You are exactly spot-on with this assessment. This whole sequestration nonsense is over-blown drama. The cuts are barely significant - they cut only the
rate of growth of their budgets; it's not like these jackasses are going to have their precious bank accounts emptied out. This deployment was planned and funded already with FY13 budget which is in place already. What a bunch of prom queens.
This is nothing more than the Pentagon yanking CONgresses short-hairies to keep the money spigot flowing. You can bet if that carrier is suddenly needed on station, it'll be out of Norfolk so fast your head will spin.
Oh, and it gives tragedy TV more fake drama to divert the sheep.
//Redplum sends