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US Gears Up For Land Operation In Persian Gulf?
Russia Today ^ | March 28, 2012

Posted on 03/28/2012 8:49:23 AM PDT by Strategy

The US is sending an amphibious assault group and a couple of thousand US Marines to the Persian Gulf. With another US carrier making its way to Iran's doorstep, US military still insist that this is a "regularly scheduled deployment".

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, amphibious transport dock USS New York, and amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall. It is also reinforced with an atomic submarine and a marine helicopter squadron.

The group, which is "a versatile sea-based force that can be tailored to a variety of missions," left port on Tuesday and is heading to the Gulf, the US Navy says.

(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; islam; israel; middleeast; waronterror
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To: Marine_Uncle

Russia is mucking around ....again.


21 posted on 04/23/2012 2:02:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The Global Warming HOAX is about Global Governance)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

It wouldn’t surprise me in the least that the DOS, and some Administration staff might have a secret deal with the Russians to step in if we attacked Iran, to help assure the Kenyan get a second term, due to serious potential problems just before the November elections.


22 posted on 04/23/2012 2:51:13 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle
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