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Pentagon has ‘successful plan’ with hundreds of Tomahawks deployed near Iran

Published time: April 20, 2012 19:08
Edited time: April 21, 2012 00:10
An operational tomahawk missile launch (Reuters / Handout)

America’s plan B for Iran “will be successful,” promises US defense secretary, Leon Panetta. Reports suggest this is no sable rattling, as the US strike groups deployed to the Persian Gulf may be carrying some 430 Tomahawk missiles.

­Washington has not yet dropped its “all options” stance towards Iran, who, they fear, may be building nuclear weapons. The confirmation was obtained by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer from Panetta on Thursday.

We are prepared with all options on the table if we have to respond,” Panetta said, adding that “there are plans” to deal with Iran if the country does not give up its nuclear ambitions.

I don’t think there is any question that if we have to implement that plan, it will be successful,” he added.

This practical approach sees two American aircraft carriers, their battle groups, several submarines and additional Marines deployed to the Gulf waters. Both the US Navy and the Pentagon say the commissions are “routine.”

Nevertheless, assessments made by Interfax news agency say that the group headed by the USS Enterprise alone has taken at least 130 Tomahawk missiles to the Persian Gulf.

The other group, which has the USS Abraham Lincoln as its flagship, has as many long-range cruise missiles of the same class. This group was last reported to be patrolling the Arabian Sea, where the US Navy says it is providing air support to NATO troops in Afghanistan.

The submarine USS Georgia, which is also navigating the waters, is estimated to be carrying 154 Tomahawks. Another submarine, assigned to an amphibious assault group, is reported to have 12 cruise missiles at its disposal.

All this gives a total figure of at least 430 Tomahawks with a range of 1,700 km on a routine voyage around the waters of the Persian Gulf. The missiles would be able to take out Iran’s air-defense system in its entirety and turn its military airfields into rubble, experts tell Interfax.

With all the military build-up in the area, Washington says the first round of nuclear talks with Tehran gave them “positive” feelings. However, no alleviating of sanctions against Iran’s economy has so far been debated in the White House, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared on Monday.

The USA seems to be between a rock and the hard place regarding the issue of Iran. On the one hand, Washington says they want Iran to drop nukes, but diplomacy comes first. On the other hand, the US has to restrain Israel as its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has branded the first round of talks with Iran an international “freebie” for the country. He also makes it a point of mentioning at least once a month that Tehran is “an existential threat” to Israel.

Iran denies it is trying to build nuclear weapons, saying also it is their right to produce nuclear energy and radioactive treatment for cancer patients.

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Ayelyah 30.04.2012 02:21

Iran leads the way for true justice and peace for all nations. Iran we are with you, masses and multitudes from all nations. An awakened global population see the lies and propaganda formed against you and in their hearts stand with you. Our oppressors are the same, they have hijacked our nations and we are one against them. Identified as the Rothschild Zionist Cabal Network in collaboration with the British Establishment. USA has been hijacked by their treachery and betrayal.

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Ayelyah 27.04.2012 02:56

The same Rothschild zionist cabal behind the creation and manufacture of war today as it has been in the past. 1914 the start of World War 1. In this war, the German Rothschilds loan money to the Germans, the British Rothschilds loan money to the British, and the French Rothschilds loan money to the French.
Furthermore, the Rothschilds have control of the three European news agencies, Wolff (est. 1849) in Germany, Reuters (est. 1851) in England, and Havas (est. 1835) in France.
The Rothschilds use Wolff to manipulate the German people into a fervour for war. It is around this time that the Rothschilds are rarely reported in the media, because they own the media. Today we have internet, thus they desperately need to shut the mouths of those speaking truth and exposing the whole Rothschild Zionist Cabal Network that has hijacked whole nations through deception, betrayal, theft and manipulation. These criminals threaten the lives of every man woman and child on this planet.

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Dandelion13 26.04.2012 21:00

Robert wrote in #8
Remember, you don't have to believe my dream. I personally think it has a message in it i should listen to. That dream was the most realistic dream i have ever had next to one that i had last year: I dreamt that one morning, I awoke to news that the U.S. invaded Iran and was making "good progress" towards defeating the Iranian Military. Of course CNN was the news channel stating this so i didnt really listen much. What struck me the most was this sickening feeling of worry i got but i never knew why. Then, all of the sudden, i heard news that Russia  and china were launching a counter-offensive from the northeastern side of Iran. I remember seeing the map of Iran in which the west side and the south-east side was under control of the west while the Northeast side was in the hands of russian and chinese forces and the central part, mainly the capital saw most of the fighting. I do not know what else happened past that but the next thing I remember was being in my house, at night, hiding from "soldiers". I remember seeing these soldiers patrolling the streets with a helicopter looming over my neighborhood. Again, i did not know if the US military was doing this but i had some undeniable hunch that they were. When you analyze my recent dream along with this one, i have a good feeling these events might happen. And i have had some silly dreams before, but i can distinguish the difference between those dreams and these. 
I had such dreams, too, Robert. The explosions rising kilometres into the clear and patient sky, seen from the neighbourhood of my family´s house which lies relatively near to the city that got devastated in a few seconds and me rushing for cover from the sheer blasts that rapidly followed that breathtaking sight.To my surprise I soon later found our house being intact, whilst some others around had taken severe damages from the numerous blasts.
Another time I even dreamt of the Army patrolling around nearly emtpy streets and searching for people who feared to get found, what simply meant deportation and death to them.
I dreamt about that topics ten years ago and -notoriously of an sceptic optimism- now wish for another ten years without fulllfillment of that simple prophecies these dreams gave to me.
btw.: hail to you, holyman ;)

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