Growing U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf Leaves Obama with Fewer Options | Via Meadia

Growing U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf Leaves Obama with Fewer Options | Via Meadia: The sabre rattling in the Persian Gulf continues with the deployment of the USS Ponce. Up until recently, the vessel was simply an aging transport ship destined for the scrap heap, but it appears that the Navy has retrofitted the ship, turning it into a command and control station for a variety of missions designed to put pressure on the Iranian regime. The New York Times reports: