Posted on 03/06/2012 7:54:14 PM PST by Nachum
WASHINGTON – The top U.S. commander in the Middle East will warn Congress on Tuesday against efforts to scale back the Navy's presence in the embattled region, saying threats from Iran and elsewhere will require more ships and maritime missile defense capabilities.
Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, also said Syria has a "substantial" chemical and biological weapons capability and thousands of shoulder-launched missiles. Until now, the U.S. military has largely declined to describe the expanse of weapons that President Bashar Assad's regime has at its disposal.
Mattis laid out his concerns in testimony prepared for Senate and House Armed Services Committee hearings this week. He and Navy Adm. William McRaven, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, are testifying before the Senate panel Tuesday. The testimony was obtained by The Associated Press.
Mattis' comments come as the Obama administration meets with Israeli leaders this week to discuss the escalating Iranian threat and the possibility of a pre-emptive strike by Israel.
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A 600 ship fleet is a good number.
No other force in the world has so much influence or power.
The US Navy is the principal force for good in the world.
No other force in the world has so much influence or power.
The US Navy is the principal force for good in the world.
Speaking of Boxer...remember when she told the Army Brigadier general to "call me Senator"? I still think if the general was George Patton, he would have said "As you wish, BITCH." Or, it was this week, perhaps "As you wish, SLUT".
USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), USS Tarawa (LHA-1), VQ-3 and then several others I'm still not supposed to talk about.
They’ve already scaled back the Navy by letting open homosexuals serve and by forcing chaplains to support it. Officers and enlisted are fleeing our military in droves.
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