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2008-10-22 Arabia

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Posted by 3dc 2008-10-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 they can't even keep their naval bases up in russia going can they?

Posted by chris 2008-10-22 10:56|| 2008-10-22 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Strategic port for the new proposed gas cartel with Iran?

Posted by Thealing Borgia 122 2008-10-22 11:11|| 2008-10-22 11:11|| Front Page Top

#3 I think that's a marvelous idea. What fun the Yemeni jihadis will have with Russian targets for their rage.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-22 12:16|| 2008-10-22 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Someplace to park the former Crimean based fleet? There and Caracas and Havana. Normally, the latter two would provoke an interesting response, but the One would just talk and puff another couple cigarettes over it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-22 15:37|| 2008-10-22 15:37|| Front Page Top

#5 I think that's a marvelous idea. What fun the Yemeni jihadis will have with Russian targets for their rage.

I think they are calmer toward the Russians - well, generally. Although there were exceptions.

Posted by General_Comment 2008-10-22 15:40|| 2008-10-22 15:40|| Front Page Top

#6 they can't even keep their naval bases up in russia going can they?

They are building two new ones: in Novorossiysk as a backup for the Black Sea Fleet after 2017 (Sevastopol base lease expiration date with Ukraine) and a new submarine base in the Far East, Vladivostok or Sakhalin, for the new "Borei" class ballistic missile submarines.

Posted by General_Comment 2008-10-22 15:44|| 2008-10-22 15:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ok ,so they have bases but do they have ships that aren't rusting besides the black sea fleet?

Posted by chris 2008-10-22 17:46|| 2008-10-22 17:46|| Front Page Top

#8 To populate the Yemeni base?
They have the ships form other fleets and building some new ones. I don't think they intend to have a carrier battle group, figuratively speaking, stationed there. I think a couple of destroyers would be enough. Also they may not be speaking about a full base, but perhaps a simpler resupply/maintenance facility.

Posted by General_Comment 2008-10-22 18:11|| 2008-10-22 18:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Gawd - having stopped there as a child... why on earth would anybody want to be base in Yemen?

Posted by 3dc 2008-10-22 23:58|| 2008-10-22 23:58|| Front Page Top

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