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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I am not taking anyones sides here as I personally think the debate is useless, why wouldnt they just launch from Iraq?
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come on, we're trying to start a war here people!
honestly, the three carriers and one marine carrier are there to support US operations on that small beach of iraqi coastline...
i think it comes down to a safe staging area as well. if you're attacking iran then the shia population of iraq becomes a potential enemy, the saudi-funded sunni deathsquads and the american-trained deathsquads may stop killing civilians for five minutes and al-sadr's shia forces might do something crazy like interdict that 400-mile supply road from kuwait to baghdad in the region previously secured by british forces.
iraq might not be a secure place to launch from, i can't imagine turkey, kuwait, or saudi arabia being a big fan of an american and israeli war against iran - well maybe turkey depending on what can be stirred up beforehand.
because putting carriers right on iran's coast isn't a provocation or anything...