Posted on 06/02/2010 1:14:44 PM PDT by jhpigott
U.S. defense officials say they may deploy the massive aircraft carrier USS George Washington off the Korean Peninsula in the Yellow Sea, where North Korea allegedly sank a South Korean warship.
The deployment would be a show of force by the U.S., which has vowed to protect South Korea and is seeking to blunt aggression from North Korea. An international investigation last month blamed North Korea for torpedoing the Cheonan warship in March, killing 46 sailors.
U.S. officials, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said Wednesday that a final decision on deployment of the nuclear-powered carrier was likely by the end of the week.
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Bet it won’t happen this time
A big, scary gun in the hands of someone who has told the world he will never pull the trigger is not as scary.
Hey,,,I don’t see any change,,,Yet,,,
Bizzy on the base...
Remember this? and we have also shut our eyes to N.Korea. The handwriting is on the wall in BRIGHT red letters.
The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced |
By MATTHEW HICKLEY
Last updated at 00:13 10 November 2007
Exactly my point. I know we have really good assets. But we are not the only dog on the block.
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