UK doubles naval presence in Persian Gulf

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UK doubles naval presence in Persian Gulf

Britain’s senior naval officer in the Persian Gulf has revealed that Royal Navy deployments in the region have doubled since October in a build-up that matches the rapid escalation of American maritime firepower

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“If you look at the UK component we have almost doubled it,” he said in an interview aboard HMS Sutherland in Mina al-Salman port.

“Most of these ships are here on training missions but there is no doubt that we could use the warfighting capabilities they possess.”

Cdre Winstanley said there was a message for Iran in the expansion of the coalition fleet in the waters of the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and Arabian Sea.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/25/ngulf125.xml

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Sun Feb-25-07 03:38 PM
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1. typical...

so the Brits are beefing up their presence in Afghanistan...conveniently located on the other side or Iran, as well as beefing up their presence in the gulf. So this is what pulling out the troops is all about...

ast Updated: Friday, 23 February 2007, 19:44 GMT
More UK soldiers for Afghanistan
Taleban fighters
The Army expects a major Taleban uprising in the spring
Extra British troops are to be sent to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed.

The move, which the BBC understands involves more than 1,000 personnel, comes as about 1,600 troops are being withdrawn from Iraq.

The UK has been reluctant to add to its 5,600-strong force in Afghanistan, as it has reinforced there several times.

The Tories said the move showed British forces were too "overstretched" to carry out duties in both countries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6388717.stm

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