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2011-12-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 "old Chinese saying goes, be careful what you ask for you, because you might get it".

All eyes are on them now. Hostile action will be observed. Short expensive burst of trouble most likely. Sustained effort hard to pull off. My guess would be mines or canal attack. In and out with some doubt as to who it was. What else are they doing. They tell so many lies. Longterm effort to grow their power in the region and the world. Slow steady deliberate pace. Foolish to waste what few tools they have. What gunboat deplomacy do you have without your gunboats. Like a small minority appearing larger than they actually are.

Posted by Dale 2011-12-29 08:24|| 2011-12-29 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Bold talk when they won't go after pirates.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-12-29 10:50|| 2011-12-29 10:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Indeed. It will not stand. The President will authorize the Secretary of State to send a strongly worded memo on the subject.

Hopefully Iran will not be upset by this overt act.

If so the President will be forced to bow lower than ever and apologize for US Imperialism.

The whole affair makes me shudder.

Posted by kelly 2011-12-29 15:19|| 2011-12-29 15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 "STOP! or I'll slit my throat!"
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"Well?"

Posted by mojo 2011-12-29 16:18|| 2011-12-29 16:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Y'know, a small JDAM laid on a fully-laden oil tanker just as it's exiting Iran's main terminal might liven things up a bit...

Posted by mojo 2011-12-29 16:29|| 2011-12-29 16:29|| Front Page Top

#6 JDAMs are clearly a military weapon. It would be a shame if there was a maintenance accident, however.

Posted by lotp 2011-12-29 17:04|| 2011-12-29 17:04|| Front Page Top

#7 SLAM-ER Mini-Sanctions? Howz about it PIAPS?

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