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Iran’s Navy Plans War Games Outside Persian Gulf Near U.S. Fleet

(The Blaze/AP)–  Iran’s navy chief said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, an exercise that could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels.

Irans Navy Plans War Games Outside Persian Gulf Near U.S. Fleet

Iranian Warship Jamaran

The drill will be Iran’s latest show of strength in the face of mounting international criticism over its controversial nuclear program, which the West fears is aimed at producing atomic weapons – charges that Tehran denies, insisting the program is for peaceful purposes only.

The Strait of Hormuz is of strategic significance as the passageway for about a third of the world’s oil tanker traffic. Beyond it lie vast bodies of water, including the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet is also active in the area, as are warships of several other countries that patrol for pirates there.

Both the U.S. and Israel have not ruled out a military option against Iran over its nuclear program, while Iranian hard-liners have come out with occasional threats that Tehran would seal off the key waterway if the U.S. or Israel moved against the country’s nuclear facilities.

Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told Iranian state TV that the maneuvers, dubbed Velayat-90, will begin on Saturday, He said they will be held in a 1,250-mile (2,000-kilometer) stretch of sea off the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and into the Gulf of Aden, near the entrance to the Red Sea.

Iran regularly holds war games and has also been active in fighting piracy in the Gulf of Aden.

Sayyari denied an Iranian media report from last week that the drill would close the Strait of Hormuz. “There has been no decision yet on this,” he was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

However, he stressed that Iran’s navy and the Revolutionary Guard have the capability to close the strait but that “any decision on this will have to come from the leader,” referring to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Sayyari said Iranian navy would use submarines, warships, missiles and torpedoes as well as unmanned planes during the drill but that it would take place “within the framework of international norms.”

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  • lukerw
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:30am

    Games?

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  • MR_ANDERSON
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:22am

    Here is what bothers me; the US has war games all the time, and we hold them all over the world, even off the coast of our enemies. Here Iran is conducting a war game and the US media blows it out of proportion.

    I’ve been there for an Iranian war game; frankly it is pretty boring. Can’t discuss the details, but our war games aren’t much more interesting either.

    Let me know when Iran starts conducting war games of the coast of the US or Israel. Until then, they are just right off their own coast doing what any sovereign nation has the right to do. However, don’t take my statement as a support for Iran, because it isn’t.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:51am

      Oh no buddy. That sounds like AlQaeda talk there. You must be one uh dem muzlims. How dare you point out the facts in a reasonable fashion!?
      Now you’ve made me ACTUALLY go look under my bed and see if there is an Iranian hiding under there. I’ve already checked the closets. I’m scared!!

      The US has the RIGHT to go around with a big stick whacking all of the neighbors’ dogs with it.
      HOW DARE one of those dogs growl at us!?! Don’t they know who we are!?

      I mean, we’re a super power!
      Nevermind that we have to borrow 43 cents out of EVERY dollar from the Chinese who have told their navy to prepare for war with us.

      Nevermind that our dollar is on the verge of collapse due to the “quantitative easing” from the Federal Reserve” (that’s printing money out of thin air)

      Nevermind that the US credit card is not only maxed out, but we keep getting new ones in the mail. (for now)
      Who cares right? Doesn‘t matter that every child born today is saddled with 10’s of thousands of dollars worth of DEBT!! WE’RE TEAM AMERIKUH!!

      Let’s go start WWIII !! YEAH!!

      Let’s drive gas up past 10 bucks a gallon, and destroy our economy with hyperinflation!!

      Sounds like a GREAT PLAN!!

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:06am

      I agree. And I too, have been involved in these kinds of ‘war games.’ But you have to hand it to Iran for trying to show some bluster. If it wasn’t for the fact that they most likely have Russian commitment for military aid in the event they are ever attacked by America, this would be some of the funniest news of the day. Because Iran’s entire Navy could be sunk in about 3:30 minutes.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:31am

      Once again, this is a PRELUDE to WAR…the Iranians are trying to provoke a fight, and the Media is helping them along by planting little stories like this in the back of our minds. This all builds up to a single TRIGGER event–a Pearl Harbor, or 9/1–that makes the public DEMAND that we go to war…

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:49am

      Who do the troops support overwhelmingly?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0&feature=youtu.be

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    • jungle J
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:52am

      ok

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:57am

      It’s the propaganda double standard. Israel can have nukes, but no other Middle East nation can. This fact alone proves the overwhelming, and totally asymmetric, influence that Jews have in American policy making decisions. They are 1.7% of our population.

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:02pm

      wbalzley, who’s provoking who? America has already invaded two nations that border Iran. America has provably, and illegally, intruded into Iran’s sovereign airspace. America has armed Israel to the teeth.

      Get a grip on reality.

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    • Bill in Texas
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:33pm

      That’s a cute video Jefferson, done in true Paulista fashion inventing their own statistics. I am around the military on a daily basis and don’t hear anyone supporting Paul. We all agree he has a good plan for the economy. But his Isolationist attitude and his foreign policy make no sense what so ever. I would take Bachman or Santorum over Paul any day.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:52pm

      Hey Bill.
      Those numbers are taken from the Federal Election Commission. Maybe you have never donated to a candidate before, but if you donate over 200 dollars in a particular period of time, then you HAVE to disclose your employer.
      Federal election fraud is prosecuted just like anything else. Believe me, if they found ANYTHING they could hang on Paul, then they would do it.
      The military donations have been verified by SEVERAL independent sources. Here’s just one from Q2.
      (BTW, his military donations DOUBLED from Q2-Q3.)
      http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/jul/23/ron-paul/ron-paul-says-members-military-have-given-him-far-/

      Just because “people you talk to” aren’t talking about Ron Paul, doesn’t make you a focus group..
      He also got the most from the military in 2007 as well. (look it up)

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:53pm

      LOL. this is blatant WAR PROPAGANDA! I wouldnt be surprised if this story was manufactured to discredit Ron Paul’s Front runner status. What does Irans navy consist of one ship and a u boat? LOL

      TEA!

      Restore LOVE: R[3VOL]UTION

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    • BIGJAYINPA
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 2:44pm

      The US Navy has a codename for Iranian warships. The call them TARGETS…..Just sayin’

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    • STEEEEVE53
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 3:21pm

      MR_ANDERSON…….since when is writing an article informing the U.S. population about Iran’s naval activity blowing it out of proportion ?

      Having spent over twenty years in the U.S, Navy, I witnessed the naval exercises of many countries, and “I can’t provide the details about it ” only applies to the activities of our friends and allies, of which Iran is neither.

      You may only want to know about Iranian activity when it comes to our shores, but there are alot of us who wish to keep up with what is going on in the world.

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 3:31pm

      The Iranian Navy upgraded from a rowboat and a rubber raft with a trolling motor?

      Why does the Iranian Navy use glass bottom boats?
      So they can see the old Iranian Navy.

      Just sayin.

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    • ron_65
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 5:04am

      They are not holding a “war game”. The purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate their ability to disrupt the supply of oil to the rest of the world. While their navy poses little theat to the U. S. Navy it would turn the unarmed tankers and merchant vessels that traffic the area into an artificial reef. One of the Navy’s missions is to keep international waters safe for civilian merchant shipping.
      On the upside, we’ll be getting some really good intel on their navy during the excercise.
      In short, our presence is the symptom of the problem, not the cause. Energy independence is the answer.

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  • SpartanPride
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:21am

    Why don‘t we send about 15 guys on Jet Skis to circle Iran’s warship at high speeds, whipping up 3 foot waves (fun to do to friends on the lake in the summer), and then the Iranian ship will capsize.

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    • Republic
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:28pm

      No, they will get dizzy and fall out of their boats.

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:33pm

      Now that’s funny, Just like Iran to go and poke the piranha!

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:11am

    We need a General Douglas MacArthur, someone with balls!

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    • sndrman
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:21am

      correcting a president with a pair in the end the general will only do what the president will say……

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    • ahberns
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 8:36pm

      MacArthur was nothing. What we need is Patton Nimitz and Pulley. MacArthur left our military March 11th 1942, MacArthur leaves the Philippines. He managed to take all his antiques with him and left our boys to founder. Many of them wound up on the Bataan death march. Oh yeah that is why to this day, “Dugout Doug” is despised by the USMC and Australian Army.

      It was Generals like Patton and Pulley that won wars and were not fighting wars to win anymore. Just like we don’t teach our kids how to win. We don’t get participation trophies for pretending to fight a war.

      As to Paul he has absolutely nothing to do with this article so why is he brought into the discussion? He wouldn’t know how to fight if it jumped up and hit him in the face. Oh and while I am on the subject. Check you Bible. If you don’t stand with Israel God will not be a happy camper.

      Merry Christmas

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  • rdk
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:09am

    The Iranians do not want open warfare. Guerrilla warfare, suicide bombers, land mines and all that stuff, maybe. Open warfare would last two days at most.

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    • Delta D-5-3
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:16am

      That’s Ron Paul thinking right there. Iran is a MUCH bigger threat then believed. They’ve bought hundreds of billions in military hardware from Russia, North Korea, and China over the last 10 years. Look it up. This ain’t Iran circa 1980. That’s why there now doing what there doing.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:31am

      I think what RDK is saying is that it would not take much to put them back to say cira 1890.
      Billions of dollars of hardware go up pretty fast in the right attack.

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    • Delta D-5-3
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:47am

      @Macpappy……..Iran now has many “force multiplyers” such as state of the art missle systems such as surface to air, air to air and air to ground missle systems purchased from Russia and China. These are state of the art systems that will threaten our ships and aircraft like never before. Not saying we wouldn’t win, but they would be able to do lots of damage and cause huge loss of life to our military that would give them a HUGE upstanding in the Middle East. I believe that’s there ultimate goal here. And that‘s what I’M concerned about. We’ve already lost enough lives without the idiots in Iran causing more over there fanatical ambitions……..

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    • ScratInTheHat
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:46pm

      Russia is playing Iran for fools. Russia wants nothing more than a disruption in the oil coming out of the Arabian Sea. The long and more sever the better. It is another good proxy war to get the Islamists off their backs about the Caucasus and the border states that used to be in the USSR plus the price of Russian oil and gas will go through the roof.

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    • venture291
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 2:44am

      CLOCK IS TICKING Russia upgrades Syria based radar for early warning of Israel/US attack on Iran. and more..
      http://debka.com/article/21774/

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  • juancarnuba
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:08am

    Keystone pipeline anyone?

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:24am

      Yes .. that is the important difference in the House and Senate bills regarding the tax extension .. The House bill calls for it .. the Senate bill let’s Obama have two months to “decide” (NOT KIDDING!).. the guy can’t even decide if he is going on Christmas Vacation .. but I can tell you now .. he will say NO to this matter of National Security!

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:38am

      Stanld strong Republicans.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:04am

      Won’t make much of a difference…

      ALL crude oil is priced globally:

      “December 21, 2011
      Earlier this month the Department of Energy reported that the United States has become a net exporter of petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, etc.) for the first time since 1949.

      It‘s important for Americans and our elected representatives to understand what that means especially if there’s a possible connection between rising exports and a “tightened” U.S. supply that leads to rising domestic gasoline prices too. ”
      http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/energy-intelligence/2011/12/21/are-rising-oil-exports-good-for-america

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  • watashbuddyfriend
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:07am

    Well, I say, I know what God has in store for those to the North, and the East of Israel, so, rest at ease!

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  • c0mm0nsense
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:05am

    It looks to me that they are begging us to attack. Wonder why? My guess is that it would galvanize there people, much like the attacks of 911 did to US. I’m sure they would have the backing of Russia,China,and much of the Middle east. With Europe on the verge of collapse and US not far behind, both Russia and China are in a great position and know it. .

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:16am

      c0mm0nsense
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:05am

      It looks to me that they are begging us to attack. Wonder why?
      =========================================================

      Who would immediately benefit (and conversely who would suffer?) if the global price of crude oil suddenly shot up to $300 a barrel?

      MANY people in the U.S. would no longer be able to afford gasoline any longer and that would send an economic ripple effect throughout the US economy….

      Of course, the hedge funds on Wall Street that are holding tons and tons of crude oil futures contracts would love this because it would be about a 300 percent jump in their equity holdings.

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    • Delta D-5-3
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:27am

      @Commonsense Your Exactly right!! They know we are no longer in a postition to be able to stop them. We simply can’t afford it. Oil would shoot past $150 barrel overnight, maybe slightly more. It would throw our economy into a depression and perhaps an economic collapse almost overnight. Even the Wall Street people don’t want that. Either way, were screwed………..

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:45am

      @ KidCharlemagne

      What about the people that are shorting commodities and futures?

      The one-sided OWS attitude is getting really worn out.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:52am

      TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:45am

      @ KidCharlemagne

      What about the people that are shorting commodities and futures?
      ======================================================

      Only a complete idiot would short crude oil in the face of a military engagement in the Middle East…

      If I were you, then I’d probably stay away from the casino.

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    • dimitrisokolov
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:13pm

      They aren’t begging for anything. The US has invaded Iraq & Afghanistan both Iran’s neighbors. We have them surrounded on all sides and then idiots like you think Iran is doing the threatening? What would you say if the Russians or Chinese had bases all over Canada, Mexico & the Caribbean and had us surrounded? We would start a war if Russia or China had a single base in Mexico. The US & Israel are doing the threatening. The US overthrew the president of Iran in 1953 and installed the Shah in the first place. The US supported Saddam Hussein against Iran. The US supported the Taliban against Russia. The US needs to stop meddling in the middle east. Plus, Iran has the right to have a nuclear weapon just like any other country. Pakistan has nukes and so does North Korea. Iran has actually signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Israel has not. If the US or Israel attacks Iran, then you better get ready for World War 3.

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 8:16am

      dimitrisokolov
      I stopped reading your comment when you started calling names.

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    • venture291
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 2:48am

      Russia upgrades Syria based radar for early warning of Israel?US attack. and more..
      http://debka.com/article/21774/
      sorry i posted at above meant to be here
      Russia is in all the way with Iran

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  • POdVet
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:02am

    Keep it realistic people. One of our Aegis Class Destroyers could take out their entire Navy in a few minutes.

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    • texasfireguy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:22am

      Most of their “Navy” is at the bottom of the gulf after we sank it in the 80′s. Most of their Navy now is probably a few guys with RPG’s in a speedboat. I don’t think we much to worry about. Iranians ( and Muslims) are only brave when their targets are women and children, or unarmed.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:41am

      Absolutly, one attach sub would be the worst nightmare they could have. Hell, even the airforce could handle this one alone.
      Lets give the Texas Rangers a couple speed boats and see what happens.

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    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:44pm

      Hey, Guys

      While our need for utmost confidence in our military is necessary from within and without, remember that overconfidence is an excellent weakness to be exploited.

      These people will not commence a “normal” war (not that war can be categorized that way effectively). Having everybody worries is their game…and they’re masterful at it.

      All i know about our involvement in other countries is that it is all politically driven. Don’t look at the soldiers, airmen, sailors, or marines as the bad guys….look at the brass and politicians who sent them under disengenuous pretenses.

      There’s a lot of bad guys both civilian & political. I wish them all great ill for screwing up life for the rest of uss

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  • Zpro
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:01am

    Correction: Doseofrealty – I’m sure Drago is a Christian. All he is saying in my opinion is that we should treat Iran and their threats the same as Jesus. That is, make sure Iran is crucified, dead and buried….then they can all go to “hmmm”…well, almost like Jesus.

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  • autigers2010champs
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:51am

    Nothing will happen as usual I am sure that our Navy can handle it if they get nutty. Now for doom and gloom let’s say they do sink one of our ships then what????

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:03am

      we will have to pay for there missles………….obama will let hillary pay so they will be our friends

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    • TexasHunter
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:04am

      Then Iran’s fleet would be abolished in about 5 minutes. Our response (if our prez had a set) “thought it was a friendly game of chess. Now go back to your sand castles.”

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    • sndrman
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:26am

      tell you what would happend b. HUSSAIN o. will somehow blame the Tea, and forgive the iranians. this weak president,kinda reminds you of carter huh when the iranians took our embassy, they had balls then and looks like it’s coming back again. would they ever do this with Bush?Reagan?….

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    • venture291
      Posted on February 28, 2012 at 2:52am

      Blame Bush!!

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  • singleparent
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:48am

    We should’nt even be over there in the first place…Unless they attack Isreal and Isreal need’s help we have no business there……mind your own business….

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    • ron_65
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 4:54am

      Until we achieve energy independence We DO have a reason to keep the Straight of Hormuz open to commercial shipping. The big picture is they can run this exercise anywere in the Persian Gulf but they are doing it in the Straight of Hormuz to demonstrate their ability to disrupt the world’s supply of oil. Their navy is more than adequate to threaten an unarmed tanker. And still we will never see any progress in trying to develope our own domestic oil resources. There will be no shooting. They’re purpose is the make sure we have to tie up military resources in the region and then use their presencs to point and say, “See! That’s why we need nuclear weapons!”
      In conclusion, our military presence in the region is a symptom of the problem, not the cause. I fail to understand why Ron Paul and his supporters are so lacking in the ability to draw logical conclusions that this is not obvious.

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  • BIBLESnGUNS
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:47am

    To those of you that say this is “poking and prodding”, yes, you are correct. This is also a great opportunity for us to study their tactics and strategies, obtain acoustic signatures of their submarine forces, obtain operating frequencies of fire control systems to better develope countermeasures, etc, etc. What they see as posturing and being “ballsy”, is in reality making it easier and faster to negate any threat that they may present to our forces in the area. Let them play the game. It only ensures their failure should the game ever become reality. (Proud to be a 10 yr Naval Intelligence Vet)

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    • thekuligs
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:18am

      Exactly! We know we can blow them out of the water—THEY KNOW we could blow them out of the water. I think they are trying to start something like other posters have said, but all they are really doing is making it easier for us in the long run.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:46am

    Go ahead Iran, make my day.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:34am

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    One Little, Two Little. Tiny Torpedoes

    Three Little, Four Little, Tiny Torpedoes

    Five Little, Six Little WHAMMMM BOOOOOOOM!!!!! No more Iran Navy…….

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  • michael48
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:29am

    well it sounds like the navy can get some live fire practice…couple of minutes or so..ocommie can clean up the oil slick..just tell him Iran’s the 57th red state..and they’re not paying thier fair share..the tele-moron…

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:29am

    This has the potential to get real ugly and real quick; I have to wonder just how long now until Iran sweeps into Iraq in support of a coup that is pro-iranian and calls for their help. Mr Obama and his nonsense with the alliances he has made (one reason he needs to face a treason trial) with radical Islamist extremists are causing more chaos that his master Lord Soros wants.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:23am

    Obama administration and the State Department’s open arms to the “Arab Spring” isn’t working. Iran, Syria. Libya. Western Sahara, Yemen, Somalia, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah and Muslin Brotherhood are continuing towards their Khilafah. Putin has plans for a ‘New & Improved’ USSR, and China is becoming the dominate force in the Pacific. America under the Obama administration is the ‘Paper Tiger’ to the world.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:32am

      Indeed and consider this — Obama declared that under his energy plans the price for electiricity would of a necessity skyrocket; what happens if we have no more new oil production in the states (such as he has achieved already) and then the main place we get ours from goes unto war and fire?

      Most of the Western world plunges into chaos and economic collapse for his final socialist nightmare to be unleashed upon us; he wants to make the collapse happen, so he can remake the final parts of the nation into the new Empire of Obama.

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  • cloudsofwar
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:23am

    they know BO is a weak president and a fellow Muslim. they also know that the main thing for BO is Vacation. hell BO gave them our drone . noone respects our country or the potus.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:21am

    Test and provoke. Nothing but a game. We should surround them on three sides, then see what they do. Run or start a fight? See what their intentions really are.
    @DRAGO-They will wait until it is a story about Ron Paul, then they will come out in droves and start throwing around words like “Neocons.”

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  • Watcher1952
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:16am

    This is excellant news for our Navy…..watching them perform their maneuvers from both above and below water is nothing more than good training. They have the right to train, if they do something stupid the all bets are off….sink their nasty arses

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  • sawbuck
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:15am

    Time to Gas-up yet.…!

    Nothing to see hear… Better tell Ron Paul if he becomes Pres.
    He might want to go a little higher on that fence around the U.S.
    Or maybe a DOME …just sayin .

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:24am

      yeah, because Iran has any chance of attacking this country – are you really scared or Iran in any way shape or form? I sure as hell am not…

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:49am

      Another Troll

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    • bikerr
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:23am

      @DoseofReality—-Japan wasn’t afraid of U.S. either. Do you know that the mosquito is responsible for the most deaths in the world?. Kinda small but deadly!

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    • texasfireguy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:29am

      It would be real easy for Iran to slip one the nukes they are building onto a freighter and sail it into one of our ports and vaporize a few million of our own. That’s why we have to worry about Iran BEFORE they attack, not after. The world has changed and waiting for a nut job country to make the first move isn’t a good idea.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:52am

      texasfireguy
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:29am

      It would be real easy for Iran to slip one the nukes they are building onto a freighter and sail it into one of our ports and vaporize a few million of our own. That’s why we have to worry about Iran BEFORE they attack, not after. The world has changed and waiting for a nut job country to make the first move isn’t a good idea.
      =====================================================

      The Soviet Union didn’t wait either….

      They invaded and occupied Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, etc., etc. until eventually they created the Iron Curtain that imprisoned millions of people in Eastern Europe.

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  • JLGunner
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:13am

    They just keep poking and prodding. It’s as if they really want to provoke us.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:40am

      OPINION: Yes, Armadinejad WANTS to start World War 3. He is engaged in a major power struggle with the Ayatollas and facing rebellion by the common people. He NEEDS war to galvanize his people against a common enemy…

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:12am

    Not too worried about their Navy-or even ours at war,with what’s going on in it. We still have the best. That may change with the spending cutbacks. Ships that “live” in salt water need lot’s of upkeep. By the way, hope they have a back up way to do things if their computers are down. Anyone in the Navy or recently out know?

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  • drago
    Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:09am

    Just sink their ships, and turn that whole country into a sheet of glass.Ok paulbots, start flaming…….

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:23am

      You probably consider yourself a Christian too dont you? Have to love your fantasies of genocide for millions upon millions of people who havent done a damn thing to us…..feeling that Christian love :-)

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    • netmail
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:42am

      Speaking of “flaming”….I am hoping we send in America‘s ’Good Ship Lolipop’ (all gay crew) first and let them battle it out with the Iranians. That would be one hell of a fight right there.

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    • Zpro
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:53am

      Doseofrealty – I’m sure Drago is a Christian. All he is saying in my opinion is we she treat Iran and their threats the same as Jesus. That is, make sure Iran is crucified, dead and buried…..then they can all go to ‘hmmm”, well, almost like Jesus.

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    • B-Neil
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:21am

      @ DRAGO kind sir: Those are not Ships. There Charter Fishing boats. The Iraniens today, never invented or created a thing on there own. They can’t even feed there own people without importing the food. I say ignore those sand flies and they will melt away. CARRY ON McDUFF p.s. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all even the atheists

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:58am

      I hope you like riding a 10-speed to work then:

      “As such, any military conflict in the area will easily spike crude prices to record highs. In fact, even fears of a military conflict will be enough to spook investors. And considering the amount of oil supply disruption such an action would cause combined with lower inventories, prices could easily double or triple by the time you blink.

      Even though the Libyan oil crisis has garnered headlines, the Iranian geopolitical risk will not only be the hot topic in coming months, any resulting military conflict will make the Libyan oil crisis look like chickenfeed in comparison.”
      http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Crude-oil-Iran-geopolitical-risks-the-new-threat-to-supplies-43649-3-1.html

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:50am

      SARCASM: Yeah! Strike FIRST and Strike HARD! We must do all we can to protect the FATHERLAND from our enemies abroad. We must make the world safe. SECURITY is our first duty to the people of this great land, even if we must sacrifice the lives of millions to obtain it…

      STUPIDITY–serving the power elite for the past 2,000 years…

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