U.S. says will continue to deploy warships in Persian Gulf despite Iranian threats
• www.haaretz.comDefense Department spokesman says U.S. Navy ‘committed to security and stability of region’; statement comes after Iran threatens retaliation against continued U.S. presence in Gulf.




Turn this around! What if the US Navy was conducting war "games" in a clearly announced exclusion zone off the American shore and a foreign power sent an aircraft carrier group through the posted area against warnings? We would consider that an offense worthy of sinking the enemy vessel. But as Obama sends the USS Stennis battle group through Iran's coastal defense exercise, our media calls Iran's warning "offensive"! Clearly, Washington is cruising for a bruising, and with China & Russia backing Iran, it is unclear who would win. WWIII?