US Flexes Muscles in the Persian Gulf
Just a little sabre rattling.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy today began its largest demonstration of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by a pair of aircraft carriers and backed by warplanes flying simulated attack maneuvers off the coast of Iran.
The maneuvers bring together two strike groups of U.S. warships and more than 100 U.S. warplanes to conduct simulated air warfare in the crowded Gulf shipping lanes.
The U.S. exercises come just four days after Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines who Iran said had strayed into Iranian waters near the Gulf. Britain and the U.S. Navy have insisted the British sailors were operating in Iraqi waters.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kevin Aandahl said the U.S. maneuvers were not organized in response to the capture of the British sailors - nor were they meant to threaten the Islamic Republic, whose navy operates in the same waters.
He declined to specify when the Navy planned the exercises.
Aandahl said the U.S. warships would stay out of Iranian territorial waters, which extend 12 miles off the Iranian coast.
A French naval strike group, led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, was operating simultaneously just outside the Gulf. But the French ships were supporting the NATO forces in Afghanistan and not taking part in the U.S. maneuvers, officials said.
Overall, the exercises involve more than 10,000 U.S. personnel on warships and aircraft making simulated attacks on enemy shipping with aircraft and ships, hunting enemy submarines and finding mines.
"What it should be seen as by Iran or anyone else is that it's for regional stability and security," Aandahl said. "These ships are just another demonstration of that. If there's a destabilizing effect, it's Iran's behavior."
C&P:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. Navy today began its largest demonstration of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by a pair of aircraft carriers and backed by warplanes flying simulated attack maneuvers off the coast of Iran.
The maneuvers bring together two strike groups of U.S. warships and more than 100 U.S. warplanes to conduct simulated air warfare in the crowded Gulf shipping lanes.
The U.S. exercises come just four days after Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines who Iran said had strayed into Iranian waters near the Gulf. Britain and the U.S. Navy have insisted the British sailors were operating in Iraqi waters.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kevin Aandahl said the U.S. maneuvers were not organized in response to the capture of the British sailors - nor were they meant to threaten the Islamic Republic, whose navy operates in the same waters.
He declined to specify when the Navy planned the exercises.
Aandahl said the U.S. warships would stay out of Iranian territorial waters, which extend 12 miles off the Iranian coast.
A French naval strike group, led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, was operating simultaneously just outside the Gulf. But the French ships were supporting the NATO forces in Afghanistan and not taking part in the U.S. maneuvers, officials said.
Overall, the exercises involve more than 10,000 U.S. personnel on warships and aircraft making simulated attacks on enemy shipping with aircraft and ships, hunting enemy submarines and finding mines.
"What it should be seen as by Iran or anyone else is that it's for regional stability and security," Aandahl said. "These ships are just another demonstration of that. If there's a destabilizing effect, it's Iran's behavior."
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Given Iran's behavior as of late, I doubt this will do anything one way or the other. 0 -
This will be very interesting. Sounds like they have a fairly good aircraft defense system but I don't know much about their air force. 0 -
Well lets hope Iran makes the mistake of launching a few missles at our warplanes, or trys to sink a carrier. Heh! Heh!
Lets fly over their airspace a bit and try to provoke them. See if maybe they might want to let the British guys go a little early.[;)]0 -
Field test the Airborne Laser System.
See if one lone plane can shoot down every missile fired at it...every plane launched at it...then start zapping Iranians on the ground like an ant under a magnifying lens.
The Marines would find Iranians hiding under mirrors.0 -
quote:Originally posted by sig232
Well lets hope Iran makes the mistake of launching a few missles at our warplanes, or trys to sink a carrier. Heh! Heh!
Lets fly over their airspace a bit and try to provoke them. See if maybe they might want to let the British guys go a little early.[;)]
Hope?[V]
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Maybe if we level tehran... nah just wishful thinking... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by elkoholic
This will be very interesting. Sounds like they have a fairly good aircraft defense system but I don't know much about their air force.
Their air force isn't much to worry about - a couple of holdovers from when Saddam flew the Iraqi air force over and a few Russian purchases. Throw into that mix a few F-14's and some older Chinese jet designs and you have a fairly complete picture of what the Iranian Air Force looks like.0 -
Iran will only listen to one thing - brute force! 0 -
Level the poophole. 0 -
How much did the show of testosterone cost me (a tax payer) this time? 
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