Prediction: CIA reporting that US. planes and ships were fired on by Iran.

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Gulf of Tonkin Incident

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was an alleged pair of attacks (the second of which may have been a false alarm) by naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam against two American destroyers, the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. The attacks occurred on 2 and 4 August 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Later research, including a report released in 2005 by the National Security Agency, indicated that the second attack did not occur, but also attempted to dispel the long-standing assumption that members of the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson had knowingly lied about the nature of the incident
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident

[Rick Myers]

1. That is exactly how it will happen.

The old 'false flag' routine. The Gulf airspace, with 3 CBGs, if cluttered with aircraft! I'm sure someone is giving 'orders' to put aircraft a little too close to Iran.

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2. Thank you, you are the only reply out of 27 who got the point I was attempting to make...

[Webster Green]

5. I got the point....I just wondered if it had actually occured..

..as I too expect it any time.

I was in that destroyer squadron, BTW. I arrived shortly after the Maddox "incident".

[reprehensor]

3. Wouldn't surprise me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3067286

[HuffleClaw]

4. i think they'd need something more than a little 'incident'

to 'justify' any sort of major attack.

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6. need something more than a little 'incident? - look what Israel did to lebanon over 2 soldiers

The Gulf Of Tonkin incident was Prez Johnson's BS. story that American ships were being attacked and fired on by the north Vietnamese

Prediction: Bush: today two american soldiers lost their life after being fired upon by the Iranian air forces. like Pearl Harbor, 9-11, "they have to attack us first. With Iraq in such a sad state, Iran would provide excellant cover opportunities.

[CK_John]

7. Iran has several subs and may go ahead and sink a ship. You

have a group in Iran that have stated and hope for great destruction, so that they can return to an 800AD environment. Problems is * is ready to help. The old "let's get it on" mantra by both sides could let it happen any day now.

As seen by today's problems with a sub hitting a Japanese tanker. Modern warships in a small sea can have unseen problems.

[ellisonz]

8. Not going to happen...

Iran has diesel subs I believe which our modern sonar would here from a mile away, US Navy ships have 24/7 watches so they would have to get very very lucky. The Persian Gulf ain't that small...

There will be not be an US/Iran or Israel/Iran War. Sorry folks this just ain't gonna happen, how about focusing on Iraq?

;-)