U.S. Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff, commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, which patrols the Gulf, told Bush that he took it “deadly seriously” when an Iranian fleet of high-speed boats charged at and threatened to blow up a three-ship U.S. Navy convoy passing near Iranian waters. The Iranian naval forces vanished as the American ship commanders were preparing to open fire.

Spock eyebrow raise — Fascinating!

I am a one issue voter–Iraq–and I cannot forgive her (or Edwards, or Kerry) for the AUMF vote. I am shocked at how willingly liberals have forgotten Iraq and the votes of those who authorized it.

dunno about Liberals

I’m a Progressive Dem and my view is that it was a political vote KKKarl Rove put before them to discredit anyone who voted ‘weak’ and to trap anyone who voted for it. Of course it worked, as these petty things always do.

Further, I accept Hillary’s position that she voted for it based on the details and that Bush violated it. That’s fine by me. I don’t accept her continued support of the war until the campaign made it impossible for her politically.

I accept Edwards ‘apology’. He said Elizabeth warned him to vote against it and he was uncertain. It was an unpleasant situation I’m sure. KKKarl meant for it to be.

If she was against the war, why did she support it for 3 years? What does this say about her, her judgment, her leadership?

That it’s as nonexistent as the man in Obama’s beautifully tailored suit.

we had eight years of the Clintons- and I would expect the second eight years to be about like the first.

we had four years of George H W Bush and I expected another term by Dubya would be about like the first.

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Kuwait is just north of Hasa. 25%-30% of Kuwaitis are Shi’ite In Qatar 25% of the population is Shi’ite. 65%t of Bahrain is a Shi’ite rural proletariat. Sunnis are urban and in power, Shi’ites are poor and marginalized. Even before the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran insisted that Shi’ites in Bahrain were Iranian as was Bahrain, since the Safavid dynasty used to occupy both coasts of the Persian Gulf. Tehran considers Bahrain an Iranian province. The Shi’ite majority in Bahrain has frequently rebelled from Sunni oppression- and Bahrain has been assisted by, who else, Saudi Arabia.

The wealthy United Arab Emirates has only 6% Shiite populace. But they are surrounded by a sea of Shiite discontent with Sunni overseers. The situation is not a whole lot different than how Saddam managed his Shiite population.

or, a Romulan cloaking device. lol