Russia/Georgia Situation News & Updates

Originally posted by Rook1545

Originally posted by Randy Echo
reply to post by princeofpeace

 

there is about 125 warships of ours , great britan and france headed there way right now

Do you have proof of 125 ships? I would like to see that. You are getting out of hand with the sensationalism, dial it in a bit and be rational.

I posted a complete list of ships known underway yesterday... was n't 125 warships but 3 carrier battle groups total with French and British escort... # with support ships could be that high

I think Bush being that vague and short at the press conference is an indication of things to come.

i have heard a rumor of 3

Originally posted by Randy Echo
they just said on cnn and showed it, people are at our embassies waiting on a convoy to get them out, france as well is on the verge of such an order as well

Where are you getting all this info,Please tell us.

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Did they say the usual "The state department (or whatever department issues those warnings) warns American citizens not to travel to Russia/Georgia"?

the report on the armada that I read about consists of the largest battle group of allied warships ever since d day in that size...

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thats probably classified, but you can always email US Space Command or the Pentagon to find out

here is a repeat of the list of known ships... there was also other interesting news including Isreal submarine escort of other shis passing therough the Suez in addition to these ships here:

The US Naval forces being assembled include the following:

Carrier Strike Group Nine
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing Two
Destroyer Squadron Nine:
USS Mobile Bay (CG53) guided missile cruiser
USS Russell (DDG59) guided missile destroyer
USS Momsen (DDG92) guided missile destroyer
USS Shoup (DDG86) guided missile destroyer
USS Ford (FFG54) guided missile frigate
USS Ingraham (FFG61) guided missile frigate
USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG60) guided missile frigate
USS Curts (FFG38) guided missile frigate
Plus one or more nuclear hunter-killer submarines

Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group
USS Peleliu (LHA-5) a Tarawa-class amphibious assault carrier
USS Pearl Harbor ('___'52) assult ship
USS Dubuque (LPD8) assult ship/landing dock
USS Cape St. George (CG71) guided missile cruiser
USS Halsey (DDG97) guided missile destroyer
USS Benfold (DDG65) guided missile destroyer

Carrier Strike Group Two
USS Theodore Roosevelt (DVN71) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing Eight
Destroyer Squadron 22
USS Monterey (CG61) guided missile cruiser
USS Mason (DDG87) guided missile destroyer
USS Nitze (DDG94) guided missile destroyer
USS Sullivans (DDG68) guided missile destroyer

USS Springfield (SSN761) nuclear powered hunter-killer submarine

IWO ESG ~ Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group
USS Iwo Jima (LHD7) amphibious assault carrier
with its Amphibious Squadron Four
and with its 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
USS San Antonio (LPD17) assault ship
USS Velia Gulf (CG72) guided missile cruiser
USS Ramage (DDG61) guided missile destroyer
USS Carter Hall ('___'50) assault ship
USS Roosevelt (DDG80) guided missile destroyer

USS Hartfore (SSN768) nuclear powered hunter-killer submarine

Carrier Strike Group Seven
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76) nuclear powered supercarrier
with its Carrier Air Wing 14
Destroyer Squadron 7
USS Chancellorsville (CG62) guided missile cruiser
USS Howard (DDG83) guided missile destroyer
USS Gridley (DDG101) guided missile destroyer
USS Decatur (DDG73) guided missile destroyer
USS Thach (FFG43) guided missile frigate
USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) fast combat support ship

Also likely to join the battle armada:

UK Royal Navy HMS Ark Royal Carrier Strike Group with assorted guided missile destroyers and frigates, nuclear hunter-killer submarines and support ships

French Navy nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines (likely the Amethyste and perhaps others), plus French Naval Rafale fighter jets operating off of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as the French Carrier Charles de Gaulle is in dry dock, and assorted surface warships

Various other US Navy warships and submarines and support ships. The following USN ships took part (as the "enemy" forces) in Operation Brimstone and several may join in:

USS San Jacinto (CG56) guided missile cruiser
USS Anzio (CG68) guided missile cruiser
USS Normandy (CG60) guided missile cruiser
USS Carney (DDG64) guided missile destroyer
USS Oscar Austin (DDG79) guided missile destroyer
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG81) guided missile destroyer
USS Carr (FFG52) guided missile frigate

The USS Iwo Jima and USS Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Groups have USMC Harrier jump jets and an assortment of assault and attack helicopters. The Expeditionary Strike Groups have powerful USMC Expeditionary Units with amphibious armor and ground forces trained for operating in shallow waters and in seizures of land assets, such as Qeshm Island (a 50 mile long island off of Bandar Abbas in the Gulf of Hormuz and headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps).

The large and very advanced nature of the US Naval warships is not only directed at Iran. There is a great fear that Russia and China may oppose the naval and air/land blockade of Iran. If Russian and perhaps Chinese naval warships escort commercial tankers to Iran in violation of the blockade it could be the most dangerous at-sea confrontation since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The US and allied Navies, by front loading a Naval blockade force with very powerful guided missile warships and strike carriers is attempting to have a force so powerful that Russia and China will not be tempted to mess with. This is a most serious game of military brinkmanship with major nuclear armed powers that have profound objections to the neo-con grand strategy and to western control of all of the Middle East's oil supply.

Bear in mind... this just lists the biggest vessels

Great unbiased summary from ABC radio in Australia of the situation so far, with the claims and counter claims of each side.

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Originally posted by Randy Echo
the report on the armada that I read about consists of the largest battle group of allied warships ever since d day in that size...

From where? give us the LINK?

Originally posted by Randy Echo
reply to post by ArMaP

 

there are numerous pictures and videos of the russians that isn't even up for debate, just none of the damage the georgians supposedly commited

As i said start from page 1 , eveyrthing is here gathered for you on a plate all you have to do is open your eyes , but for now your comments show little to none respect to the dead people and 30000 refuges . Sorry but i starting to feel inslulted, have you seen the videos where people where lying dead and blody in their bed and houses in ruins ? I dont think so , Start from page one before you say something like that again

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Randy, when was the last time the "allies" hooked up to go sailing anywhere? So even if there were 6 boats, you might be able to say that statement and be true.....and when they meet up with the Russians, it will be a family reunion.

The armada that is being talked about is headed for the Persian Gulf, not Russia!!! Where are you guys getting your news from? Jimmy Bob's website?

Originally posted by Randy Echo
the report on the armada that I read about consists of the largest battle group of allied warships ever since d day in that size...

Post the link or tell us your source. Otherwise it's all talk/propaganda on your behalf.

Re Defcon, its not as people imagine in that the US goes to defcon3,4,5 etc and that is based on what might happen. The military ie groundforces could be at 4 while the airforce could be at 3. Last I heard, on friday night the standard 2 went to 3.

Here is a link to how defcon works

en.wikipedia.org...

A map showing regional concerns regarding Russia/Iran and US/Israel

Don't know the source....


DocMoreau

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Russian forces overran the strategic Georgian city of Gori today as troops prepared to defend the capital Tbilisi from what one official called a "total onslaught". Georgian soldiers fled Gori, 17 miles from the border with rebel South Ossetia, in panic and disarray, clinging to the sides of cars and vehicles as they sped out of town. A Georgian armoured personnel carrier was in flames on the street, a victim of the sudden rout. Alexander Lomaia, secretary of the Georgian security council, said...

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here is your requested link

www.nworeport.com...

Originally posted by Snappahead
Great unbiased summary from ABC radio in Australia of the situation so far, with the claims and counter claims of each side.

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great find mate!! Truly unbiased media in it's rawest form!

This thing will hot up so fast if anyone else gets involved.

Video report from Lateline (ABC Australia current affairs show) discussing Georgia's miscalculation, the atmosphere of fear in Tblisi, and Russia's dominance of the situation. Report from Tblisi.

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