Yes, preparing for war is 'exciting'. You can feel the measured rise in
psychodramatic narrative in news sources now. The manipulative
war-mongering, fear-mongering media steps up its creative license for
dramatic effect. It's the same attitude before any war action occurs --
make wholesale destruction, mass murder and maiming a thrilling,
seductive, romanticized proposition.
Then, after the war-love affair and bloody orgasms have ended, the dreary
process of burying the young dead, treating the injured and permanently
disabled, consoling the traumatized families of the murdered, and
repairing the massive damage.
War -- ain't it grand??
Dr. Bipolar ;(
Massive US Navy exercise continues off coast of Iran
Published Date: March 29, 2007
ABOARD THE USS JOHN C STENNIS: US fighter jets battled imaginary enemy
ships and aircraft off the coast of Iran yesterday during the second and
final day of the largest US Navy exercise in the Arabian Gulf since the
2003 invasion of Iraq. US commanders said the maneuvers were not a direct
response to Iran's seizure on Friday of 15 British sailors and Marines,
but the parade of two aircraft carriers, 13 support ships and 125 aircraft
only 42 miles off Iran's coast was clearly intended to send a message of
US military prowess. Rear Admiral Kevin Quinn, commander of Strike Group
Three, which includes the USS John C Stennis said the purpose of the
exercises was to show "the commitment of the US to stability and security
in the region." Commander Chris Rentfrow said that although the Iranians
were watching, the operations had not elicited a reaction.
"Operations are pretty much normal," he said, "we've seen some activity
from their patrol aircraft, which is entirely normal." The relationship
between the US and Iran has grown increasingly strained in recent months
over Iran's nuclear program and its alleged support for Shiite militias in
Iraq.
Tensions increased even further after Friday, when Iranian forces captured
15 British sailors for allegedly entering Iranian territorial waters. US
and British officials insist the team was operating under a UN mandate and
with the permission of the Iraqi government to search cargo vessels inside
Iraqi waters. Operations onboard the Stennis continued at breakneck pace
yesterday as a mass of men and machines conducted their highly coordinated
routine. Hundreds of sailors dressed in green, yellow and blue jackets to
indicate their functions waved hand signals at each other to communicate
through the noise. The smell of jet fuel permeated the air. With one
final salute to the men and women on the deck, pilots catapulted off the
carrier in waves, producing a shockwave strong enough to knock observers
back a step. The deck of the USS Stennis is so large that two planes can
land on it, and two can take off, simultaneously.
Captain Bradley Johanson, the commanding officer of the Stennis, said the
carrier flew 84 missions with 64 aircraft on Tuesday. Another 79 sorties
were planned.
Lieutenant Dennis Cox, who selects weapons for the jets, said he could
feel the excitement in the air. "Today, I talked with a few of the crew,
and they were flying double hops," he said. "This is fairly unusual. I
could tell by the looks on their faces that they had a big day." The war
games involve over 13,000 US personnel mounting simulated attacks on enemy
aircraft and ships, while hunting submarines and looking for mines. US
officials have made it clear that US warships would stay out of Iran's
territorial waters, which extend 12 miles off the Iranian coast. The US
drills were the latest in a series of competing American and Iranian war
games in the region.
Iran conducted naval maneuvers in November and April, while in October the
Navy led a training exercise aimed at blocking nuclear smuggling. The
Stennis strike group, with more than 6,500 sailors and marines, entered
the Gulf late Monday or early Tuesday along with the guided-missile
cruiser USS Antietam, the Navy said. The Stennis, which had been
supporting military operations in Afghanistan from the Arabian Sea, joined
the strike group led by the Eisenhower. It is the first time two US
aircraft carriers have operated in the Gulf since the US-led invasion of
Iraq.
The Eisenhower was operating off the coast of Somalia in January and
February. Ships from Bahrain's navy were also operating in the region
during the exercise, but US and Bahraini officials denied they were taking
part in the maneuvers. US commanders have said that none of America's
naval coalition partners in the region joined the exercise. - AP
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NDE4OTMwOTY3
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