[rudypoot]

Let's HOPE GEORGE BUSH WINS IN A LANDSIDE by a LARGE MARGIN, because, the Chinese, and North Korea will take advantage of our weakness, and ciaos in our country during this election.

The US had a show of strength this summer by conducting war games with 7 carrier groups in the pacific. A first for the US with so many carriers. We can still project military power.

[NJ_gent]

"We can still project military power."

We can jump up and down, yell and scream, and wave a big stick, but to our friends in the region, it appears as though we're completely incapable of solving a real problem, like a nuclear threat from a psychotic dictator.

[LonghornFreeper]

The US had a show of strength this summer by conducting war games with 7 carrier groups in the pacific. A first for the US with so many carriers. We can still project military power.

This summer was definately a show of force, but all 7 carriers weren't in the Pacific, in fact only 2 or 3 were. There were also some in the Atlantic, the Gulf, and possibly the Mediterranean. The "Seven Carriers sent into Pacific" was put in one article, and as usual the idiots in the media all just printed the same thing without checking it out. It was later realized what had happened, and later articles get it right. I was on a naval base as an intern this summer, and alot of people there were pretty amused by just how easy it is for one incorrect article to spread.