U.S. aircraft carrier moves near Strait of Hormuz

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   Thursday, December 29, 2011

The aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis reportedly is steaming toward the Strait of Hormuz where the Iranian navy is conducting war games. Photo Credit:MaritimeQuest

A US aircraft carrier entered a zone near the Strait of Hormuz being used by the Iranian navy for war games, an Iranian official said Thursday amid rising tensions over the key oil-transit channel. …

The US aircraft carrier was believed to [be] the USS John C Stennis, one of the US Navy’s biggest warships. …

After warnings from the Iranian government and navy this week that Iran could close the strait if threatened by further Western sanctions, the US Defence Department warned on Wednesday that such actions “will not be tolerated.” The United States maintains a navy presence in the Gulf in large part to ensure oil traffic there is unhindered. Read the original article at AFP

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5 Replies to “U.S. aircraft carrier moves near Strait of Hormuz”

  1. What down-side would there be right now if Barrack Obama were to do something big, bold, and nasty to the Iranians, like send one of there big ships to the bottom of the sea? We know he has it in him. Wouldn’t his ratings go through the roof? Poor Mitt Romney would be weeping in his non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverage, wouldn’t he? Wouldn’t Barry look great with his thousand-yard-stare, two-days salt & pepper growth, and just the right amount of world-condemnation coming in from, like, the French and the Russians, coupled with a great deal of applause and the sound of Republicans saying, “Screw it!” as the 2012 door slams shut and they decamp to the condo in Maui? It’s his to do. If I was a Mullah, I wouldn’t be too sure of myself right about now.

  2. John Stennis was an old style conservative, that’s why they named a big carrier after him. He probably helped get the funding. Iran needs to “get theirs” badly. Let’s see how far Obama will go. The dogs just need the nod. Then the Left will be squalling.

  3. The question that has intrigued me since Obama first got the democrat nod, is if he leads the US to war, will the let give him the same rough ride they gave Bush after 911? We already know the answer is no as we saw in Libya. But this could actually be a huge strategic advantage assuming that Obama acts with the same geopolitical reality that his office demands.