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2012-01-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Japan 'Very Concerned' over Iran Tension

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Some Perts have argued that iff Japan can recover well from the 03/11 = Fukushima/Tohoku disaster, LT SINO-NIPPON ECON COOPERATION [iff not Econ Union = integration] COULD BE THE MOST POTENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN???

* IIRC LUCIANNE > US NAVY PREPARES FOR CHINESE POWER GRAB IN [South China Seas = SE Asian] SHIPPING.

* WORLD MIL FORUM > SINGAPORE'S "UNITED ZAOBAO" NEWS: NEW US ASIA-PACIFIC STRATEGY INDIRECTLY EMPHASIZES "STRONG" OR REARMED JAPAN + SOUTH KOREA TO COUNTER CHINA IN WAKE OF US ECONOMIC WOES.

More from WMF ...

* SAME > SCHIOLARS: NEW US DEFENSE STRATEGY IS EQUIVALENT TO "DECLARATION OF WAR" AGZ CHINA + IRAN.

* SAME > DPRK KCNA: "REUNIFICATION OF THE MOTHERLAND" [inter-Korean = Peninsula] IS MOST IMPORTANT TASK FOR NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE + NEW KIM JONG-UN REGIME.

* SAME > RUSSIAN ANALYSTS: IRRESPONSIBLE US MONETARY + SPENDING POLCIES HAVE LED TO DANGEROUSLY MASSIVE NATIONAL DEBT + ULTIMATELY US INTERNATIONAL AGGRESSIONISM/IMPERIALISM, US HAS ALREADY STARTED COVERT OR SHADOW WAR AGAINST RUSSIA + CHINA.

* SAME > BURMA, NOT CENTRAL ASIA OR SIBERIA OR HIMALAYAS, IS THE KEY TO ARRANGING [post-US]FUTURE CHINA?

How the future post-US Chinese Global Superpower may Stretch-n-flex, Depth-n-Breadth its empiric reach.

* SAME > US WILL NO LONGER ABLE TO WAGE [simultaneous] IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN-STYLE WARS + SIMILAR WITHIN TEN YEARS, as per new US Defense Strategy. US SELF-DECLINES IN MILITARY CAPABILITY + FOCII FROM BEING ABLE TO FIGHT A MAJOR TWO-OCEAN WAR TO ONLY ONE LIMITED REGIONAL WAR.

* SAME > COLD WAR-ERA USSR ONCE SECRETLY PLANNED + CONTRUCTED MASSIVE, MISSLE-ARMED "SOLDIER/
CARGO TRANSPORT" SUBMARINES TO ATTACK US TERRITORY.

Soviet "717" + related Projects, which was only stopped/cancelled after the US made the final decision to build + deploy the post-Poseidon TRIDENT FBM Subs - the Soviets decided to counter the new USN TRIDENTS wid the SMALLER-SCALE "TYPHOON" CLASS FBMS of "Hunt for Red October" fame.

In theory, these "717", etc. Soviet transport subs could carry up to 800 troops [Spetnatz] + few dozen Armored-Infantry Fighting Vehicles + other support equipment, or in alternate CAS combat Helos + TacAir, in addition to standard Soviet Navy torpedoes, mines + a number of Nuke-capable SLBMS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-11 00:49|| 2012-01-11 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Japan's foreign minister, on a Gulf tour to seek assurances over oil supplies

Which is why, during the Iran-Iraq war, Japan provided some 'assistance' in the form of transporting Iranian oil in Japanese flagged vessels (much like the US did with Kuwait, except without military escort).

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-11 14:58|| 2012-01-11 14:58|| Front Page Top

#3 JM, Your assessment sounds awfully grim; but "spot-on" as usual.

I'd like to suggest that the time is right to deploy our LBFMs in PI to the ME for population pacification and goat-herder eradication...Please provide MSM "thoughts".

Posted by Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 2012-01-11 23:21|| 2012-01-11 23:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh-Oh...I see that my previous (2) comments have been removed. Proly due to my being a pest (anti-nazi) and a freedom-loving Gadfly. I certainly can't blame you all for that.

All the Best in 2012!!

Posted by Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 2012-01-11 23:32|| 2012-01-11 23:32|| Front Page Top

#5 You probably ran afoul of antispam routines.

Try again.

If you can't, I'll call a waahmbulance.

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