stopstaaron Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Probably doing this in preparations in case Israel goes crazy and mounts an attack .. this is all confusing because the rhetoric lately from the US & Israel is they do not believe Iran wants to make nuclear missiles maybe that is just to make Iran feel that they are safe and then BAM, blindsided http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/29/u-s-moving-minesweepers-to-waters-near-iran/?hpt=hp_t3 Four Navy minesweepers will be on their way to the Persian Gulf within weeks as part of an effort to boost American military capability in the region amid rising tensions with Iran, a Navy official says. The minesweepers will be loaded onto cargo ships leaving the United States in late April, according to the Navy official. The deployments were publicly confirmed by Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, earlier this month in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. "We are moving four more mine sweeps to the theater," he said. "That'll make eight. We are moving airborne mine countermeasure helicopters. That'll take us to eight in theater. And ... those, working with the British mine sweeps there, which we exercise with frequently, sets us up a little bit there." Each of the ships - the USS Sentry (MCM 3), USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Warrior (MCM 10) - carries a crew of about 60. All are equipped to detect and neutralize mines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/03/israel-eyeing-azerbaijan-as-launchpad-for-iran-strike-says-foreign-policy.html A feature titled "Israel's Secret Staging Ground" reported Israel has gained access to airbases in Azerbaijan, which shares a border with Iran. The information, and concerned conclusion that Israel is eyeing Azerbaijan as an access point to Iran, came from U.S. officials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/obama-administration-media-campaign-to-stop-israeli-strike-on-iran/ JERUSALEM – Two reports today about Iran’s nuclear program and the possibility of an Israeli military strike have analysts in Israel accusing the Obama administration leaking information to pressure Israel not to bomb Iran and for Iran to reach a compromise in upcoming nuclear talks. The first report in Foreign Policy quotes anonymous American officials saying that Israel has been given access to airbases by Iran’s northern neighbor Azerbaijan from which Israel could launch air strikes or at least drones and search and rescue aircraft. The second report from Bloomberg, based on a leaked congressional report, said that Iran’s nuclear facilities are so dispersed that it is “unclear what the ultimate effect of a strike would be…” A strike could delay Iran as little as six months, a former official told the researchers. “It seems like a big campaign to prevent Israel from attacking,” analyst Yoel Guzansky at the Institute for National Security Studies told ABC News. “I think the [Obama] administration is really worried Jerusalem will attack and attack soon. They’re trying hard to prevent it in so many ways.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 http://tehrantimes.com/politics/96481-azerbaijan-denies-report-it-will-grant-israel-access-to-air-bases-near-iran TEHRAN - Azerbaijan on Thursday dismissed a report in a U.S. magazine that claimed Baku will grant Israel access to air bases on the border it shares with Iran in the event of an attack on Iran Azerbaijan’s defense ministry denied the claims, according to AFP. “This information is absurd and groundless,” Defense Ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev said. A senior official at Azerbaijan’s presidential administration also said on Thursday the allegations were “aimed at damaging relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.” “We have stated on numerous occasions and we reiterate that there will be no actions against Iran… from the territory of Azerbaijan,” Ali Hasanov, a presidential official, told reporters in Baku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 It's gonna be a bumpy year. Hang on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) It's gonna be a bumpy year. Hang on! True that! Not only this Israel, U.S /Iran mess but .. North Korea vs SK, U.S and Japan now threatening to shoot down their rocket..add to that the U.S vs Russia due to the defense shield, And then what's going on in Syria Britain & Argentina .. all hell could break loose Edited March 30, 2012 by stopstaaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Right One Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 no american lives should be sacrificed for the jew! we need to pull out completely from the middle east and remove all foreign aid for israel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleeding heart Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) no american lives should be sacrificed for the jew! Ah. So it's like that, is it? Fantastic. I might have guessed...but I have such naive faith in people! My bad. Edited March 31, 2012 by bleeding heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals.Cpl Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 True that! Not only this Israel, U.S /Iran mess but .. North Korea vs SK, U.S and Japan now threatening to shoot down their rocket..add to that the U.S vs Russia due to the defense shield, And then what's going on in Syria Britain & Argentina .. all hell could break loose I don't know about that, I don't see Iran going any further mainly as their economy was weak to begin with and is now completely in the crapper, so sooner or later they will go to the negotiating table to avoid complete economic collapse and forces political change. And so what if the SK, US and Japan shoot down the missile? I'm willing to bet that if the US shot down the missile NK will huff and puff but will not be able to to do anything because they are trying to extract aid from the west and the best way is show of force, but if they are called out NK will back down. Russia vs US, nothing new its been going on for 60, even after the Soviet Union collapsed Russia was still a major power thus they do some sabre rattling once in a while and the US will eventually back down. I honestly hope someone acts to stop the slaughter on Syria. And Britain and Argentina: Nothing new here, they have had the same problem for over a century and the situation in both countries is so different that nothing will happen. In 1982 Argentina was somewhat of an outcast and had nothing to lose, but everything to gain by distracting their people from internal problems, now it is much different as they are militarily weaker and have much more to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 no american lives should be sacrificed for the jew! we need to pull out completely from the middle east and remove all foreign aid for israel. to the right one sir if you know anything about the word of God it tells us what will happen to any one who turns their back on the jew in fact the one who keeps you safe and watches over you is a Jew his name is Jesus please be careful of what you say about my Father in Heaven. thank you very much Mike Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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