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Perhaps it was pure rhetoric at the time. Regardless, global placement of weapons systems in not immediate.
It'll be ignored because it's partisan hackery to deflect from what else we were told. The President told us, explicitly: "I don't want to talk about it. We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than the aircraft carrier, that I can tell you." in response to the question: "What we are doing right now in terms of North Korea?". Mattis said that the Carl Vinson “on her way up there". Spicer said, "And when you unpack it through that lens and the fact that the USS Carl Vinson is sort of steaming out toward the Sea of Japan". But a photo from roughly a week later, shows that it wasn't. We also received this statement: "Further confusion was added when Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters last week that the exercises had been canceled.", which was explained as: "Multiple US defense officials told CNN that Mattis had inadvertently misspoke and that it was a port visit in Australia that was canceled".
Like I said, it will be ignored because it doesn't address the problem people actually have, which is that the White House doesn't know what's happening or is deliberately not being truthful. Military officials clarifying to CNN doesn't change the fact Trump and his staff did not paint a clear picture of what's actually happening.
It'll be ignored because it's partisan hackery to deflect from what else we were told. The President told us, explicitly: "I don't want to talk about it. We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than the aircraft carrier, that I can tell you." in response to the question: "What we are doing right now in terms of North Korea?". Mattis said that the Carl Vinson was “on her way up there". Spicer said, "And when you unpack it through that lens and the fact that the USS Carl Vinson is sort of steaming out toward the Sea of Japan...But I think when you see a carrier group steaming into an area like that". But a photo from roughly a week later, shows that it wasn't. We also received this statement: "Further confusion was added when Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters last week that the exercises had been canceled.", which was explained as: "Multiple US defense officials told CNN that Mattis had inadvertently misspoke and that it was a port visit in Australia that was canceled".
Like I said, it will be ignored because it doesn't address the problem people actually have, which is that the White House doesn't know what's happening or is deliberately not being truthful. Military officials clarifying to CNN doesn't change the fact Trump and his staff did not paint a clear picture of what's actually happening.
If by "pure rhetoric", you mean "not truthful", then yes, I would agree.Perhaps it was pure rhetoric at the time.
Then why did they not tell the truth about it? Why did President Trump not tell the whole truth when speaking to his constituents who watch Fox News?I am willing to bet the White House knows what is happening
The "media" in this case was Fox News...are you accusing Fox News of being treasonous?As long as the left and the media are confused our military is safe.
The same thing that I can do to your elected Senators or House member that I do not want to be in office - complain about how "unqualified" (incompetent?) they seem to act.
No one wants war but, when we are threatened on a daily basis with annihilation, some of us take that seriously.
Thanks to lies from our corrupt and bias media and left who jeopardize our military and our relations with other countries over their hatred of the right.
What a ridiculous thing to say. There was no bluff.
That Carrier Group is heading to the area.
They first had to complete the exercise they were on.
The only one that needs to know the exact location and time of where our carrier group is at any given time is our president. Advertising where and when they will be somewhere is only an advantage to our enemies. Anyone with a brain should be aware of this. Trumps only mistake was even telling the media anything about the whereabouts of our carrier group. I would have told the media that is for me to know and our enemies to figure out and the last person I will tell my military plans to is a stupid media who will shout it out to our enemies.
I think the revelation the media has been lying to the public should be a concern to all.
Spinning up articles to try and avoid the embarrassment over being caught doing so should come as no surprise to rational thinking people.
Thanks to lies from our corrupt and bias media and left who jeopardize our military and our relations with other countries over their hatred of the right.
The media didn't lie. They reported on official government communication.
Did the government communication provide a time table as to when the Carl Vinson would arrive near Korea? If it did, I would like to see it, as I have been unable to find any official government communication that does detail a time table for arrival.
Has the Carl Vinson received orders to head for the Korean Peninsula? Is it going to go there? The Navy has confirmed both.
Again, what happened to the Chinese and Russian Intelligence ships the media reported were shadowing the Carrier Group?
The media spun up fake news and sky is falling scenarios based on fantasy.
I'm not surprised they are now trying to convince the pack who barks at their dog whistles to blame the Trump Administration in order to escape the revelation they have been lying.
Please give me a grin and go on a rant about Senator Marco Rubio, the junior Senator from Florida.
The only one that needs to know the exact location and time of where our carrier group is at any given time is our president.
Advertising where and when they will be somewhere is only an advantage to our enemies.
Anyone with a brain should be aware of this.
Trumps only mistake was even telling the media anything about the whereabouts of our carrier group.
I would have told the media that is for me to know and our enemies to figure out and the last person I will tell my military plans to is a stupid media who will shout it out to our enemies.
Trump had no problem alerting Russian forces in Syria that US Tomahawks were coming. They in turn alerted their Syrian allies.Advertising where and when they will be somewhere is only an advantage to our enemies.
What a ridiculous thing to say. There was no bluff.
That Carrier Group is heading to the area.
They first had to complete the exercise they were on.
The facts and the truth are irrelevant too our corrupt and bias media or the bias and prejudice other party.
Members of my family have already been to war. Regardless, there's no guarantees in life.
I never said that I did consider all other Senators or House representatives to be "bad" but the point remains that I can do precious little about those elected officials that I do consider to be "bad".
The only one that needs to know the exact location and time of where our carrier group is at any given time is our president. Advertising where and when they will be somewhere is only an advantage to our enemies. Anyone with a brain should be aware of this. Trumps only mistake was even telling the media anything about the whereabouts of our carrier group. I would have told the media that is for me to know and our enemies to figure out and the last person I will tell my military plans to is a stupid media who will shout it out to our enemies.
I am willing to bet the White House knows what is happening and the people who should not know like our enemies or the idiots who will tell our enemies like the media and the left do not. As long as the left and the media are confused our military is safe.
'US President Donald Trump said he was sending "an armada" to Korean waters to potentially deal with threats from Pyongyang.
But its no-show has caused some South Koreans to question his leadership and strategy regarding their unpredictable neighbor in the north.'
South Koreans worried over USS Carl Vinson carrier group bluster - CNN.com
Thoughts?
Despite your post being 3rd in the thread I wonder how many people will either A: ignore it or B: not read past the first post and then immediately post crowing about it in their eagerness to say anything possible negative about Trump.
It is on its way.
The problem here is that no one paid much attention to what else was said at the time.
But soon after the Pacific Command statement, US military officials clarified to CNN that the strike group would first complete a previously scheduled military exercise with the Australian navy.
Official: White House, Pentagon miscommunicated on aircraft carrier's location - CNNPolitics.com
To the comment that it is on its way ...
From the same link above.
The strike group, including the 97,000-ton carrier and its 60-plus aircraft, the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy and the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, will arrive off the Korean Peninsula by the end of April, multiple US defense officials told CNN.
"What Mr. Trump said was very important for the national security of South Korea," Presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo told the Wall Street Journal.
"If that was a lie, then during Trump's term, South Korea will not trust whatever Trump says," said Hong, who is currently trailing in the polls.
South Korean media also seized on the conflicting reports on Trump's "armada" -- led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
Oh please NK poses no threat to the US. You just want to have a war and watch people die from your keyboard. Pound those drums baby, pound them.
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