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Armada of US warships steaming toward Middle East
NY Post ^ | April 13, 2018 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 04/13/2018 9:34:47 AM PDT by McGruff

An armada of 12 warships — the largest US strike force since the 2003 Iraq war – is steaming toward the Middle East as President Trump mulls an attack on Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack on civilians, according to a report.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman set sail from Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday with five escort warships and they were expected to join four destroyers and two nuclear-powered subs believed to already be in or near the Mediterranean, the Times of London reported.

Trump on Wednesday appeared to telegraph an attack on Syria by tweeting that missiles “will be coming” in response to the attack on the town of Douma on April 7.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201804; norfolk; shipmovement; trumpdod; trumpgwot; trumpmiddleeast; usnavy; ussharrystruman
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To: McGruff

Real problem in syria is they border our ally Israel. We have to land that thing in a stable fashion and without soviet troops running the thing. Just my opinion.


21 posted on 04/13/2018 9:49:36 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

Listening to Bolton is like using a hair dryer in the bathtub. <

Bolton joining the Trump administration was a bad sign. Bolton loves the smell of napalm in the morning, as long as he is 1000 miles away.


22 posted on 04/13/2018 9:50:11 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: ealgeone

I’ll supplement your observation about modern task force size with a comment about “steaming” as an anachronistic way to describe Naval propulsion in the 21st century.


23 posted on 04/13/2018 9:50:23 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: PGR88
Trumps gonna fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.

I suspect we'll fire at least a couple hundred or more.

24 posted on 04/13/2018 9:50:49 AM PDT by Simon Green
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To: McGruff

“Trump on Wednesday appeared to telegraph an attack on Syria”

The media and many other people still haven’t learned to ignore what Trump says and Tweets and watch what he does.


25 posted on 04/13/2018 9:51:08 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (DACA is going to be a riot!)
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To: McGruff

When you go to War.., - better be prepared to fight.


26 posted on 04/13/2018 9:52:08 AM PDT by EnglishOnly (Fight all out to win OR get out now. .)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

That is not the apparent conclusion of Trump, the state department, the Pentagon, UK, France, and others. Even Russia back off that, pulled their Navy out, and asked to participate in targeting. I think Israel has already said Assad did it as well.


27 posted on 04/13/2018 9:52:30 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: kjam22

Every time Israel seemed threatened by Syria in the past they have dealt with it. Why not continue that way. Removing Assad would destabilize the whole area.


28 posted on 04/13/2018 9:54:27 AM PDT by McGruff (We are watching a coup attempt. In our own country.)
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To: Reno89519

Russia is claiming the UK was behind it.


29 posted on 04/13/2018 9:54:47 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You (like so many) are engaging in logical fallacy. The President has to engage many different problems at the same time.

(I have no position on whether America should strike Syria as there is not enough open source information available to make any such determination.)


30 posted on 04/13/2018 9:55:10 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (DACA is going to be a riot!)
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31 posted on 04/13/2018 9:56:51 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: Reno89519

Israeli officials: U.S. must strike in Syria

“Assad is the angel of death, and the world would be better without him.”

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Israeli-officals-US-must-strike-in-Syria-549144

Who takes over then?


32 posted on 04/13/2018 9:57:31 AM PDT by McGruff (We are watching a coup attempt. In our own country.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Yep...and Damascus will lay, a smoking ruin.
Glazed.

... as I gaze into my looking glass.


33 posted on 04/13/2018 9:57:54 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: SaxxonWoods

We are spending vast sums of money to “protect” the world as our country is being colonized.

We won’t have a nation to defend.


34 posted on 04/13/2018 9:58:19 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: McGruff

Whelp, here is how we spend that big Omnibus bill and line up to do it again next year.


35 posted on 04/13/2018 9:58:41 AM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Leaning Right

Bolton is a great sign. He is a good historian too.


36 posted on 04/13/2018 9:59:28 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: ClearCase_guy
I’ll supplement your observation about modern task force size with a comment about “steaming” as an anachronistic way to describe Naval propulsion in the 21st century.

Not really, if you consider that nuclear powered craft use steam-driven turbines. Nuclear power is just modern steam engines.

37 posted on 04/13/2018 10:03:10 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: ealgeone
Somehow 12 ships and armada just don't go together when one thinks about TF 38 of the 3rd Fleet in WWII which consisted of 8 Fleet Carriers, 8 light carriers, 6 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 9 light cruisers, 58 destroyers.

I do realize the difference in firepower and capability though. Just focusing on the numbers

Bear in mind, in 1945 we spent 42% of GDP on defense. In 2016 it was 3%.

Also, a Fletcher-class destroyer cost $6 million in WW2 (in 1945 dollars, of course). An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer costs $1.8 billion. Even taking inflation into account, that's 21 times more expensive!

38 posted on 04/13/2018 10:03:29 AM PDT by Simon Green
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To: Lurkinanloomin

It all starts in our heritage and culture.

Protecting Israel is the protection of the root of our identity, therefore we protect them and we protect ourselves.

Yes, were were just assaulted by a marxist and muslim coalition and it continues to this day. In the meanwhile the world keeps on turning as well, and islam is at war with Israel.


39 posted on 04/13/2018 10:03:42 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: Salvavida
There's alot of money being spent here that would have been better spent on a big beautiful wall.
40 posted on 04/13/2018 10:03:57 AM PDT by McGruff (We are watching a coup attempt. In our own country.)
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