asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
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This is the monster Russia is sending
This is the monster Russia is sending
Syrian Crisis...2013
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Which ship? Will you post a link? I cannot find any. Thanks!
This Just in...it sucks to remain on station when you thought you were heading home..I would not be surprised to see one of the ships, more than likely Truman to be sent back through the Suez and off the Syrian coast as someone suggested.
Which ship? Will you post a link? I cannot find any. Thanks!
This Just in...it sucks to remain on station when you thought you were heading home..I would not be surprised to see one of the ships, more than likely Truman to be sent back through the Suez and off the Syrian coast as someone suggested.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
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The 5th DDG is USS Stout DDG-55 there is speculation it will replace USS Mahan but it seems like its a 5th addition rather than a replacement
That's 5 x Arleigh Burkes in the region
USS Stout
USS Mahan
USS Rampage
USS Barry
USS Gravely
The 5th DDG is USS Stout DDG-55 there is speculation it will replace USS Mahan but it seems like its a 5th addition rather than a replacement
That's 5 x Arleigh Burkes in the region
USS Stout
USS Mahan
USS Rampage
USS Barry
USS Gravely
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Thanks for sharing Asif. If the information about the Saudi-Russian exchange is true then this whole situation is a totally different ballgame. Defcon 1 anyone?
Thanks for sharing Asif. If the information about the Saudi-Russian exchange is true then this whole situation is a totally different ballgame. Defcon 1 anyone?
kwaigonegin
Colonel
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That would be the Moskva and she is already in the Med. Only bad things will come if a Harpoon or a Tomahwak strikes her either intentionally or unintentionally.
Obama need to lay this one off IMHO. Let the Russians sort this out with the Iranians etc. Assad does NOT pose a national security threat to the US/UK or Europe. Heck Assad's wife is/was a UK citizen herself.
He may be a murderous tyrant BUT anti Western//White/Christian etc Islamist he is not.
This is the monster Russia is sending
That would be the Moskva and she is already in the Med. Only bad things will come if a Harpoon or a Tomahwak strikes her either intentionally or unintentionally.
Obama need to lay this one off IMHO. Let the Russians sort this out with the Iranians etc. Assad does NOT pose a national security threat to the US/UK or Europe. Heck Assad's wife is/was a UK citizen herself.
He may be a murderous tyrant BUT anti Western//White/Christian etc Islamist he is not.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
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Well let's remember one thing, the Russians dispatched the Cruiser and anti-submarine ship before the UK paraliment rejected a military action
As a matter of fact 6 x Typhoons from the RAF just today arrived at Cyprus and with AWACS and intel aircraft, and just few days ago Russia mobilised its Black Sea Fleet
This shows how far Russia is willing to go, the Europeans and Americans must have sent in close to 25-30 warships there some of them the worlds most advanced, two carrier battle groups were on station air assets have been arriving at various locations and UK seemed committed and so did France
Yet Russia never blinked, they gave chase alright sending in one of thier most powerful vessels, I have no doubt in my mind Russia could be overwhelmed by the vast number of ships opposing them but the fact they refused to let down Assad and send in thier own navy just reminded everyone else that it's not a one way street and that Russia is ready to go the distance
If UK voted for war then Russia was committed, no way they would allow thier vessels to be hit and them do nothing, it's a war anything can happen and accident can lead to a direct confrontation between the West and Russia
Russias entry into this whole conflict raised the stakes, raised them to a level which I have never seem before, a direct naval build up between two heavy weights
I think this has just reminded everyone that the old bear still has a roar and that Russia can still pull some very serious cards in a tough game of poker
Well let's remember one thing, the Russians dispatched the Cruiser and anti-submarine ship before the UK paraliment rejected a military action
As a matter of fact 6 x Typhoons from the RAF just today arrived at Cyprus and with AWACS and intel aircraft, and just few days ago Russia mobilised its Black Sea Fleet
This shows how far Russia is willing to go, the Europeans and Americans must have sent in close to 25-30 warships there some of them the worlds most advanced, two carrier battle groups were on station air assets have been arriving at various locations and UK seemed committed and so did France
Yet Russia never blinked, they gave chase alright sending in one of thier most powerful vessels, I have no doubt in my mind Russia could be overwhelmed by the vast number of ships opposing them but the fact they refused to let down Assad and send in thier own navy just reminded everyone else that it's not a one way street and that Russia is ready to go the distance
If UK voted for war then Russia was committed, no way they would allow thier vessels to be hit and them do nothing, it's a war anything can happen and accident can lead to a direct confrontation between the West and Russia
Russias entry into this whole conflict raised the stakes, raised them to a level which I have never seem before, a direct naval build up between two heavy weights
I think this has just reminded everyone that the old bear still has a roar and that Russia can still pull some very serious cards in a tough game of poker
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Yep. It's the first time in over 100 years that the UK government had been defeated this way in its attempts to authorise war.
But the White House had just indicated that they are willing to go it alone, not an ace move politically, but there's no backing out now after Obama drew the 'red line'.
Yep. It's the first time in over 100 years that the UK government had been defeated this way in its attempts to authorise war.
But the White House had just indicated that they are willing to go it alone, not an ace move politically, but there's no backing out now after Obama drew the 'red line'.