U.S. said planning naval buildup in Gulf as warning to Iran - Haaretz

Last update - 08:25 19/12/2006

U.S. said planning naval buildup in Gulf as warning to Iran

By Reuters

The Pentagon is planning a major buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Gulf as a warning to Iran, CBS News reported on Monday.

A senior Defense Department official told Reuters the reportwas "premature" and appeared to be drawing "conclusions from assumptions." The official did not know of plans for a major
change in naval deployment.

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Another Defense Department official called the report "speculative" and a Pentagon spokeswomen declined to comment.

Citing unidentified military officers, CBS said the plan called for the deployment of a second U.S. aircraft carrier to join the one already in the region.

The network said the buildup, which would begin in January, wad not aimed at an attack on Iran but to discourage what U.S. officials view as increasingly provocative acts by Tehran.

The report said Iranian naval exercises in the Gulf, its support for Shi'ite militias in Iraq and Iran's nuclear program were causes for concern among U.S. officials.

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1.	And it begins	08:39	\|	An Arab Neighbor	19/12/06

2.	LEAKED AND DENY, AS USUAL	08:51	\|	indrajaya	19/12/06

3.	response to #1	08:55	\|	kipperraes	19/12/06

4.	Good!	09:40	\|	American	19/12/06

5.	Iraq II	09:48	\|	Brigitte Meier	19/12/06

6.	Ominous War Clouds Gathering For Possible Major Conflict	09:49	\|	Lavi	19/12/06

7.	I am sure Ahmadinejad will misread these fare warnings.	10:01	\|	Marwan مروان خوري	19/12/06

8.	A paper tiger roars....	10:09	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

9.	For Rip van Winkle Lavi # 6	10:11	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

10.	80% Iranians Would like Regime Change	10:35	\|	Parviz	19/12/06

11.	US and allies can expect Saudis, Qatar,Kuwait to help	10:36	\|	Marwan مروان خوري	19/12/06

12.	How many will need to die this time?	10:38	\|	Dror	19/12/06

13.	I Don`t Know!	10:40	\|	Yosemite Sam	19/12/06

14.	#3	10:42	\|	Mistro	19/12/06

15.	To Clickfool #8 and #9 Iran is a threat to entire civilized world	10:47	\|	Marwan مروان خوري	19/12/06

16.	KeepClickingAwayFOOL: You`re Still Stuck In Thick English Fog!	10:50	\|	Lavi	19/12/06

17.	YOSEMITE SAM	11:05	\|	indrajaya	19/12/06

18.	"US and allies" # 11	11:12	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

19.	to marwan - Why me Worry?	11:13	\|	Klikfull	19/12/06

20.	most of iranians hate mullahs and ahmadinejad	11:15	\|	manoucher	19/12/06

21.	For Marwan, again # 15	11:17	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

22.	For Lavi, again # 16	11:19	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

23.	IF THE YANQUIS WILL DO THIS, I DON`T	11:27	\|	Robert	19/12/06

24.	# 21, CLICKFOOL	11:46	\|	indrajaya	19/12/06

25.	Parviz in Shiraz	11:50	\|	Freddy	19/12/06

26.	The Shah, Marwan	11:54	\|	Canadian	19/12/06

27.	KeepClickingAwayFOOL: Iran`s Belligerent Actions Will Decide	11:57	\|	Lavi	19/12/06

28.	Manoucher	11:59	\|	Freddy	19/12/06

29.	ClickFOOL, cos he never go to SchOOL	11:59	\|	Princess Pushy	19/12/06

30.	Apostrophe good to I	12:10	\|	Princess Pushy	19/12/06

31.	Tummy	12:17	\|	Princess Pushy	19/12/06

32.	#26. Ah...the old blood libel. Original	12:23	\|	Marwan مروان خوري	19/12/06

33.	#1 Arab Neighbor - Great idea!	12:30	\|	Yonatan	19/12/06

34.	#10 Parviz - a serious question	12:35	\|	Yonatan	19/12/06

35.	#20 manoucher in Iran	12:39	\|	Yonatan	19/12/06

36.	Good too	12:54	\|	David King	19/12/06

37.	Marwan, True, like it or not.	13:04	\|	Canadian	19/12/06

38.	The only likely scenario is this...	13:22	\|	Johnboy	19/12/06

39.	America can bring Iran to its knees without fireing a shot	13:34	\|	David G	19/12/06

40.	Iran	13:52	\|	George	19/12/06

41.	princess pushy	13:54	\|	dave	19/12/06

42.	Time for a Demonstration of American Forepower?	14:04	\|	Natallie Durson	19/12/06

43.	Its all about the switch from USD to EURO	14:37	\|	x	19/12/06

44.	Wow wee	15:30	\|	Chris Linthwaite	19/12/06

45.	One of the colossal strategic mistakes of Bushco	15:41	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

46.	WELCOME AMERICA TO A 3RD VIETNAM ! LOL	15:46	\|	Yanke-love-it	19/12/06

47.	The New Strategy..	15:54	\|	BenAbuzaglo	19/12/06

48.	WE WOULDN`T BE INTIMIDATED BY BULLIES	16:02	\|	DATELINE TEHRAN	19/12/06

49.	U.S. FORCE	16:14	\|	Michael	19/12/06

50.	Your all missing the point here	16:17	\|	Realist	19/12/06

51.	#7 OH DO WE, WELL THEY ARE NEEDED IN IRAQ	16:22	\|	ballistic	19/12/06

52.	#10 sounds like israel not iran	16:25	\|	ballistic	19/12/06

53.	Clickfool use to tell me how wrong I was hahaha	16:29	\|	The Warrior	19/12/06

54.	#15 THEY PAY LIP SERVICE	16:32	\|	ballistic	19/12/06

55.	To #1	16:42	\|	DAVID KAPLAN	19/12/06

56.	RE:L Arab neigbor - And it Begins	16:48	\|	Justice	19/12/06

57.	To Clickfool	16:59	\|	DAVID KAPLAN	19/12/06

58.	To Canadian	17:05	\|	DAVID KAPLAN	19/12/06

59.	princess oushy	17:07	\|	Rupert	19/12/06

60.	To Canadian	17:13	\|	DAVID KAPLAN	19/12/06

61.	Shia in Iraq should march in support of Iran	17:26	\|	Sam	19/12/06

62.	The Buildup. Facts	17:32	\|	Moshe Benzaquen	19/12/06

63.	Let the US attack...it`s a wanning state...this proves it!	17:34	\|	Ex-Pat	19/12/06

64.	Buildup	17:36	\|	Moshe Benzaquen	19/12/06

65.	Buildup (cont.)	17:37	\|	Moshe Benzaquen	19/12/06

66.	Buildup (cont.2)	17:39	\|	Moshe Benzaquen	19/12/06

67.	Buildup (cont.3)	17:40	\|	Moshe Benzaquen	19/12/06

68.	clickfool�s prophecy!	18:00	\|	Ethan	19/12/06

69.	For "The Warrior" # 53	18:08	\|	Clickfool	19/12/06

70.	To David Kaplan	18:55	\|	Canadian	19/12/06

71.	Iran=AntiChrist	08:06	\|	Sgt Grit	20/12/06