This stuff is for Afghanistan aka Wag-the-Stan.Hussein loves his little Rat Boy in Tehran--they are like BFF.
Posted on 03/17/2010 4:29:17 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
TIMES OF INDIA:
Stepping up its preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the United States is transporting hundreds of 387 'bunker-buster' bombs to its air base on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a media report claimed on Wednesday.
The US government signed a contract in January with Superior Maritime Services to transport 10 ammunition containers to Diego Garcia from Concord, California, the Sunday Herald reported.
The shipment includes 195 smart, guided Blu-110 bombs and 192 Blu-117 900kg bombs. The key Iranian nuclear facilities are underground and both these type of bombs are effective against reinforced or underground facilities.
The US and Israel have repeatedly asserted that they do not rule out a military action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions and that they are keeping all the options on the table.
Contract details for the shipment were posted on an international tenders' website by the US navy.
"They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran," Dan Plesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London, said.
UPDATE: MORE HERE:
The preparations were being made by the US military, but it would be up to President Obama to make the final decision. He may decide that it would be better for the US to act instead of Israel, Plesch argued.
“The US is not publicising the scale of these preparations to deter Iran, tending to make confrontation more likely,” he added. “The US ... is using its forces as part of an overall strategy of shaping Iran’s actions.”
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India always has a soft spot for Diego Garcia.
Anything can happen in the press.
Dude... need to know! Sheesh....
I don’t believe a syllable of it.
Bombs are too few and too small to do any real damage. Just for show and tell. Message to Bibi: see we are doing something.
Barry’s got the Nobel Peace Prize so even if Iran is bombed tomorrow, Barry’s hands are clean - Bush’s fault
This stuff is for Afghanistan aka Wag-the-Stan.Hussein loves his little Rat Boy in Tehran--they are like BFF.
I doubt it. Wasn't he on vacation?
Anyway, he'll never sanction using these bombs to hurt his supporters.
Where they will then be transported into Iranian hands as a show of good will.
“He would completely loose the left, unless the left’s opposition to war depends totally upon which party is in the White House.”
The left’s mantra is “No War!....Unless a democrat is president”
The left would support this. Mark my words.
We have a good airshow at the Charleston(SC) Air Force Base every couple of years. Had one scheduled for April 17th but it was abrubtly cancelled the other day.The reason was given as the local wing will be too busy to be able to put the show on. We have a large contingent of C-17s and ship a lot of things for overseas support. Something is up I believe.
Don't know. But a powdered milk/baby formula plant might be there. Perfect for lobbing a couple of cruise missiles at.
Is Superior Maritime Services ship double-hulled, safe? Looking up Superior Maritime Services provided the following...
Superior Maritime Services owns a tugboat and specializes in towing barges. Our bombs are to be on a tow-cable attached barge all the way to Diego Garcia? Look it up:
http://www.superiormaritimesvcs.com/vessalspecs.htm
Click on all their links. This appears to be a weak link in a very expensive, hush-hush, military project of immense importance. The company, formed in 1997 is owned...BY WHO?
Just a question, who thought this up? Do the Somali pirates, ranging further all the time, have cable cutters?
Maybe a string of barges? Look at the link in post number 35.
We may have plenty of bombs for another war but I worry about the shortage of lawyers on the battlefields. This could be a real problem. /s
Shhhh! Be vewy qwiet. We are hunting wabbits, heah.
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