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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: paul_philp who wrote (63210)12/27/2002 11:12:03 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (4) of 281500
 
Hi all; Some commentary on Pentagon Orders Navy to Ready for Iraq

The meat of the story is here:
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The orders, sent in the last two days, require the Navy to have the vessels ready to sail to the seas around Iraq within 96 hours after a certain date, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. They declined to specify that date.
... #reply-18376378

96 hours is 4 days. But this is not a significant change from standard US military procedure, which calls for aircraft carriers just rotated back from deployments be available to sail in 7 to 10 days for the first 3 months back from deployment:

After returning from deployment, a ship enters an incremental ninety day period called ‘Selective Restricted Availability’ (SRA). The SRA consists of fixing the normal wear and tear that takes place after six months of constant steaming. The ship is also drydocked during this time for a hull cleaning. A ship in this condition can get underway within 7-10 days in an emergency.
globalsecurity.org

The "relative readiness" graph in the above link makes it clear that readiness steadily decreases during those 3 months. This further decreases the difference between the 7~10 days availability for 3 months that is standard, and the new orders for 4 day availability. Few non military people are aware of details like this, so it sure sounds like a sure clue that war is a comin'.

In other words, this is just more talk-talk, not war-war.

-- Carl

P.S. To Nadine. Yep, no war. No matter what the inspectors find.
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