U.S. wraps up war games in the Pacific

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3 carriers, 280 planes, and 22,000 troops

The largest U.S. military exercise in the Pacific in decades ended Friday after showing North Korea and other nations that the United States can swiftly muster a huge combat force in the region, officials said.

The five-day “Valiant Shield” exercises massed an armada of three aircraft carriers and 25 other ships along with 22,000 troops and 280 warplanes off this tiny U.S. territory about halfway between Hawaii and Japan.

Tensions are rising in the region over the possible test-launch of a North Korean long-range missile. Two guided missile cruisers participating in the games were assigned off the Korean coast to monitor the situation.

Comments

  1. John the Marine wrote:

    Time to blow the dust of Teddy’s “Big Stick”… Hey, N. Korea & Iran. Are you listenning? Because sooner or later, will be coming. Whether the pinkos and defeatist like it or not.

    Posted 24 Jun 2006 at 10:15 am

  2. TC@LeatherPenguin wrote:

    I’ve seen some people say, “Why are we showing them what we can do?”

    ANSWER: Because it scares the weeping baby jeebus straight into their Mao-issued diapers.

    Posted 24 Jun 2006 at 5:38 pm

  3. TC@LeatherPenguin wrote:

    YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH.

    TRUTH: We can burn you off HIPPIE ******** offf the map… at will… and Gore can’t stop it.
    Die in a fire.

    Posted 24 Jun 2006 at 5:41 pm

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