While Russian warships launch cruise missiles in support of its military strike in Syria, it does so with a notable absence in the region. The U.S. Navy has no aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf for the first time since 2007.
According to military officials, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and it’s complement of approximately 5,000 service members and 65 combat planes, has departed to “undergo maintenance.” Whatever the stated rationale, this measure is the result of President Obama’s and Democrat’s mandatory military budget cuts.
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Then what? You don’t get it. After Russia eliminates ISIS, they will tell obama to chose between Assad or the “moderate” rebels, and then what? Becasue at that point Russia will be in control.
Israel at risk
America will not fare any better in the south China sea either; a diminished and subservient role will be waiting for The United States as China exercises her empire building skills worldwide.
Obama is such a woosie.
Canada’s doing the same thing!
Tail between legs…
‘maintenance’ ?? More like tucking his tail and running away….
That’s kind of the idea. Putin has Assad’s back all the way to the hilt. We have no one’s back in the area, so it ends up being Assad by default. This way, we get an okay outcome without having to actually do anything. The entire middle east is getting the slow fade.
Curious George, at it again.
We pulled out of the eastern mediterrainean as well… Meanwhile the coalition of anti-U.S. Countries are lining up and mobilizing