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Build up in the Gulf

silverharp · 2007-01-07 09:38:22

Anyone following this, there appears tobe a bigger then normal build up of US forces in the Gulf(or on way to), 2 or 3 carrier groups. Normal? or trying to intimidate Iran?

07-01-2007 9:38am

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Anyone following this, there appears tobe a bigger then normal build up of US forces in the Gulf(or on way to), 2 or 3 carrier groups. Normal? or trying to intimidate Iran?

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#2 07-01-2007 11:22am

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Propping up a withdrawal maybe and one last ditch effort to show that military intervention was right for Iraq
Although who knows what Bush is going to do before he leaves office

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/01/03/do0302.xml

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#3 07-01-2007 1:15pm

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Yeah it's been suggested by the Americans that putting in more troops temporarily to aid withdrawl would be a good idea.

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#4 08-01-2007 1:51am

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Sounds like the US has gotten annoyed by Iran.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16281057/

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