"Pakistan-Iran Joint Naval Exercises"-- Pakistan Daily Times

[TexasLawyer]

Pakistan-Iran naval exercises
Monday, March 07, 2005

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran will carry out joint naval exercises to strengthen relations between the navies of the two countries. “This, apart from a good opportunity for personnel of two navies to benefit from each other’s experiences, also provides an arena to improve naval procedures and doctrines,” said a statement by the Pakistan Navy.

The Iranian naval ships Iris Bandar Abbas and Iris Larak will hold joint exercises with the Pakistan Navy, it added. agencies

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-3-2005_pg7_5

[Blackthorn]

1. So that makes...

Venzeula, Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China and India all starting to work together in some form or another. US V The World?

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Blackthorn!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[fertilizeonarbusto]

7. Plus,

the EU lifted the ban on weapon sales to China.

[ewagner]

2. Subtle Message here?

Is it possible that Pakistan is sending a subtle message that our "ally in the war against terror" wouldn't be too pleased with US intervention in Iran? If we intervene militarily, there might be consequences in Afghanistan?

[clem_c_rock]

3. Everyone except Americans understands the PNAC agenda

And, not one part of it is really about spreading democracy. By the time that is realized by the mainstream American dumbass, it will be too late.

Americans are repeating the same mistake of the cowardice German public during the rise of Hitler. Buying into the terrorist threats jumping on the patriotic moron bandwagon.

[nickshepDEM]

5. What navy? I could fit both of their navies in my bathtub. n/t

[Skidmore]

6. Their navies aren't needed. All they need to do is to

sucker the PNAC zealots into one major war on that continent and we have our military decimated on Asian soil. You can't nuke all of Asia to glass shards without doing major damage to yourself, even half a world away.

[daleo]

11. And Pakistan certainly has nukes.

The U.S. could never be sure that some of Pakistan's nukes couldn't get through to the U.S. and/or Israel if things ever took that crazy turn.

[Laurab]

8. There goes the shrub being a uniter again

it's so heartwarming.

[IA_Seth]

9. Rather than assume Pakistan is against US...

We could assume that we are having Pakistan do this FOR us.

Work together and discover capabilities, equipment availabilities, etc.

I myself think Bush has Pakistan in his pocket and that this is yet another sign that his administration is planning for a war in Iran.

[karynnj]

10. Requires more finesse than GWB has ever demonstrated