Posted on Jan 12, 2016
Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy Boats Held by Iran Military
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Iran has detained two small U.S. Navy craft and are detaining 10 U.S. Sailors. Iran is saying the Sailors are safe and will be released to continue their journey.
This is happening on the night of POTUS' State of the Union speech. Iran is also within 10 days of having sanctions lifted and receiving billions of dollars in connection with the deal. Iran has been escalating tensions between itself and the U.S. in recent weeks. This is a pattern of activity by Iran to try to create a confrontation between itself and non-shiite countries.
This is happening on the night of POTUS' State of the Union speech. Iran is also within 10 days of having sanctions lifted and receiving billions of dollars in connection with the deal. Iran has been escalating tensions between itself and the U.S. in recent weeks. This is a pattern of activity by Iran to try to create a confrontation between itself and non-shiite countries.
Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy Boats Held by Iran Military
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CPT (Join to see) They're just making waves. They don't dare keep them for too long. I view this on the level of a Fat Boy Leader tantrum.
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And yet we are still making deals with them, those deals which provide more than enough funding to their agendas.
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Capt Walter Miller
It is tiresome to keep pointing out that Iran has all the cards. Unless you want to tool up for an Operation OVERLORD or God forbid, another OIF, we had to use some pretty poor levers to get them to agree to anything at all. In this, as in so much else, President Obama has applied the art of the possible to this as he has done so well in so many other spheres.
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Capt Walter Miller
Put another way, the Bush Administration so badly applied US military power that we now appear to be the Straw Giant we were perceived to be back in the 80's.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/arthur-hadley-2/the-straw-giant-triumph-and-failure-americas-ar/
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/arthur-hadley-2/the-straw-giant-triumph-and-failure-americas-ar/
THE STRAW GIANT: Triumph and Failure: America's Armed Forces by Arthur Hadley | Kirkus Reviews
An insightful examination of the military that delves into the many problems, inefficiencies, and foibles that normally are shielded by the bravado of our leaders.
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Cpl (Join to see)
So you go to a liberal opinion blog and offer it as a source that fits your beliefs? I didn't learn anything and wasted minutes of my life.
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