On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:15:51 -0700, Oren wrote:

... USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen
and will join other American ships prepared to intercept any Iranian
vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen.

.... "US WARPLANES LAUNCH from the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt —
under the protective eye of the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy —
to fly 'manned reconnaissance' of an Iranian convoy believed carrying
weapons destined for Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, setting up the
possibility of a naval confrontation between the US and Iran."
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"Tout what he’s already done. Say the public’s in his corner. Demand Congress do something. Lament Washington dysfunction. Lay out his own plan. Avoid details. Urge voters to keep up the pressure. Warn it won’t be easy. Bask in the applause. It’s the fill-in-the-blank approach to selling a presidential agenda: same template, just adjusted for the topic." -- CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN