Strait of Hormuz standoff: Iran films US aircraft carrier

telegraph.co.uk ^ | 7:51PM GMT 29 Dec 2011 | Raf Sanchez, Washington

[Mariner]

"Our military is utterly corrupt by political high ranking brass, and our troops have increasingly become drugged up criminal perverts who make sex toys out of livestock."

Jim

Above is a quote from the posters #35 in this string.

Would you please remove this person from Free Republic?

[NY Attitude]

The US pissed away stability in the Middle East in late 1978.

[A.A. Cunningham]

and a multi-trillion(sic) dollar

billion

[Gaffer]

Bravado about the US Fleet invulnerability, its ability to strike, and protect itself should harken back to 2007.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-492804/The-uninvited-guest-Chinese-sub-pops-middle-U-S-Navy-exercise-leaving-military-chiefs-red-faced.html

An ACC battle group is now nearing a trillion dollar investment meant for waging warfare from afar, and doing battle with conventionally-armed combat techniques. The last 10 years of Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have shown us that classic warfare isn't operative any more. Swarms, UAVs, and other kill vehicles are in vogue and damned difficult to defend against.

Open waters, far, far away is where they should be with 24/7 air patrols armed with the nastiest FABs, Clusters, and wide area disperal weapons imaginable are called for.

If we lose a Kitty Hawk because of this, we cannot replace it unless the Chinese will loan us the money. If anyone here thinks the Chinese aren't helping Iran, go back and see who's been looking at the Sentinel.

[Marine_Uncle]

TV hype as usual. We let them sea and air patrol in their own waters.

[tanknetter]

billion

[whacks head]Duh.[/whacks head]

Then again, the way things are going these days ...

[tanknetter]

If we lose a Kitty Hawk because of this

Actually, we already lost the Kitty Hawk (and all the Kitty Hawks, for that matter).

But it was due to old age. ;-)

[Jim Robinson]

zot

[Jim Robinson]

(USN post WWII vet culling the herd)

[Mariner]

Thank you Jim from a fellow USN vet.

[50mm]

We lost our military sometime shortly after WWII. Since then the US military policy is simply show up with gear and allow the enemy to kill our troops, then pay the locals trillions to rebuild. Rarely we get lucky and take out a leader, but mostly we deliver million dollar pizzas to tribes of ungrateful reprobates.

Wow! That anti-military screed reads like it came straight from RonPaul.com, Theophilus! What is your major malfunction, numbnuts!? ZOT!

To be added or removed from the Viking Kitty/ZOT Ping List, FReepmail Darkwing104 or 50mm.

[madmaximus]

Another Paultard bites the dust! Time for an early New years Zot celebration:

[2ndDivisionVet]

Obama is president. I’m surprised we aren’t building aircraft carriers for Iran.

[moehoward]

"A CVN would NOT be running flight ops while transiting this narrow channel."

I really have no idea other than my own flightdeck experience, as dated as it is. Seems there can be only two possibilities. Either they launched prior to entry and recovered on the other side, or launched and the squadrons landed at a nearby base until she passed the small channel. Either way, you're quite right, along with the normal escort, there's plenty of air-cover available.

[bcsco]

Our military is utterly corrupt by political high ranking brass, and our troops have increasingly become drugged up criminal perverts who make sex toys out of livestock.

Aw, if there was one thread I'd like to have been on to reply before the poster was gone, this is the one.

You, scumbag, have no idea. The men and women you speak of put their lives on the line every day so you can be an idiot, not just in your mind but in front of the entire world when you open your mouth. You are a worthless drag, a blot on society. You are a leach, sucking the blood out of decent Americans so you can live your worthless, lowlife existence. You pollute the air with your bilge. Are you beginning to get my drift?

OK, I've gotten a little of that off my chest but it doesn't begin to say what I think of you. So, without further ado, I'll get to the fun...

[Old Sarge]

FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, TROLLISH ONE!!

[Allegra]

We lost our military sometime shortly after WWII. Since then the US military policy is simply show up with gear and allow the enemy to kill our troops, then pay the locals trillions to rebuild. Rarely we get lucky and take out a leader, but mostly we deliver million dollar pizzas to tribes of ungrateful reprobates.

Our military is utterly corrupt by political high ranking brass, and our troops have increasingly become drugged up criminal perverts who make sex toys out of livestock.

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

What a disgraceful insult to the very people who make sacrifices to protect your right to spew garbage like this.

[bert]

Get the hell out!

leave....... go elsewhere and peddle your poisonous drivel.

[APatientMan]

“(USN post WWII vet culling the herd)”

Thank you, Mr. Robinson.

[50mm]

I didn’t even have to look at his history. There’s no doubt he’s a paultard.