Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran

[grumpyoldb]

Can this be true?
I haven't seen this on the news anywhere....................

http://europebusines.blogspot.com/2008/08/massive-us-naval-armada-heads-for-iran.html

Operation Brimstone ended only one week ago. This was the joint US/UK/French naval war games in the Atlantic Ocean preparing for a naval blockade of Iran and the likely resulting war in the Persian Gulf area. The massive war games included a US Navy supercarrier battle group, an US Navy expeditionary carrier battle group, a Royal Navy carrier battle group, a French nuclear hunter-killer submarine plus a large number of US Navy cruisers, destroyers and frigates playing the "enemy force".

The lead American ship in these war games, the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71) and its Carrier Strike Group Two (CCSG-2) are now headed towards Iran along with the USS Ronald Reagon (CVN76) and its Carrier Strike Group Seven (CCSG-7) coming from Japan.

The US Naval forces being assembled include the following:

Carrier Strike Group Nine
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing Two
Destroyer Squadron Nine:
USS Mobile Bay (CG53) guided missile cruiser
USS Russell (DDG59) guided missile destroyer
USS Momsen (DDG92) guided missile destroyer
USS Shoup (DDG86) guided missile destroyer
USS Ford (FFG54) guided missile frigate
USS Ingraham (FFG61) guided missile frigate
USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG60) guided missile frigate
USS Curts (FFG38) guided missile frigate
Plus one or more nuclear hunter-killer submarines

Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group
USS Peleliu (LHA-5) a Tarawa-class amphibious assault carrier
USS Pearl Harbor (LSD52) assult ship
USS Dubuque (LPD8) assult ship/landing dock
USS Cape St. George (CG71) guided missile cruiser
USS Halsey (DDG97) guided missile destroyer
USS Benfold (DDG65) guided missile destroyer

Carrier Strike Group Two
USS Theodore Roosevelt (DVN71) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing Eight
Destroyer Squadron 22
USS Monterey (CG61) guided missile cruiser
USS Mason (DDG87) guided missile destroyer
USS Nitze (DDG94) guided missile destroyer
USS Sullivans (DDG68) guided missile destroyer

USS Springfield (SSN761) nuclear powered hunter-killer submarine

IWO ESG ~ Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group
USS Iwo Jima (LHD7) amphibious assault carrier
with its Amphibious Squadron Four
and with its 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
USS San Antonio (LPD17) assault ship
USS Velia Gulf (CG72) guided missile cruiser
USS Ramage (DDG61) guided missile destroyer
USS Carter Hall (LSD50) assault ship
USS Roosevelt (DDG80) guided missile destroyer

USS Hartfore (SSN768) nuclear powered hunter-killer submarine

Carrier Strike Group Seven
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing 14
Destroyer Squadron 7
USS Chancellorsville (CG62) guided missile cruiser
USS Howard (DDG83) guided missile destroyer
USS Gridley (DDG101) guided missile destroyer
USS Decatur (DDG73) guided missile destroyer
USS Thach (FFG43) guided missile frigate
USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) fast combat support ship

Also likely to join the battle armada:

UK Royal Navy HMS Ark Royal Carrier Strike Group with assorted guided missile destroyers and frigates, nuclear hunter-killer submarines and support ships

French Navy nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines (likely the Amethyste and perhaps others), plus French Naval Rafale fighter jets operating off of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as the French Carrier Charles de Gaulle is in dry dock, and assorted surface warships


If this IS true, there is some serious sh!t coming down.

 

[snowball1]

Looks like a walts website!

 

[Trenchards Ghost]

Have you been reading Tom Clancy?

 

[John Lloyd]

Would you buy a mortgage from this man?
Link http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736852228762202003

Obviously a wannabeeee.

 

[he_who_dares_rodney]

Would you buy a mortgage from this man?
Link http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736852228762202003

Obviously a wannabeeee.

Seems I may have got a mortgage of someone worse
As least he advertises he's a nutter

 

[True Blue Jack]

How odd. The only Lord Stirling I can find in Burke's Peerage lives in London, not Indiana. I shall e-mail the Lord High Admiral of Nova Scotia immediately. Burke's cannot be allowed to get away with this outrage, especially since he was their Scottish editor.

******

 

[Wonky Tonka]

His parting shot on the blog:

"I am working on a new article: 08/08/08 THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD WAR III see this site for the article soon."


Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

Delusions of grandeur, methinks?

I think he's been watching Conspiracy Theory too many times

 

[PD TC]

Definately certifiable.

 

[Ex-Bay]

I just hope to God he's wrong, although some have seen it likely for a while.
Maybe the change in President in January might alter a few minds. . . . .

:S

 

[Tashy_Man]

I just hope to God he's wrong, although some have seen it likely for a while.
Maybe the change in President in January might alter a few minds. . . . .

:S

Indeed....especially if Osama Obama gets in !

Crack on.................DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[John Lloyd]

I just hope to God he's wrong, although some have seen it likely for a while.
Maybe the change in President in January might alter a few minds. . . . .

:S

I don't suppose a bloke facing redundancy in January, with significant interests in Texan oil companies and profits would consider creating another Middle East conflict with the ensuing knock on effect to the price of oil......or could I be wrong?

 

[BillyBunter]

Well the RIMPAC Ex has just finished and the ships need something to do , if this is the case then its a show of power to make Iran change there views, if not then we are seriousley in poop , only problem is they wont bring back Germany if we take on Iran , that suxs big time