How can anyone possibly believe the US warship that just docked in Georgia is for "humanitarian aid"? ?

Question

Who here believes that nonsense?

Clearly, using a warship as a humanitarian aid delivering vehicle is costly and impractical at best. It also prevents the warship from performing its regular duties in the meantime. Any cargo ship could have been chartered, as they usually are, and done the task better. Once must have to be in extraordinary denial to believe otherwise.

More likely, the purpose of sending a warship into a Georgian port is not to deliver humanitarian aid, but to deliver a belligerent message to Russia: provoke Georia further if you dare, because this nearby US warship might just possibly assist our "friend" Georgia militarily in response to any new hostile action you may take. It's a foolish bluff by bush that can only exacerbate the situation. Then again, with reckless bush, foolish is as foolish does.

With his saber-rattling, bush is deliberately involving America in a regional conflict that should not concern America in the first place.

Answer 1

Because that is what we are being told, and you know that our prezident would not lie to us.

Answer 2

Well, this very same question was asked concerning sending an Air Craft Carrier to aid the Tsunami victims. US Navy ships have some of the best facilities to feed and or treat people, they have helicopters for transport and so on.

Is there an underlying message of mess with our friends and this is what you'll get, sure, but the time it would take to charter a cargo ship, out fit it and get everything needed to help people, you might as well stay home, because it would take too long to do any good.

Answer 3

Sixth Fleet Deploys Ships in Support of Humanitarian Assistance Mission

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS080821-04

Release Date: 8/21/2008 12:55:00 PM

For more news from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/naveur/.

Answer 4

No, we shouldn't concern ourselves when our allies are attacked. What is wrong with you? Yes we could have sent in a cargo ship, and a destroyer or 2 to protect it. But we took care of the protection and delivery at the same time.

And it is a shame that we did nothing to help them.

Answer 5

Your forgetting these are specialized ships that are equipped to produce Fresh water and bottle it. They also have extra electrical generating capacity so they can connect to a dock and provide lighting for all ongoing Humanitarian needs.  They are War ships in name only far from the Bismark you saw on the History Channel

Answer 6

our goverment would'nt lie to us. and it's safer considering all those pirates.

Answer 7

and?  I could careless if they used a Domino's delivery vehicle.

If it doesn't concern us, then you are you so concerned?

Answer 8

Actually, it would be wise to send a warship, since you have no ways of giving humanitarian aide safe passage with the Russians still in the vicinity. The Russians would have no issue blockading or bullying a civilian humanitarian aide ship, but they'll think twice before trying something with a destroyer.

Answer 9

Don't you think it odd that every single time in history we've sent aid to another country via the sea, we've sent it via navy ships.  Every single time.  And now you want to single out this one time like it is an exception?

Why is it a stretch to believe somethng that is as consistent as the sun rising?

Answer 10

I certainly hope that is the message the Russians get. In fact, I'll be disappointed if it's not full of tanks.  But I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same aid ship that Myanmar rejected.

Answer 11

It's believed by the same people who think Russia is withdrawing.

Answer 12

They are also delivering weapons as reported all over the news.  No secret.

Answer 13

Frankly I don't believe anything our new media says. Since Russia and China own all of our debt, it's not wise to threaten them. What if they pulled the plug on our already reeling economy? We wouldn't have the money to engage in any sort of military action. Clearly Bush is irresponsible, immoral, and ridiculous, but we knew that.

Answer 14

I believe that a warship can be positioned to supply humanitarian aid.  We did the same thing a few months ago (May) in the area of Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma) at the ready to supply water, first aid, food for victims of the cyclone.

Answer 15

While I understand your concern, you don't show up to a gun fight with a knife. No American humanitarian aid vessel should ever enter a hostile environment empty handed or unprotected. Otherwise, just don't delivery any aid.