Friday September 21, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Thirty nations are participating in naval maneuvers in and around the Straits of Hormuz. The focus of the exercises is to detect and be able to defend against underwater mines and against mines that may be placed on ships by hostile forces.

This is the biggest naval maneuver of this sort in history.

The admiral in charge of the US 5th Fleet, Vice Admiral John W. Miller, announced that all these countries are committed to keeping the shipping lanes of the Straits of Hormuz open to international shipping and make certain that the oil keeps flowing.

Thirty nations working together. That's how important the Straits of Hormuz is. That's how crucial the oil that travels through those Straits is to every one of us.

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