Iran defiant on nuclear programme
 

With respect to the UN deadline in the original article:

No big surprise there.

Source:
http://newsbbc.co.uk/

Having plans and utilizing plans are two different things.

The Pentagon is always planning, so it's always good to be prepared, just in case. :know:

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I can see it now...

"Sir...we've got a situation here."

"What's that soldier?"

"We've found Cascade Detergent in Iranian Scud Missiles"

jk

Typical BBC News hype just what I was thinking.

Why don't you check his background for Iraq before you puke that leftest crap out!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mu..._2003_Iraq_War

I couldn't resist....

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8876/scuden8.jpg

SCUD - As used by all good Middle Eastern dictatorial countries!!

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That was good, Oberon!:rotfl:

Oberon dose it again. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Iran Navy Presence in Iraq
 

I just found this on CNN's website.

• Officials: Iranian patrol boats recently entered Iraqi waters near oil terminals
• U.S. Navy officer says Iran trying to see what response its actions get
• Iran's actions the subject of recent U.S. military briefings, officials say
• U.S. assessment is Iran trying to raise its military presence in Persian Gulf.

:o:o

Now this on Yahoo.

MANAMA, Bahrain - Iran has brought its war games maneuvers over the past year into busy shipping lanes in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which two-fifths of the world's oil supplies pass, the top U.S. Navy commander in the Mideast said.

The moves have alarmed U.S. officials about possible accidental confrontations that could boil over into war, and led to a recent build-up of Navy forces in the Gulf, Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh said in an interview with The Associated Press and other reporters.

Oh the irony of it all.

Fine, I'll stop ranting.

As has been said, im sure they've got a plan for everything - probly even for taking out paris a la team america.

Uswing the plans, thats another matter. If thins keep going the way they are, i've no doubt that Iran will overstep the mark and someone will attack either a tanker or warship, and then we'll see a short, sharp conflict that will take oil back through the roof!

Yeah, just what I'd need too -- more sleepless nights watching the market respond during the day.

How many CAG are in the Arabian Sea at this time? TWO! Stennis and the Big E right now with one more heading there. If Bush sends three US Air Craft Carrier Groups to that area things may get hot real fast. Lets hope that if it gets hot we wipe out Iran before they can mine the straights or destroy any us or other ships in the area with those long range sea skimming supersonic land to sea missiles.

I think that Iran is testing us and that Iran wants to bluff the USA. All it takes if for one skipper on either side to start shooting.

The one carrier group arrived in the gulf area on Feb 15th but the news papers didn't say where it was until today. Last week the news reported this CAG at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean.

It's going to get really crowded in the 6 mile wide shipping lanes of the Straits which is only about 36 miles wide.

I hope that our ships are ready to take on these crazy Iranians with force at a moments notice.

We have mine sweepers already in the area to help clear any sea mines that Iran puts in the waters.

I do think that if Iran even blinks we will take out all it's major military assets along with it's known nuclear facilities. As the USA has plenty of missiles of our own.

It may be a good time to stock up on gasoline as the price of oil may shoot up for a short time if the shipping lanes are blocked. Fear of the missiles or mines may be the worst enemy of the West. All Iran has to do is take out one supertanker and the insurance rates will be sky high or shipping insurance will not be available for this area of the world for a while. And if any tankers hit a mine and sinks the environmental effects as well as the economic effects will be disturbing. John Pike thinks that this would hurt Iran economically as much as the rest of the world. But I don't know if John has this right. These Iranian mullahs may not think in Western Terms like we do. They may be happy being taken back to the Stone Ages.