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15. A fine sense of humor?

Sat Jun 14, 2014, 05:15 PM

Jun 2014

Last edited Sat Jun 14, 2014, 07:22 PM - Edit history (1)

A Bush returns to Iraq.

That said, it's best to have hyper-accurate air strike capability.

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Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Gulf in case Iraq military option needed [View all] OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2014 OP

"The carrier USS George H.W. Bush". n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #1

I thought the same.damn.thing. Earth_First Jun 2014 #8

Wrong Bush. Nt hack89 Jun 2014 #9

Whoops... Earth_First Jun 2014 #14

Is this paid for????? nt valerief Jun 2014 #2

One purpose can be to get people out of our embassies etc karynnj Jun 2014 #4

As well as U.S citizens expat in Iraq and Iraqi civil US employees.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #5

You're joking, of course. Psephos Jun 2014 #12

you and are on the same page indeed :) n/t Psephos Jun 2014 #22

Yes, it is paid for. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #21

Exactly ... they are out on their regular deployment ... Wernothelpless Jun 2014 #29

Hegel, at Obama's instruction, ordered this. Divernan Jun 2014 #3

+1 btrflykng9 Jun 2014 #13

Chump change ... brett_jv Jun 2014 #16

.... 840high Jun 2014 #19

Just fixin' to get ready to get started. Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #6

Sending this particular carrier madamesilverspurs Jun 2014 #7

Coincidence - deployments are scheduled years in advance. Nr hack89 Jun 2014 #10

This is the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, not George W. Bush, IronGate Jun 2014 #23

Yep. madamesilverspurs Jun 2014 #24

That's fair enough, IronGate Jun 2014 #25

just in case n/t reddread Jun 2014 #11

A fine sense of humor? Turbineguy Jun 2014 #15

In case! My ass! They already have their sorties planned. santamargarita Jun 2014 #18

If you mean they already have orders to attack, I'm not sure Lurks Often Jun 2014 #20

Hell, who are the targets in the first place? fujiyama Jun 2014 #26

Baghdad is not going to fall. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #27