Well its to bad that the Jolly Rogers of VFA 103 up and went pirate on those Iranian sea going arm merchants. A darn shame Aaarrgghhhh!
Posted on 04/21/2015 9:57:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A U.S. aircraft carrier and its warplanes are shadowing an Iranian convoy approaching Yemen, Pentagon sources told Fox News, amid suspicions that the ships may be carrying weapons for rebel fighters.
Sources told Fox News that the USS Theodore Roosevelt is not only tracking the convoy, but also launching F/A-18 Hornets to conduct "manned reconnaissance" of the estimated nine ships in the Iranian convoy.
The movements escalate a standoff in the waters off Yemen, even as the U.S. and other world powers are trying to hammer out a diplomatic deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Already, the U.S. and its allies are engaged in a proxy war of sorts with Iran, backing a coalition trying to beat back the Houthi fighters as Iran allegedly provides support to those rebels.
Navy officials confirmed Monday that the USS Theodore Roosevelt -- along with her escort ship, the USS Normandy, a guided-missile cruiser -- had been dispatched to the Arabian Sea to help enforce a blockade of any Iranian weapons shipments to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Iranian convoy consists of a mix of freighters, suspected of carrying those weapons, and warships.
The convoy is about to cross over from waters off the coast of Oman to those off the coast of Yemen, in the Arabian Sea. The Iranian convoy is steaming toward an unknown port in Yemen.
The Iranian Navy ships are characterized as "smaller than destroyers," according to a Pentagon official with knowledge of the convoy. Asked what type of weapons the freighters are carrying, one Pentagon official said, "they are bigger than small arms."
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could be deja vu all over again.
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Not with Obama. He will pull back and never pull the trigger. The thought of a U.S. military victory on any kind is anathema to him.
Well its to bad that the Jolly Rogers of VFA 103 up and went pirate on those Iranian sea going arm merchants. A darn shame Aaarrgghhhh!
Need to blast ‘em to find out what’s in ‘em.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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WATCH: Incredibly Powerful Explosion Rocks Yemen’s Capital
“Obama’s naval escort of Nuclear material shipping to Iran? Need to protect the shipment from any possible Israeli airstrikes, you know.” Or the Saudis from taking action as others have posted below yours.
Prayers up for all our military who face extreme danger while this spineless, (expletive deleted) traitor of a C-n-C helps—not hinders—the enemies of Western civilization.
Always be yourself.
Unless you can be a pirate.
Then always be a pirate! ...Argh!
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