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Subject: Suez Crossing: Significance?
AThousandYoung    6/23/2010 4:57:15 PM
"More than twelve United States Naval warships and at least one Israeli ship crossed the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on Friday, British Arabic Language newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Saturday." http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-u-s-israeli-warships-cross-suez-canal-toward-red-sea-1.297068 Keep in mind the US sent F-22s to UAE in November.
 
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USN-MID       6/23/2010 5:11:57 PM
Not really, it's pretty standard. It's not on the level of, say, 3 carrier groups showing up in the same place, at the same time. Now THAT would be significant.
 
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