Navy aircraft carrier steams toward Yemen as fighting continues - The Washington Post

This has the potential to become quite interesting. The US has dispatched a carrier battle group, ostensibly to intercenpt 7-9 Iranian ships carry arms to Yemeni rebels.

(you will recall Yemen ... where Obama cited it as a model success story in the war against Islamic Terror, right up unitl the country recently imploded and fell to Iranian back rebels)

Anyway, I wonder how this will play out over the next few days?

Seems to me that, with this decision, there are two policy options open to the administration.
1. intercept Iranian ships to prevent arms transfers
2. ignore them and let them in.

Option 1 will require a credible threat of the use of force. The US can readily sink the Iranian flotilla if so desired. There will be consequences in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere if that happens.

Thoughts?

Option 3: Give yet another wonderful speech and do nothing.

Originally Posted by Guest

Navy aircraft carrier steams toward Yemen as fighting continues - The Washington Post

This has the potential to become quite interesting. The US has dispatched a carrier battle group, ostensibly to intercenpt 7-9 Iranian ships carry arms to Yemeni rebels.

(you will recall Yemen ... where Obama cited it as a model success story in the war against Islamic Terror, right up unitl the country recently imploded and fell to Iranian back rebels)

Anyway, I wonder how this will play out over the next few days?

Seems to me that, with this decision, there are two policy options open to the administration.
1. intercept Iranian ships to prevent arms transfers
2. ignore them and let them in.

Option 1 will require a credible threat of the use of force. The US can readily sink the Iranian flotilla if so desired. There will be consequences in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere if that happens.

Thoughts?

It is quite something.

Yemen, who as you said was Obama's model in stress from the country who publicly says they want to kill USA and refuses to stop supporting terrorism, and with whom we are in negotiations with, and backing down quite a bit if news reports are accurate. Makes you wonder, but I am positive we will hear WORDS that will twist it and make it seem okay.

As many on here love to say.....elections have consequences.....these are serious ones for sure.

Originally Posted by Guest

It is quite something.

Yemen, who as you said was Obama's model in stress from the country who publicly says they want to kill USA and refuses to stop supporting terrorism, and with whom we are in negotiations with, and backing down quite a bit if news reports are accurate. Makes you wonder, but I am positive we will hear WORDS that will twist it and make it seem okay.

As many on here love to say.....elections have consequences.....these are serious ones for sure.

We will most likely hear words to the effect the WH and Iran have reached an amicable agreement on the arms:

Iran has promised the weapons are to be used for peaceful defense of Yemen
and the WH finds this acceptable.
The weapons will be allowed to procede but we have advised Iran if all does not go as agreed there will be consequences.

I can't believe the absolute idiocy some on here perpetuate. They honestly want war no matter what. Anything less is weakness. I find it sad we might have to use this force, and place young men's lives in danger because those in charge cannot be reasoned with. Who is worse?

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I can't believe the absolute idiocy some on here perpetuate. They honestly want war no matter what. Anything less is weakness. I find it sad we might have to use this force, and place young men's lives in danger because those in charge cannot be reasoned with. Who is worse?

The only one to have mentioned war so far is you.

I think our great leader will draw a red line in the ocean and if the Iranians cross it we'll... um, er... we'll... well um... there will be... consequences............... or not.

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The only one to have mentioned war so far is you.

Between the lines. Any force will mean war, in one form or another and a lot of the posters here are mentioning force as opposed to " do nothing". But of course you knew that!

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Between the lines. Any force will mean war, in one form or another and a lot of the posters here are mentioning force as opposed to " do nothing". But of course you knew that!

I think you're staining your shorts again ...

Originally Posted by Guest

I can't believe the absolute idiocy some on here perpetuate. They honestly want war no matter what. Anything less is weakness. I find it sad we might have to use this force, and place young men's lives in danger because those in charge cannot be reasoned with. Who is worse?

Do you really advocate 'reasoning' with a radical Islamic theocracy? Come on .... for real?

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I think you're staining your shorts again ...

Originally Posted by Guest

Do you really advocate 'reasoning' with a radical Islamic theocracy? Come on .... for real?

You lead the charge. I'm right behind you. Oh I thought so. You ever seen a war up close and personal or did you send someone else's kids to die for you?

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You lead the charge. I'm right behind you. Oh I thought so. You ever seen a war up close and personal or did you send someone else's kids to die for you?

Totally inappropriate and uncalled for provocation.
Very nasty mouth.

Originally Posted by Guest

Totally inappropriate and uncalled for provocation.
Very nasty mouth.

And the stained shorts comment was ok cause it comes from the right? Double standard again by the gang of six. I don't get intimidated easily!