On Mar 23, 11:16 am, "Robert Chung" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom Kunich wrote:
> > proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they really don't care about the
> > lives of the common grunt!
>
> and
>
> > It's just really good to know that you're so up on all this stuff and
> > know a lot more than the Pentagon about what's needed and where.
>
> From
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/22/AR200...>
>
> "The U.S. military's faulty war plans [... allowed] widespread looting of
> weapons and explosives used to make roadside bombs that cause the bulk of
> U.S. casualties, according to a government report released yesterday."
More good planning and response to threats:
http://tinyurl.com/25spbt
Quoted:
McVadon, who has written about the Chinese navy, called the Sizzler
``right now the most pertinent and pressing threat the U.S. faces in
the case of a Taiwan conflict.'' Jane's, the London-based defense
information group, reported in 2005 in its publication ``Missiles and
Rockets'' that Russia had offered the missile to Iran as part of a
sale in the 1990s of three Kilo- class submarines.
That report was confirmed by the Pentagon official who requested
anonymity. The Office of Naval Intelligence suggested the same thing
in a 2004 report, highlighting in its assessment of maritime threats
Iran's possible acquisition of additional Russian diesel submarines
``with advanced anti-ship cruise missiles
But Hey we all know that the Strait of Hormuz isn't important and Iran
isn't belligerent so no worries, right?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6489493.stm
Mrs Beckett said: "We understand that they were in two boats that were
operating in Iraqi waters in accordance with the Security Council
Resolution 1723 in support of the government of Iraq to stop
smuggling."
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a_Aw9B.MGCuY&refer=us
General John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, said
in a written statement to the House Armed Services Committee on March
15 that Iran is expanding naval bases along its shoreline and now has
``large quantities'' of small, fast- attack ships, many armed with
torpedoes and Chinese-made high- speed missiles capable of firing from
10,000 yards.
``Iran's capabilities are focusing on disrupting oil traffic through
the straits,'' Army Colonel Mark Tillman, a professor at the National
Defense University in Washington and former Central Command planner,
said in an interview. ``Why else would they have these things?''
To get it back on bicycles, at least after they disrupt global
petroleum that won't hinder our riding.
Bill C
