SAN DIEGO - The USS Nimitz and several other American warships left San Diego today for the Persian Gulf to join another locally based aircraft carrier strike group already in the region.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will join the San Diego-based John C. Stennis Strike Group and relieve the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, according to Naval Air Forces Public Affairs.
Military officials said in a statement that the two-carrier presence in the Persian Gulf area is intended to demonstrate U.S. 'resolve to build regional security and bring long-term stability to the region.'
The Nimitz's departure comes amid heightened tensions in the region following the detention of 15 British sailors and marines by Iran. Iran maintains the detainees were operating in its territorial waters, a charge the British government denies."
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The RELENTLESS buildup continues. And it´s not so sure the Eisenhower task-group will be replaced.
That Bush was quiet for a week and Blair put on Jimmy-the-Dhimmy mask is caused by their unwillingness to depart from agreed upon timetable and plans. I hope.
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