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Since no one else will ask "Where are the carriers?"

BigRed389

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Fog said:
JMHO, but we would be sadly mistaken to compare the fighting ability (or lack thereof) of the Iraqi army to that of the North Koreans. If they come - and I also don't think they will - they will fight ferociously. Ask any living vet of the Korean War what that fight was like. 60 years later, they may be no better fed, but they are much better trained & equipped (in the land-war phase). If they come & we don't go nuclear, it will be a very bloody fight and won't be quick. JMO.
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True, but this isn't exactly Kuwait vs Iraq either.

This time around the ROK Army alone is half a million, and the ROKAF has 700ish aircraft. And they're individually much closer to our equipment and proficiency standards than the guys up North.

Not saying it won't be extremely costly (seriously...why the fuck would you leave your capital city just over the DMZ), but one way to look at it is our current presence on deck is actually a small fraction of what host nation musters, while we also have a big presence just over the horizon sitting on Japan.
 
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delta215

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Would waging war be the easy (and cheapest) route?

The endgame of such an endeavor would create, I fear, a humanitarian disaster in the North. Refugees amassing at borders north and south, of which neither side would be immediately open to accepting...
 
Treetop Flyer

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Fog said:
With 4 squadrons of attack-capable jets + Prowlers, they can do a little more than 6 Harriers supporting a Marine Battalion trying to get ashore somewhere. Just sayin' . .
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I didn't say anything about an LHD or a MEU or Harriers. Just sayin'.
 
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delta215

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@Reuters: North Korea “formally informs” U.S. that it has “ratified” strike, possibly involving “diversified nuclear strike”: KCNA #breaking

From Twitter just now.
 
Brett327

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That's some of the worst, hyperbolic reporting I've seen yet on NK. It's as bad as TMZ.
 
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delta215

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Found 'em, they're in mothballs in Bremerton:

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Brett327

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I wouldn't call that mothballed - more like waiting to be scrapped. There's no intent to have these in any kind of "war reserve" status.
 
MIDNJAC

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Alpha_Echo_606 said:
Ask and you shall receive....


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USS Nimitz gets underway.

EVERETT, Wash. (March 30, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes by Mt. Baker as it departs for a scheduled deployment from its homeport, Naval Station Everett. Nimitz will complete its sustainment exercise off the coast of Southern California before continuing on its western Pacific Deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Lockwood/Released) 130330-N-AE328-026
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Wow, that is an unusually beautiful day for late March in the PNW. Bout time
 
phrogdriver

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He shot a remarkable one thousand points out of five hundred possible on this course of fire. Bourgeous capitalists must bow down before the Glorious Leader, who demonstrates his mastery of both markmanship and mathematics.
 
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