Hello John and Doves,
Why did Biden et al REALLY end our Gerald R. Ford
Aircraft Carrier Strike Group deployment to the eastern
Mediterranean and send it home?
Could it have something to do with Iran's December
announcement of it's Navy's acquisition of ship killer
missiles, or the over 100 direct attacks on the Gerald R.
Ford aircraft carrier or how the ship is undermanned and
thus ill equipped to fend off attacks, or it's an election
year for Biden, the Democrats and they don't want a sunk
Navy ship on their 2024 record? Probably all of
these. And lots more in this letter concerning the
Houthis - they are getting blasted now by the US and UK.
Remember when Biden et al sent this carrier group over
there as "a powerful symbol of American support"
"rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant
group's attack"?
The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group "was
ordered to the eastern Mediterranean to contribute
to our regional deterrence and defense posture,"
the Navy said in a statement."
So our powerful 'show of force', our 'defense
posturing' really put the fear of the U.S. military into the
hearts and minds of Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and the
Houthis? Mission accomplished - come on home!
Hardly.
So exactly what did this Strike Group even accomplish
over there? Precious little.
I remember how excited Amir Tsarfati was when he heard
that the U.S. Gerald R. Ford Strike Group was on the way -
like it was the cavalry coming to save the day! At the
time I thought - 'don't get your hopes up - it's
Biden/Obama's Navy and they will not stand up to Iran.
Appease. Appease. Appease. And bribe. This
will not end as Amir hopes.' Unfortunately, I was
right.
Amir thought this Strike Group would help Israel when
Hezbollah attacked. Wrong again.
During this time, U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have
endured dozens of drone and rocket attacks with hardly a
peep of a response from the U.S. military. And the
Iran-aligned Houthis are still attacking commercial tankers
and container ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles
"U.S. troops deployed in Iraq and Syria has come under
attack from Iran-backed militias 130 times since Oct. 17 as
of Thursday, according to the Pentagon, totaling 53 attacks
in Iraq and 77 in Syria."
"The drone, rocket, mortar and missile attacks have
injured 66 U.S. tropps, but Pentagon officials said Thursday
that no troops have been injured since Dec. 7." This
article in the Air Force Times is dated Jan 11, 2024.
Attacks
on US troops in Iraq and Syria climb to 130
The U.S. military is looking pretty weak - 130 attacks
and all Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, a
Pentagon spokesman, has to say is this embarrassing
statement, "When it comes to U.S. forces in the region,
again, we're there for one reason and one reason only, which
is the enduring defeat of ISIS. And so we
will continue to call on these Iranian proxies to cease
these attacks.." (Like this has worked sooo
well!) He goes one with more drivel, "..but we won't
hesitate, as we've demonstrated in the past, to take
appropriate action to protect our forces should we need to
do that." The U.S. has hit back ONE time during all of
these attacks.
Attacks
on US troops in Iraq and Syria climb to 130
Well, if attacks on Israel by Hezbollah and attacks by
Iranians on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria haven't ended,
surely the Houthis were impressed with our Strike Force?
"Leader of Yemen's Houthi group
threatens the US and UK with even larger attacks in the
Red Sea after US and UK forces intercepted an
attack on Tuesday." "Britain and the US are
poised to launch strikes against Houthi military targets
in Yemen in response to a Houthi attack of 21
missiles and drones aimed at US and UK warships on Tuesday
night. This article is dated Jan 11, 2024.
Middle
East crisis live: any attack on Houthis will ‘not go
without response’, warns leader
It sure looks like the Houthis have
declared war on the US and the UK.
The Middle East crisis wasn't on
the downside when the Gerald R. Ford Strike Group pulled out
- just the opposite. It's heating up daily over
there. A Strike Group isn't pulled out when a war is
on the verge of busting out...something else is going on
here.
And things are
escalating:
"The United States on Thursday demanded that Iran
immediately release a ship seized off Oman's coast..."
This is the same ship that the U.S. Coast Guard seized last
year for transporting crude oil sold by Iran's Revolutionary
Guards to China. This was in violation of U.S.
sanctions. So Iran returned the 'seizure'.
US
Demands Iran Release Seized Oil Tanker 'Immediately' |
Barron's
Well, Austin was true to his word - the Strike Group
was only there for 'looks' - and its presence as a
'deterrent' didn't work. I think those days are gone
when a 'strong' US military presence is a deterrent.
Those days are gone when the word of the U.S. meant
something and countries listened. Those days are gone
when the U.S. military had a real power behind it.
Thanks to this administration. We are weak and
ineffectual. And can't be trusted.
Meanwhile the Gerald R. Ford Strike Force is returning
to it's base in Virginia - after accomplishing absolutely
nothing.
Whatever that means. I'm sure no one feels
secure or safe with the U.S. military being run by Biden,
Austin, et al. 'Standing down', 'appeasing Iran' are
the new military buzz phrases these days in the Middle East.
Could this have something to do with?
1) In this article dated December 29, 2023,
"The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) held a ceremony
on 24 December to induct new equipment that included an
anti-ship missile called Talaiyeh, which is said to have a
range of more than 1,000 km....A poster displayed
next to the Talaiyeh during the Konarak event appeared to
say the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 0.78 and a range
of 1,000 km when flying at an altitude of 2,000 m.
IRIN Coimmander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani was quoted as
saying the missile can be retargeted during flight. The
IRIN also announced that it had received its first Nasir
anti-ship missiles" with a range of 90 km.
Very-long-range
anti-ship missile enters service with Iranian navy
2) Jack Hibbs in his "Global Deception" Youtube
video dated 1/11/2024 talked about how all of us have and
are being deceived...he brought up the Gerald R. Ford
carrier. He said he read an article this morning that
"completely lied to the entire world". He
said, "I happen to know, and you might too,
especially if you have sons and daughters, husbands and
wives in the U.S. military, I happen to know why the
real reason is that the United States is pulling out of
the Middle East, out the Mediterranean, the USS Gerald R.
Ford and Sixth Fleet Strike Group - if you look
at the news today, on today's date, regarding the retreating
of the USS Gerald R Ford, you'll be told they were deployed
so long that it's time for them to come home. That is
true when there is a regular deployment season in effect,
meaning there is no war, there's no problems, you have a
deployment period of time and then you are to change out or
a carrier group comes in replaces you and you go home
because its time for you to end your cruise or that
deployment period. That's not happening right
now. What's going on? You're being told it's a
deployment out but we're not sending anyone to replace our
military presence in the Middle East regarding the Gerald R.
Ford - the most powerful piece of real estate on the face of
the earth....
And there is a war going on in the Middle East that's
escalating, but the headlines in America say 'hey
,it's time for the Gerald R. Ford to come on home'.
When military analysts are telling us and military
personnel are saying that's not exactly true - we
have taken nearly 100 hits or attempted strikes against
the Ford and our political will as a government as an
administration renders the ship vulnerable and so we're
leaving the area. That's what is really
happening." Jack went on to say that we are
a nation that is weak, that we are a nation that is broke,
we are completely bankrupt. We are being deceived.
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Global Deception - YouTube
3) Add that to this news in Forbes, dated
December 12, 2023 - when the Gerald R. Ford was in the East
Mediterranean. "In the face of a massive
shortage of Navy sailors, America's newest aircraft
carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has downsized, cutting
the crew aboard (the USS Gerald R Ford) by hundreds of
sailors."
"The cuts appear to be deep and dramatic. Over
the past six months to a year, some 500 to 600 sailors
have left the USS Ford and not been replaced.
In fact, the USS Ford has shed so many crew members that the
ship's company (core crew members that operate the vessel)
is now below the Ford-class Carrier Program's original
Acquisition Program Baseline objective of 2,391 billets - a
goal set back in 2004 that many observers considered
unrealistic." The carrier is now "home to approximately
4,070 sailors: 2,380 ship's company, 1,550 assigned to
Carrier Wing EIGHT, and 140 embarked with Carrier Strike
Group TWELVE and Destroyer Squadron TWO staffs."
"That
represents an enormous reduction in the carrier's
workforce."
"The current complement appears to be unusually low.
...To put things in perspective, the USS Ford has
apparently shed almost enough sailors to staff two Flight
IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers...Most of the
cuts appear to be organic, occurring while the USS Ford was
on active deployment, as the carrier operates on the fringes
of a major conflict."
Facing
A Navy-Wide Sailor Shortage, USS Ford Sheds 500-600 Crew
I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that our
Navy is beyond challenged in terms of personnel - we can't
even properly staff an aircraft carrier - the Gerald R. Ford
is unfit for duty - it can not take on any more
attacks. There is just not the full complement of
sailors etc to properly protect the ship and those on board.
This is a national travesty and a HUGE national
security risk.
We still have the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier
Strike Group over there -
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier is
currently fighting off drones, cruise missiles and anti-ship
missiles - launched by Iranian-backed Houthis. The
Houthis have targeted US and British warships.
The following tweet on the U.S. Central Command
account does not mention the Houthis fired at US and UK
ships. That's a big difference from targeting
commercial ships in the Red Sea.
"On Jan 9, at approximately 9:15 PM, Iranian-backed
Houthis launched a complex attack (of 18) of Iranian
designed one-way attack UAVs, (2) anti-ship
missiles and an anti-ship ballistic
missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
into the Southern Red Sea, towards international shipping
lanes where dozens of merchant vessels are transiting."
These were shot down by the US and UK Navy. There have
been 26 Houthi attacks on commercial shipping lanes since
Nov.19.
"On Jan. 3, 14 countries, including the U.S., issued a
joint statement stating, "The Houthis will bear the
responsibility for the consequences should they continue to
threaten lives, the global economy, or the free flow of
commerce in the region's critical waterways."
(1)
U.S. Central Command on X: "Houthi Attack on International
Shipping On Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15 p.m. (Sanaa
time), Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack of
Iranian designed one-way attack UAVs (OWA UAVs), anti-ship
cruise missiles, and an anti-ship ballistic missile from
Houthi-controlled… https://t.co/KWPRidwiWI" / X
And just today, Jan. 11, the UK cabinet
met "amid expectations of UK involvement in imminent
military strikes against Houthi rebel targets in
Yemen...Ministers were scheduled to join a video call at
7:45 pm, which was expected to discuss the UK response to
recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea, including
a barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles
apparently fired at western warships on Tuesday."
The missile and drone attack "had represented an
escalation" - "a British destroyer, HMS
Diamond, shot down seven Iranian-designed drones...the
vessel had been "potentially" targeted by the Houthis."
More STRONG
words. That should make the Houthis stop it.
Seems every country is just tiptoeing around Iran.
Then add this to Secretary of Defense Austin being
'gone' for days.
"Austin, who is 70, was hospitalized on Jan. 1, but
nobody in the White House - not even President Joe Biden -
knew of the fact until Jan. 4."
Maybe this shows us that Joe and Llloyd really aren't
that important - just puppets while others are running the
country and the military.
With a weakened Navy, it wouldn't look good to have a
carrier sunk with all of those sailors on board - and the
American public finds out the carrier wasn't able to carry
out combat duties due to too few sailors - during an
election year. This is what Biden, Obama, et al have
done to our military. Pastor Hibbs' military sources
reported that this administration has rendered our ships
vulnerable. I'd go on to say, our entire military has
been compromised and rendered vulnerable.
It's obvious that the U.S. will do ANYTHING to not get
into a war with Iran. Maybe this is because a bigger
war is on the horizon - the Gog and Magog War - and Iran is
perfectly able to take part in that war, IF there was
a war with Iran - I'd doubt there would be enough left of
Iran that would still be able to take part in a war against
Israel. The US would be crippled too.
Update: Jan 11 - "The United
States and Britain carried out a series of air strikes on
military locations belonging to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
early Friday Jan. 12 in response to the militant group's
ongoing attacks on vessels traveling through the Red Sea.
A U.S. former National Security Council official said,
"The president needs to fundamentally change the calculus
for Iran and its proxies. Has President
Biden ordered the Houthis to be re-listed as a foreign
terrorist organization? Has President Biden ordered
the $10 billion for Iran to be frozen? Will any IRGC
targets in Yemen or Iran's intelligence cargo ship be
targeted? These are all relevant questions that help
inform what the policy is and whether deterrence will
actually be restored."
US-UK
coalition strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen after
spate of ship attacks in Red Sea
Biden certainly
is not standing up to Iran or Iran's proxies. There is
an agenda here. We see the same kind of cowering to
China.
Something must happen to the U.S. - either we continue
to retreat and cower and leave Israel on her own because
Obama/Biden continue to appease and bribe Iran and/OR the US
is taken out by her enemies and is no longer a world power.
God is in control. Everything that is coming
will happen according to His will.
Pastor Hibbs is right - we are being deceived right
and left.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance