second carrier headed to Persian Gulf

[rurallib]

on the same day that Iran stops accepting dollars for oil? Co-incidence?

[mikelgb]

1. frack

[rurallib]

2. Wonder what the Vegas odds are on us invading Iran

Pretty high I would guess. Switching to Euros makes our money basically worthless paper.

[madokie]

3. last december

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Iran+stops+accepting+dollars+for+oil&btnG=Google+Search

Have I missed something more recent :shrug:

[rurallib]

5. I am going by this thread on the front page

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3290376

I know Iran has been talking of stopping trade in dollars. Maybe the poster there was late.
Whatever. I know stopping trade in dollars gets Cheney riled.

[TheWraith]

4. Iran's been doing business in Euros for a long time, and this isn't the first time a carrier has

Been moved in. It's about the 20th time, actually. The only difference is that they announced it to the media this time, probably as yet another "hey, look over there!" measure.

[rurallib]

6. Maybe this is just part of the ratcheting of belloigerence by us

Getting it out there as it were. I was hopeful we would not attack Iran. Now I am believing it is a matter of when not if.

[Mrs. Overall]

7. Which carrier is it?

[rurallib]

9. didn't give a name. Heard Shuster mention it on Ed Schultz show

then CNN reported it at the hour headlines.

[wuushew]

10. I believe the two carriers are the Lincoln and the Truman

But notice from my link that the Roosevelt, Enterprise and Eisenhower seem to be available or deployable on short notice from the East coast.

The Kitty Hawk was last reported in Hong Kong so whether it is headed back to Japan is unknown.


http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html

[Mrs. Overall]

12. Is there a chance it could be the Nimitz?

I went to the gonavy link, and it seems the Nimitz was in the West Pacific as of April 24th.

[wuushew]

13. Well the schedule called for a four month deployment starting in Jan.

So I can only assume the Nimitz would be heading back to San Diego.

[Mrs. Overall]

14. Ok, thanks. I wasn't exactly sure how to read the deployment, decommission part of the chart.

[SpiralHawk]

8. "I saw this carrier thing on TV, and thought, 'What the Hell'..." - Commander AWOL

"...with a neat aircraft carrier like that at my disposal, why not send it to Eye-ran, and really get this World War III Armageddon Crusade in high gear? Whoopeee. Shock & Awe, baby. Wait till my republicon homelander cronies see the Massive War Profits that will roll in from this. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[mikelgb]

11. He's playing Battleship again...

lol on edit: notice the dutiful wife and daughter in the background doing their part.... jeebus

[riverdeep]

15. All the pieces are adding up.

After the disastrous NIE (from the war mongers' point of view) that let truth slip out, the administration has been laying the groundwork of propaganda again. Getting rid of Fallon was the last step. Now, they're free. Put Patraeus in charge, take your offensive positions, get the Congress to fund it, have your lackey's in the media ratchet up the rhetoric, release photo 'evidence' of how Syria engaged in nuclear proliferation and Israel defended itself, continue the lie that the surge worked. All of these pieces and others indicate what's to come. And here we are fighting about candidates' personal connections with controversial figures. Cheney couldn't be more pleased.

Here is a great interview with Scott Ritter on the bombing of the Syrian facility. He points out that even if what the US claimed was taking place, it still wasn't illegal. It was illegal to bomb them, however.

"What we’re talking about here is the violation of a nation’s sovereignty, an act of war, unprovoked, preemptive, by one nation against another. And the United States is remaining not only silent, but we’re actually siding with the aggressor."

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/28/un_nuclear_watchdog_chief_blasts_us

I believe that the final call of when to go to war will be decided jointly between the Pentagon and Israel. Israel realizes this is the best and last chance to get rid of their enemies, and they're going to take it. The American people will play no part in the decision. They'll just pay for it.

[Kip Humphrey]

16. 3 carriers are required to execute the Penatgon's Iran bombing campaign. /nt