As Iran Flexes Washington Counter Flexes
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -v s- Tyranny The United States has essentially been on a wartime footing since World War II. Since that time military conflict(s) have either found us or we have managed to find them. Iran, (the old Persian Empire) is again exerting it's muscle in the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz. With sabers rattling their military officials have warned the west that sanctions against the nation state of Iran will carry consequences. TEHRAN Jan 3 (Reuters) - Iran will take action if a U.S. aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises returns to the Gulf, the state news agency quoted army chief Ataollah Salehi as saying on Tuesday. "Iran will not repeat its warning ... the enemy's carrier has been moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill. I recommend and emphasise to the American carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf," Salehi told IRNA. "I advise, recommend and warn them (the Am...