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Tehran sending ‘message’ as warships approach US
Jerusalem Post ^ | 02/09/2014 | JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

Posted on 02/08/2014 5:17:35 PM PST by arthurus

Iranian naval fleets were on their way across the Atlantic Ocean and headed toward the US, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.

“Iran’s military fleet is approaching the United States’ maritime borders, and this move has a message,” Adm. Afshin Rezayee Haddad of Iran’s Northern Navy Fleet was quoted as saying.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aipac; emp; globaljihad; iran; iranwarships; jihad; lebanon; russia; syria; threat; waronterror; warships
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To: arthurus

America’s once proud foreign policy has gone to sh*t while Kerry plays with himself and Hillary whines that she had nothing to do with Benghazi.


41 posted on 02/08/2014 5:53:59 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: F15Eagle

Do they want their entire fleet nuked on low, medium, or high?


42 posted on 02/08/2014 5:56:21 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: LouAvul
This is what happens when a weak, cowardly, stupid community organizer occupies the white house. Our enemies know he has no balls.

Our enemy know he's on their side.
43 posted on 02/08/2014 5:56:29 PM PST by Old Yeller
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To: arthurus

People can deny reality all they want, but EMP is a poor man’s game changer. While I think most estimates and predictions are exaggerated the damage would be catastrophic.

We would be wise to stockpile replacements for key electrical infrastructure (just in case).


44 posted on 02/08/2014 5:56:56 PM PST by volunbeer
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To: F15Eagle

> If they’re stupid enough to engage a U.S. Navy vessel.....

You forget the recent sissification of our military....


45 posted on 02/08/2014 5:57:18 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: arthurus
Is it just me or are Freepers losing their spines along with their wits?

What implied threat are you referring to? Iran's laughable “fleet”?

Perhaps you never considered that The Soviets, and now Russia, along with China, have previously had nuclear tipped missiles in subs patrolling off our coast, and it's almost %100 likely they also have them off of our coasts right this minute. That's the nature of the world we've lived in for over 60 years now in the case of Russia, and more recently China.

I don't hear people constantly pissing and moaning about that reality on this board, yet you have Iran float a couple of ships over to our neighborhood and all of a sudden nuke's will be raining down on our capitol or EMP bursts are imminent!

Honestly, get a grip!

46 posted on 02/08/2014 5:57:21 PM PST by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: arthurus

Preparations for an emp launch from a ship near our border.


47 posted on 02/08/2014 5:57:53 PM PST by R0CK3T
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To: arthurus
I wonder if they know about the submarines Bamuda Triangle?


48 posted on 02/08/2014 5:58:16 PM PST by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: caver

> If Iranian naval fleets are headed toward the US, who is guarding their shores? I know, it’s a rhetorical question because of the Muslim in the White House won’t do squat, but I had to ask.

Well if they’re going to do any damage to the U.S. Kalifornia would be a good start with the homes of Pelosi, Feinstein, and Boxer, and the moral capitol of the world, San Francisco.


49 posted on 02/08/2014 6:01:36 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: zeestephen
People will stop laughing when the Iranian Navy hooks tactical nukes onto a squadron of drones and flies them into downtown Washington D.C.

D.C. you say? I think I would send them thank you cards. D.C. has caused a LOT of the problems in the world today (Not America, D.C. and it's filthy politicians).

50 posted on 02/08/2014 6:02:08 PM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: Jack Hammer

Could you imagine something like this in the 80s?

This wouldn’t even be a lousy sci-fiction novel plot. You would at least put in a halfway plausible nation as the enemy, like France...or Yugoslavia.


51 posted on 02/08/2014 6:03:41 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: jsanders2001
“You forget the recent sissification of our military....”

That doesn't apply to all of them, but certainly the CIC.

53 posted on 02/08/2014 6:09:37 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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To: Pox

Russia has an interest in staying alive.
China has an interest in keeping it’s communist framework and enough workers alive to continue on.

Iran is looking for a way to get some asshole out of a well and they’ll do whatever it takes.


54 posted on 02/08/2014 6:11:41 PM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: F15Eagle

Think they’ve made some ship launched nukes?


55 posted on 02/08/2014 6:14:30 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: arthurus
We should go say HI!


56 posted on 02/08/2014 6:14:34 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Pox
I was thinking that Obama would survive.

In which case, probably nothing would happen.

Maybe he'd hit military bases in Iran, but does the USA still have tactical nukes?

I think we signed a treaty to destroy all of them.

So, very hard for me to believe Obama would launch a strategic nuclear weapon at any country, for any reason.

Although he dreams about firing one at Israel, I'm sure.

57 posted on 02/08/2014 6:14:46 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: jsanders2001

If they’re stupid enough to engage a U.S. Navy vessel.....

You forget the recent sissification of our military....

__________________

...and our current Rules of NON-Engagement.


58 posted on 02/08/2014 6:15:06 PM PST by The FIGHTIN Illini (Wake up fellow Patriots before it's too late)
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To: jsanders2001

Gentlemen, set your phasers to Ridiculous Overkill!


59 posted on 02/08/2014 6:15:58 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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