?? from a Military Strategic Idiot = me - How can we protect a carrier in Suez canal?

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Howl can we protect a carrier in Suez canal?

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Stop barking orders at us!

The Suez Canal zone is pretty heavily guarded. It takes about a day to transit through.

Attacking our fleet in the canal or anywhere else would be like sticking your dick in a hornets nest then lighting yourself on fire with gas.

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Attacking our fleet in the canal or anywhere else would be like sticking your dick in a hornets nest then lighting yourself on fire with gas.

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Well obviously - but I am worried about rogue elements - Seems like we would have to have pretty much unlimited air access for a large swath of territory on either side of the canal during the transit.

Not really worried about RPGs but possible launches of more sophistical rockets from support vehicles in the desert.

I know there must be some 'understandings' between us and the rulers in the region, but I really don't trust devoted Islamists to honor these agreements when they decide it is time to start the global jihad.

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I would imagine that the massive response to an attack on our battle group would deter most sane people

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That is what I worry about.

Perhaps the satraps in the region put out the word - NOT HERE!! NOT NOW!!! - with their beheading crew willing to preemotly reinforce that message.

Must work. We do it. So far so good.

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Attacking our fleet in the canal or anywhere else would be like sticking your dick in a hornets nest then lighting yourself on fire with gas

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Yeah especially with Bolton in the Trumps ear. (Which I'm ok with.)

This is a "kind reminder" to the area of what we have. No need to be a coward like obama.

I’m no military expert either. But I’m pretty sure that the carrier group can protect itself from most any threat over there.

Hell, I imagine a carrier group could take over most of the countries over there.

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No need to be a coward like obama.

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Well - there is that advantage - dragging your nuts over the pip-squaks and making them like it

Good strategy for a classic Western movie. And I still enjoy seeing the good guys finally assert their strength.

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I guess they could attack us, but they wouldn't do it again.

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That has to be the only deterrence - Everyone there must know that your country would cease to exist within an hour of any coordinated attack coming from their area.

I still worry about a population who think a guaranteed way to heaven is to do just that however.

And I worry more about when those leaders discover that they are going down anyway thru more peaceful applications of our military force and ideological superiority.

The carrier hardly ever transmits by itself. Usually there would be 2 destroyers and a cruiser accompanying them. Next, all ships would have scat teams on the ready, with crew serve weapons manned and ready so probably 20 or more M-240's along with a couple M2's on each ship. Along the canal itself are Egyptian security forces. It's pretty cool seeing all of their track mounted weapons, rockets, etc. Security around the carrier during a transit is pretty tight.