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Gbadebo19:
The USS Gerald R. Ford is not parked near Iran. It is parked off Israel. And nobody is asking the only question that matters: why.

The $13.3 billion crown jewel of the US Navy, the largest warship ever constructed, just positioned itself off Haifa. Not in the Arabian Sea where the Lincoln sits 850 kilometers from Iranian shores loaded for offensive operations. Not in the Gulf where strike range is optimal. Off Israel. Defending Israel.

This is not redundancy. This is architecture.

Two carriers. Two missions. Two entirely different strategic functions. The Lincoln is the sword, positioned to launch strike packages into Iranian airspace within hours of an order. The Ford is the shield, its Aegis missile defense systems creating an umbrella over Israeli population centers against the retaliation that follows the first Tomahawk.

America just split its carrier doctrine into offense and defense simultaneously. That has not happened since the Pacific theater in 1945.

But the positioning reveals something deeper than tactics. When Iran retaliates, and every wargame says Iran retaliates, its missiles and drones fly toward Israel. They will fly through the same airspace where a US carrier strike group is now stationed. Every Iranian missile aimed at Tel Aviv or Haifa must traverse the Ford’s defensive envelope. Shooting at Israel means shooting at, around, and through an American carrier group.

Iran cannot retaliate against Israel without engaging American naval assets. The Ford’s position makes that physically impossible. The carrier is not defending Israel as a favor. It is positioned so that any Iranian response to American strikes automatically becomes an attack on American forces, triggering the full unrestrained weight of US military response without a single additional political decision required.

This is escalation insurance written in steel and seawater. If the campaign goes longer than planned, if munitions run thin in 7 to 10 days, if allies hesitate, the Ford’s position ensures that Iranian retaliation does the political work Washington cannot do alone: it transforms a limited American strike into an act of self-defense that no ally can refuse to support.

You do not park a $13.3 billion carrier where the enemy’s return fire will hit it unless you want the enemy’s return fire to hit it.

The Ford is not there to prevent escalation. The Ford is there to guarantee that if escalation comes, it comes on terms that make American restraint politically impossible and allied participation politically unavoidable.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Very correct bro,
But they won't listen or understand.
The middle east is already in the box, just like south America, the next will be Africa

Flangelo12:
Imagining things and believing it.

Lol

RemoveKebab:
Bro US Carrier don't travel alone
There is something called a battle carrier group
Combined with powerful satellites to see beyond any adversary

A typical group consist of 1 carrier, 1-2 cruisers, 2-3 destroyers, and 1 attack submarine, offering immense offensive air power (F/A-18E/F, F-35C) and Tomahawk missile capabilities, protected by advanced air, surface, and sub-surface defense

Before those mosquitoes leave their ports they would have been naturalized because US satellites are no joke

Now what happens after Iran exhaust all their drones and missiles will be total Annihilation of mullahs.

We saw what happened doing the 12 day war with Israel where Iran air space was completely over run
Now try it with US. They are just waiting for excuse to wipe out the mullah once and for all.

Then comes the people who will gladly execute those in ruling power when that door is knocked down.

To sum it up
Iran government don't even fear US invasion more than it's people that are waiting for right opportunity to gaddafi them
It's not that is not going to happen
it's just when and it is coming sooner than we thought.

They knew now.
When Trump sends the first carrier to middle east.all Iranians defense was activated.BIG MISTAVE. Because US and Israeli satellite have already pin pointed there locations.
These attack will be less than the 12days war,that's y the Israeli are saying without the US now they can deal with Iran

helinues:
That you are suffering from comprehension problem shouldn't be my headache

Bro, ur comprehension or gns101 won't get those kids back to school anytime soon,
The killing s and kidnapping is now on our side of the country (kwara and ondo)
Our comprehension politically won't help us here

helinues:
I like the way FG is handling Trump and USA with there ridiculous allegations.

The lobbyists senators didn't not know that we are aware about their motives. Hahaha

It's all about mining sector in Nigeria which they want to overtake from China. They did the same in Congo

Trump and USA have been bullying other president but not president Tinubu. The mexico president, she has severally campaigned against killing the top drug lord as it will lead to aftermath attack, but she was pressured by USA which made them to kill El Mencho

Imagine how the South Africa president was scrabbling when Trump accused SA of white marginalization.

That's why I believe in the leadership of president Tinubu. Every issue will be handled diplomatically

Is these ur comment ok? please go through it again.
Dude, people are been killed and kidnapped daily, some kids in the middle belt haven't gone to school for years and u are politicizing everything
If someone close to u have experienced such I believe ur narrative will be different.
Bro,pple are dieing and suffering not animals

There's a big difference between Grace and Works and I believe the op is a bit ignorant of both

MissyB1:
I have talked on the issue here on nairaland uncountable times and i'm really tired of repeating myself.
If you are a christain,read the book of john dat wil enlighten you more.John called jesus"THE WORD" and that same John in d begining of his book said"IN THE BEGINING WAS THE WORD,AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND THE WORD WAS GOD.If John addressed JC as THE WORD and also said THE WORD WAS GOD,whats too difficult to understand there?When pple addressed JC as God in the bible why didn't he rebuke them saying he isn't God?
Some times its good to read inbtw the lines,you don't jst read a verse in d bible witout understand wat its realli talkin abt and jump to conclusion.What's JC'S other name?Emmanuel!!what's d meaning?God with us!!
Does this make any meaning to you?
Frm my understandin i equate ur lil story to:
A wealthy man who's name is nairaland travels to another country and bears the name landnaira den disguises himself as the rabble.Den sm1 who knew his real identity addresses him as "great one" and d man replies sayin "nairaland is great but this is landnaira the rabble".

Does it mean that NAIRALAND AND LANDNAIRA are two diff pple?sm1 who doesn't knw d man would assume LANDNAIRA is diff frm NAIRALAND cuzz he only knws him as landnaira.
GOD+JESUS=SAME

Amen

Astromania:
•I think dat guy @Uprightness has been nabbed by Israeli forces as an insider spy, hence d BrakeStop of his updates

•u know say him dey update dis thread 4rm Israel.

What if dem Cyber Intelligence unit discovered dis thread & thought he was feeding information to some elements.

Lol
I believe it's a personal program thing

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Hebrew 12:24

Biodun556:
Why US was exercising caution is because USS Abraham Lincoln is not safe

A $20,000 drone may destroyed 20 billion dollars ship with thousands of officers

So a drone can destroy an aircraft carrier?
Lol
Smh

Mrchippychappy:
Its a simple question, please why are Nigerian Muslims against Trump ending terrorism? Is there something we don't know? Please share your opinion and thoughts.

No tribalism please

Dude,it has nothing to do with tribalism primarily,but greed.
2026 defense budget is N3 2 trillion.
3.2t is the primary reason, religion is just secondary

sonnie10:
Now I see the incentive in exporting refined petrol to US. While a liter is about #900 in Nigeria . A gallon (3 liters) of petrol in the US is averagely $2.5.
If Dangote was to sell his refined petrol in Nigeria, that 3 liters (one gallon) would just #2700. So basically the difference in price when calculated in Naira is 4500 - 2700 = 1800 for each gallon sold to the US.

Bro you think US is close to Ghana or what?

oridavid:
When God created the earth, there was water and God pushed back the waters and created the ground. Then God created Man from the ground before anything.

After he created Man, he proceeded to create plant, animals and finally woman

That was the recreation of the earth in genesis 1:2.
Genesis 1:1 says God created the heavens and earth.genesis 1:2 started with NOW, meaning something happened to the earth created by God in genesis1:1 to become formless and filled with darkness

oridavid:
That's inquisitive. I like that. However, we must always research and don't just let our minds assume. When we have a particular question, we need to research and ask, then we'll get answers.

Firstly, the idea of Satan and angels falling is a Babylonian myth. There's nothing of such in Genesis, whether Genesis 1 or 2.

Genesis 2 was the first book written and there's nothing of such in it. It was the book written to tell us that Adam predated even angels. The angels you talk about came into being after God had created Adam's.

The first thing God created after he created heaven and earth was Adam. After Adam, he created plant then spiritual companions (angels), then animals and lastly another man (eve)Eve.

This idea of angels and devil was a later Christo centric infusion into the gospel by Europeans who had a funny idea of life.

So God just created an empty heavens and earth in the beginning, right?

SpencerForbes:
Just asking to see how grounded you’re before I fire😉
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If you want to talk do so,we are all here to learn

SpencerForbes:
When did lucifer change to satan . Was it before adam’s fall or after🤔
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Before, after he lost his position in heaven

oridavid:
There has been a debate about the books of Genesis, and especially chapter one and two. There seems to be a difference in their separate account of creation making some think they're showing two different creations while others say they're the same creation.

In this video, our brothers take a deep discussion around this topic. Kindly watch and share
https://youtube.com/shorts/5WYYev0kN7w?si=nIJXO2WI6dQ1pJc8

In genesis1:1 God created the heavens and earth. When you gets to genesis1:2 ..the earth created by God in genesis1 has become formless) shapeless filled with darkness.
Something happened to the earth created in verse1 to become shapeless, formless and filled with darkness in verse2 .
I believe that'll was when Satan and his angels was cast down to the earth.
Geologically you can link both incidence.

My Father and Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for your mercy and grace in my life

OLAADEGBU:
image123, come and look at this.

You won't see him here

Melagros:
COMRADES, when the narrative suits them, they heap praises on world bank, but if the narrative is the truth about the poverty level in Nigeria, the apc uses people like Sani or Ominkry to criticise the world bank

He's trying so hard to b relevant again

Image123:
Skip, skip, skip. It's not Lagos. Lagos government must be taught what to do and how to rule by people from places like this.

Come to think of it. A certain bangladeshi ruled this place for 8 years and can sew us threads on X about how he is finished and new things are POssible. Hmmmmmmmmmm. People who see absolutely nothing wrong with him will blame the current governor here and of course, Lagos government for same situation.

Dude what's your problem?,I thought you are a Christian and not a politician.

Bless Christ

Bless Jesus

Hamas has been divided, the upper class and those in Gaza.
The upper wants the war to end immediately but the lower don't.
So let's see how it goes.
Because if they don't agree the upper will be expel out of Qatar.
Which will make them easy targets.
Funny enough they are too scared of death.

HolinessForever:
The IAEA:

Head of the Atomic Energy Agency:

“Iran has increased uranium enrichment to 90%”.

How true is these news?
If it's accurate then why the 12days war at first

We are a living altar.presumely the greatest altar.
1cor6:19...Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

Praise God
Happy new week to everyone

Kaa4:
I still find it hard to understand the wisdom behind this infrastructure expenditure. Good as it may be, we have better things to do than the amount spent or to be spent on this.

BAT's idea against the whole of the country.

Opportunity right and left.

All the roads from Lagos to the South South, South east and North are 60% un motorable these new roads is a waste of resources.

Thank you Jesus

Praise God

Praise jesus

They should try and rehabilitate our existing roads and stop all these elephant projects.
If you want to travel from Lagos to Abuja by road now.its a 2days journey.because of insecurity.same as Lagos to Kano or far north.