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U.S. Air Force 'Ready To Strike' If Korean Tensions Escalate
The Chosun Ilbo ^ | November 26, 2010

Posted on 11/26/2010 10:29:30 AM PST by Strategy

The U.S. Air Force is ready to respond immediately if hostilities between the two Koreas escalate, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said Wednesday. Schwarz told reporters after North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island, "The bottom line is that U.S. Forces Korea cetainly is monitoring the situation carefully."

He mentioned Osan and Gunsan in South Korea, Kaneda in Okinawa, Japan, and other U.S. Air Force bases in the Pacific to emphasize that the U.S. has plenty of firepower in the region. Schwarz added USFK Commander Gen. Walter Sharp "has operational control of Air Force assets that reside on the peninsula and can be augmented if required."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; badengrish; kadena; kunsan; misawa; northkorea; obama; osan; usfk
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To: Strategy

National Command Authority will never give the order...He is too busy playuing pickup games and getting his lip split...


121 posted on 11/28/2010 5:07:55 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: Frantzie

China is just watching and will not lift a finger in response to anything. NK itself could be handled by one carrier group and a couple birds from the midwest. Such an opportunity to put an ordered world back together! NK and CHICOM know that AND that Barry O. is 100% certain to let it pass. No tensions, really.


122 posted on 11/29/2010 9:21:56 AM PST by jschwartz
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I think it is another shakedown by NK of SK and this happens every 2 years or so. No US Troops should be risked when SK can do the job on the ground.

SK wants nothing done because NK artillery would destroy Seoul. I have no interest in a third war when a Saudi/alqeada mole is in the white hut. The same Saudis who have all sorts of controlling investments and deals in all 6 TV networks. They also guy the usurper mole elected on THEIR TV networks.

123 posted on 11/29/2010 11:38:13 AM PST by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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To: Strategy

There’s no Case-Church amendment for Korea?


124 posted on 11/29/2010 11:51:55 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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