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EX500rider

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7. And where exactly in the Arabian sea is the US carrier Abraham Lincoln right now?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:19 PM

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Sri Lanka borders on the Arabian sea and the Iranian frigate (they can call it a "Destroyer" but at 1,500 tons, no) was just 40km south of Sri Lanka. As the IRIS Dena could do 30kts (35mph) she could close the distance rather fast. In 24 hrs she could cover 840 miles.

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Sucker punch, 80 more murders on Trumps murder account. Blues Heron Wednesday #1

1500 tons, not 1.5 FBaggins Wednesday #2

That is vile BeyondGeography Wednesday #3

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The criminal tRump regime has been ignoring laws for over a year, had an illegal secret government in mar a lago yaesu Wednesday #4

Was it headed back to the war zone? EX500rider Wednesday #5

about 2000 miles from the "war zone" muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #6

And where exactly in the Arabian sea is the US carrier Abraham Lincoln right now? EX500rider Wednesday #7

That's my point - neither you nor I can locate it to within 300km muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #9

The carrier groups in the Arabian Sea and that's where the Iranian vessel was headed EX500rider Wednesday #10

But it's not war. "Sea" here means a million and a half square miles muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #11

"if you're advocating killing anyone in the Iranian military that you can" EX500rider Wednesday #12