From: "Robert Comer" 

> How vital is Hormuz navigatĦon to the sustainability of the US operations
> in
> Iraq?

Pretty important (among other things like oil and such).  One problem
though, it gives Bush an excuse to attack.

--
Bob Comer


"Phil Payne"  wrote in
message news:45552393{at}w3.nls.net...
>> A few "high-fives" between the Iranians and others, and
the Gulf becomes
> an
>> "Arab sea".
>
> Ooops.
>
> Oh shit.
>
> How vital is Hormuz navigatĦon to the sustainability of the US operations
> in
> Iraq?
>
> We know how much a C5A can shift,  but a boring old ship can shift a hell
> of
> a lot more and a lot cheaper.
>
> If some infraction sends the Iranians to the barricades, how long before
> the
> grunts start to starve?
>
> Talk about playing with fucking fire.
>
>

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