5 ships ordered to ''surge'' to support war on terror

[donsu]

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=86917&ran=157050

The Navy has ordered five ships and 2,800 sailors to deploy on unexpected missions to support anti-terrorism efforts in the Balkans and Middle East. Four of the ships will leave today.

The deployments are in response to requests from the European Command and the Central Command and are not exercises, Vice Adm. Mark Fitzgerald, commander of the 2nd Fleet, said Tuesday.

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pipe line, pipe line, pipe line

[triguy46]

1. watch out syria

[insane_cratic_gal]

3. yup

I'd have to agree

Duck Syria, looks like Insano Man is planning your demise.

[gratuitous]

2. Sailing off to fight terror!

Let me check my map real quick, and I'll be able to give you a heading, navigator. Hmmmm, terror, terror, terror. Where IS it? Euh, just go thataway for a while, Ensign, while I try to figure out where we're going.

[rigel99]

4. and all these ships deployed

means we have no ships left for any other wars that might break out like N. Korea....

wow.. we are truly thinking we can fight a 3 or 4 front war....

I think we're sadly mistaken to think we have the resources for this....

[babylonsister]

9. And what about the remote possibility of

one of these places saying, "enough" and coming after the US? Our main lines of defense won't be here.

[TornadoTN]

13. Rumsfeld believe we can

Rumsfeld believes that the US Military is capable of fighting a multiple-front war around the globe. His logic is that we can just bomb the hell out of them and then send in inadequate numbers of troops to secure positions.

Don, it won't work against a nation with a real military!

[rigel99]

30. YUP you got it...

I even read once Bush thinks we can fight 'remote' wars from command centrals in US, meaning few troops, just airpower and bombs...

and the point they are missing is that this kind of war is old timey, doesn't work anymore against terrorists, terrorists require more people on the ground more spies, more linguists, it requires a whole new way of thinking about war and the rummies of the world just don't get it with their big ship, big bombs theory of war...

[havocmom]

5. Any maritime DUers out there? Were will this fleet get to between

departure time and, oh, say, June 6?

[markus]

8. Why? Were you thinking of attacking Pearl Harbor?

[TexasLawyer]

16. Maybe the ships will BE Pearl Harbor

I would not put it past our glorious leaders to send ships into harm's way-- just to be mysteriously blown up in a Pearl Harbor style attack. Within minutes, we will find out that the bombing was carried out by "crazed Iranian terrorists" who hate us for our freedom and who fear Democracy.

We will then institute a draft and bomb the crap out of Iran, as we've been planning to do all along according to Seymour Hersh, Scott Ritter and others.

God, I hope this is just far-fetched fantasizing on my part.

[MountainLaurel]

23. Gulf of Tonkin, anyone?

:scared:

[havocmom]

17. No, jst trying to figure out the plan: Syria, Iran, of Korea.

Betting on Iran. Scott Ritter is generally on the mark with his theories, sadly.

[markus]

21. You do the math, with CENTCOM's help

Read here searhcing for "sea miles".

http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/980303az.htm

It's 12,000 to theatre (southwest Asia, not Korea).

[Nite Owl]

10. Wasn't Iran on the list

for June?

[havocmom]

18. That's what Mr. Ritter said. So far, every thing I notice points to him

being correct again.

As more shit hits the DC fan for the neocons, the bigger the next diversion will be. Laura failed as a target to creat the justification for martial law/clamp down on info to the public here and more war abroad. The junta has to tighten up the reins as some of the horses are taking their own lead.

Kids getting out of school and into an ecomony with nothing to offer. Recruiters have been going berserk trying to meet quotas... we will hear the sound distant thunder coming closer daily. x(

[BR_Parkway]

6. Did the Balkans replace N Korea in the "Axes of Evil"? Someone strike

oil there? I mean we can't be doing anything about N Korea now, they got nukes and might fight back.

[ElectroPrincess]

15. I don't know but this PNAC "perpetual war" crap is starting to stink

Perhaps I'm too hopeful but I sense that "some of the sheeple" (the true moderate republicans) are beginning to wake the hell up.

[denverbill]

7. Plenty of targets for the US Navy versus terrorism.

God only knows how many terrorists are yachting around the Persian Gulf as we speak.

[Pepperbelly]

12. most of these sortied are amphibs ...

it makes we wonder what they need the gators for? A landing from the sea?

Where?

[TexasLawyer]

28. U.S. Marines practice amphibious landings on Nitzanim beach (Israel)

posted on DU last month:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1409740

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

U.S. Marines practice amphibious landings on Nitzanim beach (Israel)
Apr. 20, 2005 22:40 | Updated Apr. 20, 2005 23:28
Marines storm ashore in Nitzanim
By ARIEH O'SULLIVAN

Hundreds of US Marines riding hovercrafts stormed ashore the beaches of Nitzanim Wednesday as part of joint maneuvers being quietly held between the US and Israeli militaries.

The Marines simulated an armed assault from the sea while IDF forces maneuvered inland until the two forces met.

Military sources said the operation was code named "Kaya Green." Troops were delivered by LCVs (hovercrafts) which also unloaded Humvees.

The Marines of the Sixth Fleet specialize in extraction operations to evacuate US personnel and conduct such exercises periodically in Israel.

More:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/J...

Is this just normal practice or something to worry about?

[Pepperbelly]

11. 3 month deployment for most of them ...

That is until August.

Curious. Of course, I was a Westpac squid and 9 months was pretty much our usual.

[paineinthearse]

14. Did anyone catch Rep Franks (Az) yesterday?

Rattling the Balkins sabre.

See releated post in politics, includes transcript. Very scary.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1814294

[sweetheart]

19. coincides nicely with "pipeline opened"

A £2.2bn pipeline that will deliver a million barrels of crude oil a day to the Mediterranean Sea, and is set to become a vital gateway for central Asian energy resources to the west, opened yesterday.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1492208,00.html

Reading between the doublespeak, sounds like War on Terror == protect
our oil.

[Just Me]

20. I freakin' dread this summer!!!

These neoCON imperialists must be stopped RIGHT NOW before it's too late.

Please, stop them, please,...for the sake of our people, our children and the people of this world.

[markus]

22. How about Saudi? Read this now

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3740937

That could be messy.

[loudsue]

24. Yep...here comes 9/11 part two.

Bush's poll numbers in the toilet, republican senators and congressmen showing a modicum of independent thinking, everyone in the USA, except a very lucky few, feeling like we're being financially squeezed to a pulp.... This would be a classic neocon move....pull off another 9/11, and YIPPEEEE!! Here we go again!!

:woohoo: Terra! Terra! Terra! Terra!!!!!! :woohoo:


Republicans. They're in control. They've BEEN in control, since WAY before they turned so pious as to impeach Bill Clinton for a BJ.

This is America under Republican rule. Look at it. Taste it. Feel it. Know it. It isn't going away as long as republicans own the vote counting machines.

:kick::kick::kick:

[formercia]

25. What did Dubya feed the prince in Crawford?

So, fearless leader, did you sneak in a little pork BBQ?

Don't tell me he's dying of brain cancer?

[Goldmund]

26. That was Abdullah, not Fahd.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[formercia]

27. Thanks. :)

They all dress alike, so it's hard to tell them apart. LOL

[DistressedAmerican]

29. No Chance Osama Is In The Balkans!

We should be using our resources to hunt the enemy!

Saddam was not the enemy and who ever we are going to harrass most likely is not EITHER!