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| U.S. Is Planning Buildup in Gulf After Iraq Exit |
| 2011-10-30 |
| Posted by:Creregum Glolump8403 |
| #3 "... Until the SEVEN/SEVENTH holds the Line" versus * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Professor Brahma Chellaney = India Today] THE DRAGON'S FAMILIAR DANCE (PROF WARNS THAT CHINA MIGHT INVADE INDIA AGAIN) | WITH THE 50TH ANIVERSARY OF THE 1962 INVASION APPROACHING, HISTORY IS IN DANGER OF REPEATING ITSELF. True enuff, but Indjuh in this situation may ultimately be only one target of several in East, SE Asia for China, + the likelihood is higher for INDO-PAK WAR which will draw in China + US. AFAIK Beijing still prefers to protect its developing global economy, + not wage any regional major war invol other Great/Nuke Powers at this time - unfortunately, by the same token its stance allows Beijing to be manipulated + exploited by the likes of KIMMIE = NORTH KOREA, IRAN, ANTI-US, PRO-ISLAMIST HARDLINE ELEMENTS IN PAKISTAN, + of course ANTI-CHINA, ANTI-INDIA, ETC. PRO-SEPARATIST JIHADIES IN CENTRAL, EAST, + SOUTH/SE ASIA. The jury is still out in Sunni Pakistan as to whether seemingly new BFF Shia Iran is a reliable ally, + not out to undermine Pak-specific ambitions + interests in West Asia. IMO, the key marker = benchmark remains "2012" + Shia Iran becom a de facto NucWeaps State. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-10-30 22:46 |
| #2 Besides thinking about suing US SecState HILLARY for her recent remarks, * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > US HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CHALLENGE IRAN NAVY, espec Iran's plans to expand its Regular + IRGC Naval capabilities on the High Seas. IRAN = Iff the US wants to operate + deploy its Navy in the Persian Gulf, aka Iran's backyard, Iran can do same in CONUS' backyard. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-10-30 22:04 |
| #1 Now that it has given up it's most tactical base in Iraq... |
| Posted by: newc 2011-10-30 11:14 |