibility of Iran arming al-Qaeda with Iranian and imported weapons, to attack the US as a 'plausible deniability' proxy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-21 15:58|| 2007-02-21 15:58|| Front Page Top

#2 maybe some dumb phuque IRG ( but I repeat myself) will try to run an inflatable into the Stennis. anything more than a very pistol on board and stand by ( fingers crossed)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-02-21 17:33|| 2007-02-21 17:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Dollars to donuts I am betting that they send a flight of attack aircraft in one direction towards a carrier, then try to sneak in a low-flying run behind some mountains, from a different direction, firing an either Chinese or Russian built high speed missile.

And I'll bet the buyer told them that it is faster than anything the Carrier group could knock it down with.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-21 18:14|| 2007-02-21 18:14|| Front Page Top

#4 raise you a Kaiser bun
The yanks may be blind as to Israel's Biblical right to all 'palestine' but they are not proximity blind to attacks from iran crazies

Posted by Yes 2007-02-21 18:49|| 2007-02-21 18:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Ya can't have Commie anti-US WAR ZONE = LOCAL ZONE, etc wid out the Tacnukes, for that kinder, Motherly, Amer-killing detonation(s).

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-21 20:04|| 2007-02-21 20:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Not gonna happen. Mines are the only likely oppo.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-21 23:59|| 2007-02-21 23:59|| Front Page Top

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