Quote Originally Posted by Odin
I agree Seamus with 95% of your post,with the exception of the 3rd deployment. I just dont see it being a decisive intimidator given that 2 are there now, along with 150k+ ground troops in the adjoining countries.

Apparantly centcom thought the same thing.
Then we are fully agreed.

I was saying the thinking ran:


Advisors of NCA: We normally have 2 and the Iranians know this so lets send 3 and make them sweat.

CENTCOM: Wouldn't make enough of a difference to matter, the saber next door is either big enough or it isn't...unless you truly want to lauch an attack, in which case we'd probably want a bunch more forces and not just one carrier to do the job properly.