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2015-04-20 Africa North

US warship heads to Yemeni waters; could block Iran weapons

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Posted by gorb 2015-04-20 15:25|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 What's gonna happen to that framework for an agreement if our navy has to sink an Iranian ship?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-04-20 18:39|| 2015-04-20 18:39|| Front Page Top

#2 How do you know they are not there to escort?

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2015-04-20 19:23|| 2015-04-20 19:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Will they be allowed to do anything or will they need ~~ValJar's~~ Obama's personal approval?

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-04-20 20:06|| 2015-04-20 20:06|| Front Page Top

#4 As per FREEREPUBLIC Artic, the USDOD = Pentagon says the ships are merely "repositioning".

In any case, CNN AM = IRAN says it will not heed any demand or call by the USN for its ships to stop for weapons check.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-20 20:48|| 2015-04-20 20:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Given the irresolute nature of the CinC (by that, I mean pro-Iranian ValJar, not the jug-eared idiot that fills the chair), this will not end well.

Either that, or a US commander will have to choose the nation's best interests and sacrifice his career in order to act correctly.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-04-20 20:51|| 2015-04-20 20:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Some one will soon be backing down. Who will it be ?

Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-20 21:26|| 2015-04-20 21:26|| Front Page Top

#7 More this AM ...

* RELATED BIGNEWSNETWORK > REPORT: US SHIPS HEADING TOWARD POSSIBLE CONFLICT WID IRAN IN YEMEN.

* LUCIANNE > [Times of Israel] IRAN LEADER [Supreme Ayatollah Khameini] DERIDES "SILLY" US THREATS [poten military action], BUT URGES HIS MILITARY TO BE "PREPARED".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-20 21:37|| 2015-04-20 21:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Iff Shia Iran is intended by the Bammer + aligned OWG Globlalists to be the US' Co-Superpower sibling in the ME + Gulf, then IMO the Bammer = USA cannot allow Iran to be stopped as per expanding its "sphere of influence" vee the US or US-Allies in the region, NOR can it be seriously damaged or destroyed ala US-led military action.

DITO AS PER PUTIN-LED RUSSIA + RISING CHINA IN EAST ASIA-PACIFIC.

The US = POTUS Obama is caught in a Geopol-MilPol "quandary", as mainstream Amers can generally or broadly understand + respect wanting overseas Allies to assume more of the security burden for their particular regions, BUT NOT AT THE PRICE OF US NATIONAL-GEOPOL SECURITY, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES/ENDOWMENTS, + ULTIMATELY OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY + EXISTENCE, + WIDOUT FORMALLY ASKING THE PEOPLE OR VOTERS IFF THEY WANT IT.

Once again, the Anti-US OWG Globies have still NOT answered the question as to how much is "too much", andor how far is "too far", etc, for the post-Cold War/9-11 "Sole" Superpower USA to unilaterally give up or fall back across the World so that Russia, China, + Iran, Other? can rise to mighty "US-stye" OWG Co-Superpowerhood, + WIDOUT THE UNILATERALLY OR SELF-RETREATING USA BEING EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED BY SAME + WANNABE NATIONS-STATES + NGOS.

E.G. WORLD NEWS > [UT San Diego] US ADMIRAL WARNS OF CHINESE WATERWAY [waterways = maritime trade route(s)] CONTROL.

* SAME > CHINESE ACTIVITIES THEATEN PHILIPINE DEFENSE - AFP CHIEF.

* RELATED MANILA TIMES > STOP [SCS = China] RCLAMATIONS - AFP.

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > BEIJING SHOCKS US WID UNBELIEVABLE PROGRESS OF AIRSTRIP [construction[ IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* MANILA TIMES > EDITORIAL: OPENLY AGGRESSIVE CHINA KNOWS IT CAN ACT WID IMPUNITY.

* SAME > REALITY CHECK IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [SMH.com] INDIA STILL NO RIVAL TO CHINA SUPERPOWERS

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-20 21:58|| 2015-04-20 21:58|| Front Page Top

#9 How bout just minding our buisness and letting the saudis, egyptians or whomever take care of the shit an stay out of it.
Bout time to return to isolationism.

Posted by chris 2015-04-20 22:24|| 2015-04-20 22:24|| Front Page Top

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