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Carl Vinson Strike Group headed to Korean Peninsula

Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:36 am
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:36 am
Moving a strike group to the NK backyard

Carl Vinson Strike Group headed out
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
173707 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:37 am to
Sounds like a George Costanza alias.
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 8:38 am
Posted by GFaceKillah
Welcome to the Third World
Member since Nov 2005
5935 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:40 am to
So much for a domestic focus.

Thanks, Trump.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
178330 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:44 am to
Are we sending the ship named after the gay guy?
Posted by killercoconut
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2008
3882 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:44 am to
It was just there last month and this is not uncommon
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18141 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:45 am to
Clearly, the US and China are finally in agreement on NK. This is an interesting policy shift.

The only real way to put an end to the fat kid's continuous threats is to take out his nuclear capabilities and then, let the civil war occur to topple him.
Posted by MadDoggyStyle
Member since Feb 2012
3857 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:49 am to
Glad to see we won't be the worlds policenan anymore.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52585 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:50 am to
quote:

Carl Vinson Strike Group headed back to Korean Peninsula
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49696 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 8:56 am to
A big problem is Seoul. No way to stop its devestation early on. NK can inflict serious damage before it can be stopped.
Posted by GaryMyMan
Shreveport
Member since May 2007
13499 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:04 am to
quote:

A big problem is Seoul.

Just a small town of ten million civilians. Home to Samsung, Kia, Hyundai, and LG.

quote:

let the civil war occur to topple him.

??? So after we remove his "nuclear capabilities" what happens to his 1.2 million-troop standing army? Or the 7.7 million troops in reserve? Or the 18 million-person civilian population that, since birth, has been taught that Kim Jong Un and his ancestors are literally gods?

Best case scenario you end up with a humanitarian crisis that lasts for the next few decades. These people have been brainwashed for generations. I don't know what the solution is, but going in there guns blazing against a crazy guy who can easily destroy large parts of Seoul is the wrong move, to put it lightly.
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 9:12 am
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
73284 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:07 am to
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Carl Vinson Strike Group headed back to Korean Peninsula


This.

Had a buddy on that ship a few years back.
Posted by LoveThatMoney
Who knows where?
Member since Jan 2008
12784 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:08 am to
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much for a domestic focus.

Thanks, Trump.


North Korea has threatened US security and China is letting them do it. Wipe them off the map now before it's too late
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
69236 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:10 am to
The summit this week in Palm Beach with the Chinese president must have gone pretty well.
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 9:11 am
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27872 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:13 am to
I though Seoul had a pretty advanced missle defense system? And we just sent more assets to that system?

I am in NO WAY military in my background. Maybe no such thing exists and is effective. And probably can't defend shelling from North Korea.

Side tangent. After seeing countless videos of naval launches of missles at Syria I have a question. There appears to be a whole hell of a lot of wobble to those missles immediately after launch. Sometimes looks like a 20-30 degree pitch before it gets 100-200 feet in the air and rights itself and is off. Ever any malfunctions? Some missles appear close to the bridge? It must be an arse puckering moment? Or I am just a pussy. Lol
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:34 am to
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This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 9:35 am
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:35 am to
Goddamnit
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 9:36 am
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:35 am to
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One day after NBC reported that the National Security Council had presented Trump with three options vis-a-vis North Korea, namely i) put American nukes in South Korea , ii) kill Kim Jong-un or iii) use the CIA to infiltrate North Korea to sabotage or take out key infrastructure, a US carrier group has departed Singapore and is headed for North Korea.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61794 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:43 am to
Anytime a power vacuum is created by the ending of an oppressive regime, shite gets even more fricked up than anyone ever estimates.

If they take out the fat kid, it's gonna be an even bigger mess for the citizenry.
Posted by Shaun176
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
3175 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:54 am to
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I though Seoul had a pretty advanced missle defense system? And we just sent more assets to that system?


Seoul is within artillery range of NK. It would be severly damaged or hit with VX in the first 10 min of a war.

There are some military plans that could mitigate the threat, but its risky and the enemy always gets a vote.

Best plan is probably to have China sponsor a coup. Then gradually modernize NK. But the fat kid has been purging all of the top regime members with connection to China.
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 10:01 am
Posted by Loungefly85
Lafayette
Member since Jul 2016
7930 posts
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:59 am to
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It was just there last month and this is not uncommon


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