Drumbeats of War - U.S. and Russian Aircraft Carriers To Face Off
Saturday, November 26th, 2011The question of the hour is… where is USS George H.W. Bush?
The current location of the Bush and its associated Carrier Strike Group 2 is a matter of intense disagreement.
The official U.S. stance, as of this writing, is that USS Bush is tied to the dock in Marseilles on a port call.
In complete contradiction, Israeli sources with heavy Mossad and military connections today agreed with the previously cited Iranian report that USS Bush is off the coast of Syria. Both Israelis and Iranians say plainly that USS Bush has arrived off of the coast of Syria and is sitting there right now. The Israelis are naming Nov. 23 as the date of arrival, and confirm it is still there, along with its accompanying strike force.
May I point out that Israelis agreeing with Iranians is rather sobering. Both sources are, quite naturally, disposed to spin the news to their own country’s benefit. For them to echo each other on any issue would normally put an end to questions. If those deadly adversaries both agree a thing is true, then one would tend to accept that it is, indeed, true.
Russian secondary sources complete the troika. They also agree with the Israelis and the Iranians… that a U.S. aircraft carrier’ has ‘been directed’ to stand off the Syrian coast (although they do not mention USS Bush by name).
Yesterday, it was vaguely possible to consider all of the reports as reasonably accurate. Perhaps USS Bush had been off Syria for a little while and then raced to Marseilles at flank speed.
Today, the reports are mutually exclusive. USS Bush is off Syria. Or it is in Marseilles.
Which is true? (more…)