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2007-03-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. Navy denies rumors of Iranian missile shot

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No missile. No ship.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-28 00:04|| 2007-03-28 00:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Oil prices spiked to $68 on the rumor, then fell.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-03-28 05:46|| 2007-03-28 05:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-28 06:26|| 2007-03-28 06:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Whose parents have poor judgment.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-03-28 08:52|| 2007-03-28 08:52|| Front Page Top

#5 How much of Iran's oil is actually being sold on the world market, versus being refined for domestic use? I seem to remember that Iran's actual exports were falling even as Iraq's are rising to take up the slack.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-28 08:59|| 2007-03-28 08:59|| Front Page Top

#6 It's not about Iran's oil, tw. It's about potential shipping delays from the other countries on the Persian Gulf.

Posted by Darrell 2007-03-28 09:52|| 2007-03-28 09:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks, Darrell. I'll fill up the gas tanks of all our cars, as a precaution. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-28 10:55|| 2007-03-28 10:55|| Front Page Top

#8 I hadda fill up this morning, and I believe the price jumped from $2.49 to $2.59 overnight.

I was $1.91 when the Dems got elected. I thought they wuz gonna fix that!

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-28 11:44|| 2007-03-28 11:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Couldn't we just sink every single ship,boat, and craft in the Iranian Navy? That would alleviate any fears of supply disruptions.

Posted by Victor Emmanuel Pheng1096 2007-03-28 14:23|| 2007-03-28 14:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Couldn't we just sink every single ship,boat, and craft in the Iranian Navy? That would alleviate any fears of supply disruptions.

There is still the threat of shore-based silkworm missiles. If you examine the Straits of Hormuz, you'll see that the entire Persian Gulf narrows down to all of a few dozen miles. Some 40% of the world's oil supply transits this stretch of water every day. Easy pickings for Iran and a single supertanker sunk mid-channel could choke maritime traffic for weeks or even months while the wreckage was removed. Iran, as always, is using their preferred strategy of blackmail, be it with hostages or global petroleum exportation.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-28 15:23|| 2007-03-28 15:23|| Front Page Top

#11 one of their stealth missles, obviously.....

Posted by Albemarle Chavimble4007 2007-03-28 17:10|| 2007-03-28 17:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Whoa! WOT but Jeeeeeeeeeeeeebus!

Victor Emmanuel Pheng1096

Damn! Now that's a name.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-28 18:31|| 2007-03-28 18:31|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Saveababykillademocrat TROLL 2007-03-28 23:18|| 2007-03-28 23:18|| Front Page Top

#14 denie, huh? English are your first language dickhead? LOL

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-28 23:37|| 2007-03-28 23:37|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Saveababykillademocrat 2007-03-28 23:18|| 2007-03-28 23:18|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Saveababykillademocrat 2007-03-28 23:45|| 2007-03-28 23:45|| Front Page Top