Iran says could deploy navy near U.S. coast: report (RED on Drudge!)

The West (OZ) ^ | 09/27/2011 | Unknown

[PhilosopherStone1000]

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran raised the prospect on Tuesday of sending military ships close to the United States' Atlantic coast, in what would be a major escalation of tensions between the long-standing adversaries.

"Like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to American marine borders," the head of the Navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, according to the official IRNA news agency.

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[PhilosopherStone1000]

I'm thinking our squids would love the chance to get in some more live fire training...

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

EMP attack set up

[sbMKE]

Iran announces plan to convert naval force to submarines.

[hflynn]

Port, refueling and resupplying by Venezuela no doubt.

[dusttoyou]

Hobby divers and fishes would love em.

[Trueblackman]

I would put my money on a fleet of Perry Class Ships again Iran’s best and I know what the end result would be.

[Nachum]

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[MrB]

EMP - my first thought as well.

Folks, go get the Jericho series...
it might be a documentary.

[WKUHilltopper]

C’mon, Iran. Quit talkin’ and lets dance!

[Ingtar]

Odumbo would only authorize helping them set up an attack, no actual shots taken in defense of our country.

[Marty62]

BOY THEY ARE JUST ASKING FOR IT AREN’T THEY.

NOW can we bring our troops home to protect US?

[GeronL]

don’t forget Cuba and possibly other... “neutral” nations.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

most of the bums posting on this thread don’t know what an EMP attack is...

(they will use google after seeing this and that is the point, not to insult anymore)

[Marty62]

No way will Zero protect AMERICANS on AMERICAN soil. He has made THAT abundantly CLEAR.

[Stormy_MS1]

Exactly! I can’t imagine he would allow the US to take any offensive action...just sit here and be a huge target!

[Clink]

Better than Googling it...read the book “One Second After” which envisions the aftermath of just such an attack. Very scary.

[jonno]

Not to worry, our CiC will open a dialog - schedule a sit-down...

[camle]

geez. i dunno. what do have that’s effecvite against a canoe?

[DeaconRed]

People forget:
Atomic Bomb:
Invented in America:
Tested in Japan - - - with great success.
This time we can test the MOAB off our Atlantic Coast. . . . .

[Stormy_MS1]

Great book! I couldn’t stop reading!

[Puppage]

Not to worry, our CiC will open a dialog - schedule a sit-down...

Ah, yes...a Tea Summit. That will do it.

[oh8eleven]

Better than Googling it...read the book “One Second After” ...
I've read it and while it is fiction, I don't doubt that's exactly what will happen.

[Alter Kaker]

Iranian Navy off the cost of the US? May have to send the EPA out to arrest them if they have non-self contained bathroom facilities on board.

[cripplecreek]

I think they should double down and try to invade.

[brivette]

ElectroMagneticPulse, if I remember correctly.

[Jane Long]

Got your faraday cage ready?

[mountainlion]

Aw, the first big wave to come by will sink them!

[chiefqc]

Mac daddy will not even let the USA protect it’s own borders. He has already supplied Mexico’s drug cartel with guns paid for by the America tax payers.

[hope]

Ha, I have watched that entire series twice on netflix stream..still not tired of it.

[Sir Napsalot]

Ditto.

[Roklok]

Those Iranian ships would last about 10 minutes in any kind of military action.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Will Obama surrender?

[Las Vegas Ron]

most of the bums posting on this thread don’t know what an EMP attack is...

Well, there is at least one poster here who doesn't know what class and due respect to fellow FReepers is.

[PhilosopherStone1000]

And some of us know that

a) a major EMP attack requires more coordination than the Iranians could pull off and

b) what we know about EMPs is based on one incident in Hawaii after a nuclear test in the 50s.

This is not the 50s and the Iranians are not the Soviets.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Probably, :-/

The lefties are co-joining w/ the Islamists. “Take Back Wall Street” and the “Arab Spring” to create unrest here and abroad...then, BAM. Great opportunity for our enemies when we’re stretched so thin.

[FReepaholic]

...EMP attack set up...

Pray that doesn't happen.

One Second After by William Forstchen

http://www.onesecondafter.com/

[OhhTee5]

When I was in the Navy, I often heard “There are 2 kinds of ships, subs and targets”.

Wonder how many subs the iranians have.

[Munz]

If they want to destroy America they better hurry up .. obama is beating them to it fast

[bravo whiskey]

“I would put my money on a fleet of Perry Class Ships again Iran’s best and I know what the end result would be.”

we haven’t had any FFGs in the fleet for years. but i agree. and iran has more submarine experience than china has carrier aviation experience.

[halfright]

yes ma’am, I do. In fact, a couple of them with tube type radios. Along with 3000 feet of wire and several months supply of food of water. And plan on one of these:

http://www.wimp.com/concretetents/

Don’t want to see it happen but I feel it can happen at any time. Would feel like an idiot if I weren’t prepared. Still working on the long term power production but I have two solar cells that can help me communicate and two Honda generators. Solar powered fuel pump rounds out the preparations for now. Outta money :).

[LibFreeUSA]

Man, I would love to see that! Going to Ocean City just to see those tin cans in the horizon set up for target practice.

[Da Coyote]

Make sure their vessel fuel tanks meet EPA standards, since we don’t want them to leak whilst they’re on the sea bottom.

Bring it on, muzzies. I’d give my eye teeth to get back into a fighter and make you a target.

[SECURE AMERICA]

Terrific. Maybe one would get close enough to the Sea Boundry limit line to allow us to light it up!

[waynesa98]

Not to mention we just tested an emp cruse missile capable of being rerouted in flight with multiple shots per launch. I wonder with that kind of ability why not put it in a uav vs a 1 and done.

[NorCoGOP]

First reaction is "good news," cause the US Navy is always up for more target practice.

Then I remembered, unfortunately, the occupant in the White House...

All he would do is respond with the usual, dreaded, strongly worded letter, in response.

What an embarrasment...enemy at the gates, and he sends a courier, not a soldier...

[Captain PJ]

One Second After is a good book that opened my eyes.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Not to worry, Pelosi, Reid, et al. have lots of white flags handy.

[blam]

Alabama and Iran have the same GDP.

Iran has five times more people than Alabama though.

We'll send the Alabama National Guard over there and whip their asses.

[verity]

In related news, howls of laughter could be heard emanating from the Pentagon.

[texmexis best]

Send down some seal types with scuba gear and remove the bolts holding the props to the drive shaft.

It’d put a smile on my face....