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2007-03-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tu3031 2007-03-27 12:35|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 At sea and in the air, and very soon, right on top of your scraggly neck, mahmoud...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-03-27 13:40|| 2007-03-27 13:40|| Front Page Top

#2 "just four days?" how about, the British sailors are now in their fourth day of illegal captivity......
On the lighter side: gotta love the smell of JP in the morning. and no, I do not ned no stinking patches, burned kerosene spins my prop....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-27 13:57|| 2007-03-27 13:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Gee, I wonder if we'll let the Insanians come out with their fishing boats and kidnap our sailors. Maybe we should see in we can get the Cornwall to cover our backs during these maneuvers

Posted by Mike N. 2007-03-27 14:05|| 2007-03-27 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 "Does this bug you, Iran? I'm not touching you. Does this bug you? I'm not touching you."

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-03-27 15:39|| 2007-03-27 15:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd watch the French naval strike group, never know which side they're "helping" out. [besides their own]

Posted by RD 2007-03-27 15:46|| 2007-03-27 15:46|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder if they ran any "exciter" missions? That's when the fighters make a full speed run at the border and then turn before they cross over. I would bet that not a single Iranian ship or plane left their base during this "exercise". They talk a good big game but when confronted with strength they ALWAYS run.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-03-27 16:33|| 2007-03-27 16:33|| Front Page Top

#7 CyberSarge-

Actually, it's likely they did, and in the same way the Iraqis got that treatment: over, and over and over again...and eventually the Iranians stopped responding because the Americans will always turn around. Then our guys threw in the jamming, and after a while even that stopped getting the Iraqis excited.
Until one morning the jamming didn't end...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-03-27 16:36|| 2007-03-27 16:36|| Front Page Top

#8 or they're watching the carriers so closely they don't notice those shadows coming in from the east...

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-03-27 17:14|| 2007-03-27 17:14|| Front Page Top

#9 I figure if this was serious the carriers would be withdrawn to a better tactical position, this is a PR exercise.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-27 17:29|| 2007-03-27 17:29|| Front Page Top

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