Looks like the boats are returning from Irans coast

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/june/06_08_3.html

U.S. CONCLUDES ANOTHER GULF EXERCISE


ABU DHABI -- The U.S. Navy has concluded another exercise in the Gulf as part of an effort to reassure Gulf Arab allies that face threats from Iran.

On Thursday, the navy concluded an exercise of its two carrier strike groups near the Iranian coast. The exercises took place in the Straits of Hormuz, the passage for 40 percent of global oil shipping.

The exercise was comprised of the navy's USS John C. Stennis, USS Nimitz and the Marine Corps's Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault group. The exercise consisted of nine ships, 140 combat aircraft and 17,000 personnel in the largest daylight transit since 2003.

[hobbit709]

1. Just which of our "allies"

was Iran threatening?

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. Maybe Cheney didn't get his way.

one can hope.

[napi21]

3. I'll have to ask my son just how often they do manuvers in that area.

I know that it's std practice for those ships to go out every 6 months and for a very long time they've been going to the Med. My son has talked abou the straits of Hormuz and he was stationed on the Nimitz.

I'm wondering if a lot of this was just all show publicity and not much more than std. manuvers.

[Captain Hilts]

4. napi21 I think you've nailed it. These things are scheduled waaaay ahead of time. nt

[napi21]

6. I've thought that all along. The hype of all this staging on Iran was

another publicity stunt for Shrub and Cheney!

[aquart]

5. Getting out of the way of the storm?

I know it died down, but it was still wet.

[Captain Hilts]

7. A great time to be in a submarine! nt