Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:12 AM

bananas (20,164 posts)

Iran Is Freaking Out Over The Second US Carrier On Its Way To The Gulf

Source: Business Insider

The U.S. sent the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise on its way to the Persian Gulf March 12 for one final foray into the field before its ceremonious decommissioning.

Reports out today by the Associated Press say the U.S. is deploying the aircraft carrier amid the "rising tensions with Iran," but the ship has been on its way to meetup with the Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain for over three weeks.

What comes as a bit of a surprise, however, is the Iranian report put out Saturday through its Mehr News Agency, saying that Tehran is demanding the Enterprise halt its passage into the Strait of Hormuz, and report to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp's Sepah station.

Iran says that while it's there, the ship's commander will answer Revolutionary Guard questions and wait until it receives official permission before entering the area.

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Iran Is Freaking Out Over The Second US Carrier On Its Way To The Gulf (Original post)	bananas	Apr 2012	OP
Ha ha	Zorro	Apr 2012	#1
bananas	Diclotican	Apr 2012	#2
International waters are international	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#3
Let's hope we didn't send an aircraft carrier that is ready to be decommissioned	think	Apr 2012	#4
The 5000 crew members are not expendable.	hack89	Apr 2012	#12
The 5000 crew members would be a causus belli	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#13
I think 5 would be a causus belli to this administration. nt	hack89	Apr 2012	#19
Not all the battleships were considered obsolete at the time.	amandabeech	Apr 2012	#41
There are only two types of Naval ships in the 21st Century:	bvar22	Apr 2012	#66
Yes, deployments are planned in advance ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2012	#14
Can anyone show that Enterprise was diverted? nt	hack89	Apr 2012	#17
This is the current carrier locations	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#20
Looks like a standard East coast carrier deployment.	hack89	Apr 2012	#21
My thoughts also...	damyank913	Apr 2012	#46
Yes I agree the crew members are not expendable and I hope I in no way implied that.	think	Apr 2012	#30
Word.	kestrel91316	Apr 2012	#25
Carriers aren't expendable, full stop.	Posteritatis	Apr 2012	#45
Agreed, n/t	MrBig	Apr 2012	#54
completely ridiculous notion - a carrier is never alone - they have their own battle group	Baclava	Apr 2012	#59
Sigh. nt	Codeine	Apr 2012	#62
Less convinced there won't be war.	earthside	Apr 2012	#5
Drill everywhere.	CAPHAVOC	Apr 2012	#9
Doubt it	OnlinePoker	Apr 2012	#27
I don't think that this drilling will do what you think it will do	DisgustipatedinCA	Apr 2012	#43
Thanks for a bit of sanity in the stream of platitudes.	jimlup	Apr 2012	#34
how much gas and tax dollars is this costing ?	annm4peace	Apr 2012	#6
+1	L0oniX	Apr 2012	#16
the ship's commander will answer Revolutionary Guard questions?	BadtotheboneBob	Apr 2012	#7
headline in nov: iran declares war by sinking the uss enterprise	leftyohiolib	Apr 2012	#8
Yeah right......	Swede Atlanta	Apr 2012	#10
They have 400 Sunburn Missiles. Maybe even more. Deployed on the coast. Hidden.	CAPHAVOC	Apr 2012	#15
Not likely	Becka2515	Apr 2012	#23
If they're going through the Straits of Hormuz, they're in range	OnlinePoker	Apr 2012	#29
They wont go into the Straits...	Becka2515	Apr 2012	#33
Some say they do not have any	CAPHAVOC	Apr 2012	#35
No they don't - pure internet myth.	hack89	Apr 2012	#31
Wouldnt surprise me if US knew location of every sunburn	HooptieWagon	Apr 2012	#64
i was thinking more like gulf of tonkin	leftyohiolib	Apr 2012	#42
And if they did, they'd be nothing more than a smoking crater by dec.	Angleae	Apr 2012	#40
Yeah, the day the Enterprise submits to Iran's "questioning"	Arkana	Apr 2012	#11
I almost peed my pants laughing at that.	Becka2515	Apr 2012	#24
heheheehe	hibbing	Apr 2012	#38
That headline reads like something a teenager would write.	bitchkitty	Apr 2012	#18
+1	Purveyor	Apr 2012	#26
+2	snooper2	Apr 2012	#28
I thought there were 3 carriers in the Gulf? What about the VInson?	lib2DaBone	Apr 2012	#22
That's a hoot. They keep that shit up and the world will start calling it "The Arabian Gulf"	MADem	Apr 2012	#32
The Arabs already do... The Persians are not amused	BadtotheboneBob	Apr 2012	#47
Don't I know it.	MADem	Apr 2012	#49
It is due for decommissioning in 2013	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#36
CVN-80	Becka2515	Apr 2012	#39
Don't hold your breath.	Angleae	Apr 2012	#51
I cant see	Becka2515	Apr 2012	#53
Their definition of "good" president is vastly different from anyone elses.	Angleae	Apr 2012	#61
It went through RCOH* in 1990.	MADem	Apr 2012	#50
"Speak softly but carry a big stick."	Fozzledick	Apr 2012	#37
my guess is that this is bluster for a domestic audience	DisgustipatedinCA	Apr 2012	#44
I find this funny on a WHOLE other level....	Volaris	Apr 2012	#48
Wouldn't You?	Typical NYC Lib	Apr 2012	#52
"You may fire when ready, Gridley!"	unionworks	Apr 2012	#55
Do they read DU?	IDemo	Apr 2012	#56
How would you feel ?	legin	Apr 2012	#57
They're decommissioning the Enterprise? Man, I am getting old. n/t	Adsos Letter	Apr 2012	#58
It seems obvious that any country in Iran's situation would freak out.	polly7	Apr 2012	#60
"Freaking out" is just the sort of nomenclature that inspires journalistic respect.	Codeine	Apr 2012	#63
I dunno, seems pretty accurate reporting to me	HooptieWagon	Apr 2012	#65

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:28 AM

Zorro (3,999 posts)

1. Ha ha

Thanks for the chuckle.

Iran Is Freaking Out Over The Second US Carrier On Its Way To The Gulf

1. Ha ha

2. bananas

3. International waters are international

4. Let's hope we didn't send an aircraft carrier that is ready to be decommissioned

12. The 5000 crew members are not expendable.

13. The 5000 crew members would be a causus belli

19. I think 5 would be a causus belli to this administration. nt

41. Not all the battleships were considered obsolete at the time.

66. There are only two types of Naval ships in the 21st Century:

14. Yes, deployments are planned in advance ...

17. Can anyone show that Enterprise was diverted? nt

20. This is the current carrier locations

21. Looks like a standard East coast carrier deployment.

46. My thoughts also...

30. Yes I agree the crew members are not expendable and I hope I in no way implied that.

25. Word.

45. Carriers aren't expendable, full stop.

54. Agreed, n/t

59. completely ridiculous notion - a carrier is never alone - they have their own battle group

62. Sigh. nt

5. Less convinced there won't be war.

9. Drill everywhere.

27. Doubt it

43. I don't think that this drilling will do what you think it will do

34. Thanks for a bit of sanity in the stream of platitudes.

6. how much gas and tax dollars is this costing ?

16. +1

7. the ship's commander will answer Revolutionary Guard questions?

8. headline in nov: iran declares war by sinking the uss enterprise

10. Yeah right......

15. They have 400 Sunburn Missiles. Maybe even more. Deployed on the coast. Hidden.

23. Not likely

29. If they're going through the Straits of Hormuz, they're in range

33. They wont go into the Straits...

35. Some say they do not have any

31. No they don't - pure internet myth.

64. Wouldnt surprise me if US knew location of every sunburn

42. i was thinking more like gulf of tonkin

40. And if they did, they'd be nothing more than a smoking crater by dec.

11. Yeah, the day the Enterprise submits to Iran's "questioning"

24. I almost peed my pants laughing at that.

38. heheheehe

18. That headline reads like something a teenager would write.

26. +1

28. +2

22. I thought there were 3 carriers in the Gulf? What about the VInson?

32. That's a hoot. They keep that shit up and the world will start calling it "The Arabian Gulf"

47. The Arabs already do... The Persians are not amused

49. Don't I know it.

36. It is due for decommissioning in 2013

39. CVN-80

51. Don't hold your breath.

53. I cant see

61. Their definition of "good" president is vastly different from anyone elses.

50. It went through RCOH* in 1990.

37. "Speak softly but carry a big stick."

44. my guess is that this is bluster for a domestic audience

48. I find this funny on a WHOLE other level....

52. Wouldn't You?

55. "You may fire when ready, Gridley!"

56. Do they read DU?

57. How would you feel ?

58. They're decommissioning the Enterprise? Man, I am getting old. n/t

60. It seems obvious that any country in Iran's situation would freak out.

63. "Freaking out" is just the sort of nomenclature that inspires journalistic respect.

65. I dunno, seems pretty accurate reporting to me