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Iran Beating the War Drums — How Does America Respond?


You can’t expect a Community Organizer to know a real threat when he sees one. The following report proves it.

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By / 10 February 2014

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Recently, Iran announced it was sending warships to the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, their warships were being sent close to America’s shores, in response to America having its naval forces close to Iranian shores.

So Iran all of the sudden feels threatened? After all, the United States has had its armed forces fairly close to Iran for quite some time.

Meanwhile, Iran plans to send its naval forces as far as Antarctica.

Just what are the Iranians’ intentions? Are their actions part of a training exercise? It is saber rattling? Is it a bluff in order to provoke an American response? Or are they trying to start a war?

* If it is a training exercise, then why send the ships so far from home?

* If the intention is saber rattling, then what does Iran hope to achieve? To force the United States to withdraw its fleet? That would be an unlikely scenario. To become a world power? After all, Iran is trying to be the dominant nation within the Middle East. And given Iran’s nuclear ambitions, we might wind up having a Cuban Missile Crisis II (with Venezuela taking the place of Cuba) or worse if the situation is not kept in check.

Perhaps it is a bluff- just to see how America reacts. After all, the Iranians abducted several British sailors in 2007, but released them soon afterwards. By doing so, Iran was basically taunting the British, hence they were asking “what are you going to do about it?” Given Obama’s disregard for national security, that might be the case.

But then again, maybe Iran is wanting war with the United States. Actually, they have been doing it for years. From the storming of the American Embassy in Tehran to sponsoring Hezbollah (e.g. the 1983 suicide bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon) Iran has been at war with America. Now, they seem to want an actual confrontation instead of using proxies.

Now the question remains: how will America react? Will the Obama Administration force Iran to back down, or will it take the same approach it is doing in regards to Iran’s nuclear program?

I heard that not too long ago China announced its plans to hold a series of war games in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama had no objections, but when Rick Perry found out, he threatened to mobilize the Texas National Guard, Home Guard, etc. to drive out the Chinese. As a result, Obama rescinded his permission to China.

In conclusion, such actions by Iran (and inaction by the Obama Administration) demonstrate the threat posed by Iran, as well as the lack of leadership we have in Washington, especially when it comes to national security. Strong leadership is needed in order to protect our nation. Because without strong leadership, then no one in America (or the world for that matter) will be safe.

About the author: Andrew Linn

Andrew Linn is a member of the Owensboro Tea Party and a former Field Representative for the Media Research Center. An ex-Democrat, he became a Republican one week after the 2008 Presidential Election. He has an M.A. in history from the University of Louisville, where he became a member of the Phi Alpha Theta historical honors society. He has also contributed to examiner.com and Right Impulse Media.

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Iranian warships will sail to U.S. maritime borders for first time to send ‘a message’ to the White House


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  • Destroyer and supply ship left Iran last month and are crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  • Deployment is a response to U.S. naval deployments near Iran’s coastlines
  • Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad of Iran’s Northern Navy Fleet said: ‘This move has a message’
  • Ships expected to sail for at least three months

By Associated  Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED:          18:12 EST, 8 February 2014       | UPDATED:          19:27 EST, 8 February 2014

Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time in a bid to send ‘a message’ to the White House.

A destroyer and helicopter-carrying supply ship began their voyage last month from the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and are on a three-month mission.

The voyage is intended to counter the U.S. naval presence in the Persian Gulf, as the Islamic Republic continues to assert its power across the Middle East and beyond.

‘Iran’s military fleet is approaching the United States’ maritime borders, and this move has a message,’  Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad of Iran’s Northern Navy Fleet said, according to The Jerusalem Post.

'This move has a message': Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean last month will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time in response to U.S. fleets near Iran

‘This move has a message’: Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean last month will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time in response to U.S. fleets near Iran 

Haddad said the vessels have already  entered the Atlantic Ocean via waters near South Africa, carrying about 30 navy academy cadets for training along with their regular crews.

Iran had first warned America of its  plans to deploy its naval forces along U.S. marine borders ‘in the next  few years’ in September 2012.

Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral  Habibollah Sayyari at the time said that the move would be a response to U.S. naval deployments near its own coastlines.

The U.S. Navy’s 5th fleet is based in Bahrain, just across the Persian Gulf.

Mission: The Iranian navy fleet, consisting of a destroyer and a helicopter-carrying supply ship, began its voyage last month from the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas

Mission: The Iranian navy fleet, consisting of a destroyer and a helicopter-carrying supply ship, began its voyage last month from the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas

Warning: Iran had first warned the U.S. of its plans to deploy its naval forces along U.S. marine borders 'in the next few years' in September 2012

Warning: Iran had first warned the U.S. of its plans to deploy its naval forces along U.S. marine borders ‘in the next few years’ in September 2012

The news comes as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said America had a ‘controlling and meddlesome’ attitude towards the Islamic Republic and would overthrow the Iranian government if it could.

‘American officials publicly say they do not seek regime change in Iran. That’s a lie. They wouldn’t hesitate a moment if they could do it,’ he said, in a speech to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution today.

‘The solution to our economic problems is not looking out and having the sanctions lifted … My advice to our officials, as ever, is to rely on infinite indigenous potentials.

‘Our (hostile) stance toward the United States is due to its controlling and meddlesome attitude.’

Last month, Iran and six world powers agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November. It also signaled an easing of the financial sanctions crippling Iran’s economy.

Conflict: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claims the U.S. would overthrow the Iranian government if it could and has a 'controlling and meddlesome' attitude towards the Islamic Republic

Conflict: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claims the U.S. would overthrow the Iranian government if it could and has a ‘controlling and meddlesome’ attitude towards the Islamic Republic

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