Just follow the Nimitz:
...three key facts.Jane Smiley/HuffPo 12.10.06
1. The deployment of mine sweepers and mine LAYERS to the Gulf.
2. The report that the Carrier groups are deploying to the west coast of Iran.
3. The Marine amphibious force deployment to the Gulf.
Add to this another key bit of info I remember: A caller to the Rhodes show in June reported that her son-in-law's Air Force Mid-air refueling wing was deploying to Iraq in June. Mid-air refueling is not needed for local air operations in Iraq as the refueling capability exists at the US bases there. The only need for such a capability is to refuel naval strike aircraft and Air Force Bomber wings coming from the US.
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