soiarrai Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Source A third US carrier, the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise Strike Group is speeding towards the Persian Gulf June 21, 2007, 9:06 PM (GMT+02:00) According to DEBKAfileâ??s military sources, the US naval build-up off the shores of Iran marks rising military tensions in the region, accentuated by last weekâ??s Hamas victory which has endowed Iran with a military foothold on Israelâ??s southwestern border. The USS Enterprise CVN 65-Big E Strike Group will join the USS Stennis and the USS Nimitz carriers, building up the largest sea, air, marine concentration the United States has ever deployed opposite Iran. This goes towards making good on the assurances of four carriers US Vice President Dick Cheney offered the Gulf and Middle East nations during his May tour of the region. The â??Big Eâ? leads a strike group consisting of the guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51, USS Stout DDG 55, Forrest Sherman DDG 98 and USS James E. Williams DDG 95, as well as the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg CG 64, the SS Philadelphia SSN 690 nuclear submarine and the USNS Supply T-AOE 6> On its decks are the Carrier Air Wing CVW 1, whose pilots fought combat missions in the Gulf and Arabian Sea during 2006. The Air Wing is made up of F/Q-18 Super Hornet strike craft, the Sidewinders Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-86, the 251st Marine Fighter Attack Squadron MFA, and the Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ 137. The 32nd Sea Control Squadron VS consists of S-3B Vikings. The Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAQ 3 flies E-2C Hawkeye craft. The Fleet Logistics Support Squadron VRC is based on C-2A Greyhounds. DEBKAfileâ??s military sources report Washington is considering deploying the fourth US carrier for the region in the Red Sea opposite Saudi Arabian western coast to secure the three US carriers in the Gulf from the rear as well as the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Lets give a big drum roll to One Eye Dick and GWB. GWB is now on a roll. Next Iran, then North Korea and then Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David99UK Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 GWB is now on a roll. Next Iran, then North Korea and then Cuba. Any why not? After all they are next to each other on the Map :smirk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packy Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Only if you fold the map just right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Captain Kirk and the Enterprise will show those folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zob65 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 This will be another war they cant win. I hope they do not involve the rest of us when they stir the ants nest up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Who says they can't be won? Look at the last two wars, Afghanastain and Iraq. According to shit GWB likes to spit out, they both were won and both countries are enjoying the rewards of democracy and freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 When is the rest of the fucking world going to call for this fuck wits head on a stick? Please HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 As Madeleine Albright said, "What's the sense of having the world's most powerful military, if you aren't going to use it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreigner Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Iran's Hormuz fleet includes more than 1,000 heavily armed speedboats IRGC has deployed more than 1,000 FPBs in and around the straits. The vessels, armed with cruise missiles, mines, torpedoes and rocket-propelled grenades, are up to 23 meters in long and can reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2007/me_iran_06_22.asp In 2005, IRGC developed its swarm doctrine IRGC swarming tactics envision a group of more than 100 speedboats attacking a target, such as a Western naval vessel or a commercial oil tanker. [color:red]& it just takes 1 out of a 1000 cruise missiles getting through .. what if they got lucky & hit a munitions storage or fuel tank or even sink a nuclear carrier. .. or hit several vessels .. sink a loaded tanker .. pop a cap in Tel Aviv [/color] going to make for great TV . I can't wait. not enough to get Paris off the lead story but good rating none the less. I must admit paris is better TV than ana nicole. mass destruction or paris news .. mass destruction / torture / mass murder / collateral damage gets my vote. with luck Texas oil could go to $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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