Navy sends third aircraft carrier to Gulf region..... More war, party people?

[marmar]

Apologies to Depeche Mode, but BushCo just can't get enough....war

from Reuters:

U.S. Navy sends third carrier to Fifth Fleet region
Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:37 PM IST


MANAMA (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it had sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes waters close to Iran, whose row with the West over its nuclear plans has stoked regional tensions.

The carrier will join two aircraft carriers already in the area, which recently gave the U.S. Navy its biggest presence in the Gulf since the Iraq war in 2003, a Navy spokeswoman said.

"(The carrier) Enterprise provides navy power to counter the assertive, disruptive and coercive behaviour of some countries, as well as support our soldiers and marines in Iraq and Afghanistan," a U.S. Navy statement said.

In May, a flotilla of U.S. warships sailed through the narrowest point in the Gulf to hold exercises off Iran's coast in a major show of force.

Tension over Tehran's nuclear ambitions has raised regional fears of a military confrontation.

"These operations are not specifically aimed at Iran ... We consider this time unprecedented in terms of the amount on insecurity and instability in the region," Navy spokeswoman Denise Garcia said, citing Somalia, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-07-10T183559Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-284029-2.xml

[bryant69]

1. It's kind of amazing that insecurity and instability

showed up at the same time as our invasion of Iraq. What are the odds?

Bryant
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[BOSSHOG]

2. What back flank is not being covered?

Where, pray tell, should that carrier be?

[whistle]

3. The scary part is that congress will do nothing to stop Bush/Cheney

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. They are going to launch an attack on Iran pretty soon.

Probably around September when they are supposed to report on Iraq.

[jpak]

5. Iran's nuclear reactor is being fueled and will begin operation in October

If ChimpCo wants to destroy it without creating another Chernobyl disaster, they have to attack before then.

(also, the Kitty Hawk strike group is not that far away in the western Pacific - keep an eye on this one too)

[coco77]

6. These people are going to keep playing .

tiddlywinks until he strikes Iran and then there will be no turning back.

[wuushew]

7. Where are the rest of the carriers?

Do we have any ships at all in the Pacific?

[blues90]

8. I get the feeling that this keeps going on because

They want us to get used to the idea that attacking Iran is the right thing to do when they finally do it . It's the same repeat and on going ranting that made it acceptable to hit Iraq . It is the only option this admin has left to retain power telling us they are keeping us safe .

[Gold Metal Flake]

9. Debunked. Please see this post ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1288431

From the post:


http://journals.democraticunderground.com/FogerRox/3

WE have one carrier in the Persian Gulf, the Stennis, who is 6 months into its deployment, which means another carrier needs to go out to the Persian Gulf area and replace the stennis. I think the Enterprise will be replacing the Stennis.

1) Nimitz is in India, @ Anchor, crews on leave
2) Enterprise as of june was in the mniddle of qualifications, easy coast.
3) Kitty Hawk is in the Coral Sea.
4) Ike is in Norfolk Va.
5) Carl Vinson is drydocked untill 2010.
6) Theodore Roosevelt is in Norfolk for a 9 month maintence cycle.
7) G. Washington just got out of drydock in Norfolk.
8) Stennis is in the Persian Gulf. And is near the end of its 6 month deployment.
9) Harry S. Truman is training on the east coast.
10) Ronald Reagan is in SAn Diego.
11) GHW Bush has not yet been delivered to the Navy.
12) Lincoln is off the state of Washington, from its home port of BRemmington.

http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html