U.S. to Join South Korean Military Exercise Off North Korea Coast

[Purveyor]

Source: ABC NEWS

By LUIS MARTINEZ
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2010

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington will participate in a joint naval exercise with South Korea next week in the Yellow Sea, the same waters west of the Korean peninsula where North Korea is accused of sinking a South Korean warship last March, ABC News has learned.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns N. Korea to "halt provocative actions."

A U.S. official said the carrier, which operates from its home port in Japan, "will be sent to the waters off South Korea within coming days to participate in joint exercises" with the South Korean navy.

Slated to begin June 8, the official said this exercise will be "separate and distinct" from an upcoming anti-submarine warfare exercise that Pentagon officials had said recently would be occurring "in the near future." The upcoming exercise was first reported by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

Another U.S. official says additional U.S warships will be participating in the exercise, including a Japan-based Aegis destroyer and a Hawaii-based nuclear submarine. South Korea will also deploy a destroyer, a submarine and F-15 fighter jets to participate in the exercise.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Media/us-join-south-korea-military-exercise-north-korea/story?id=10807101

[LakeSamish706]

1. Now this seems pretty damn stupid to me and provocative. What the hell are

these ass wipes thinking by doing this?

[dipsydoodle]

2. Wind up time ?

Be just great if the Chinese did one at the same time with N. Korea.

She's a fine one to say "halt provocative actions."

[Lagomorph]

3. Which is it?

"U.S. to Join South Korean Military Exercise Off North Korea Coast"

or

"will be sent to the waters off South Korea within coming days to participate in joint exercises" with the South Korean navy.


Sounds like the South Korean Navy could use some training and I'm sure the Americans in South Korea will appreciate the support.

This sounds like a "feel good" exercise.

[cliss]

4. Provocative?

This is playing with fire. North Korea is unbelievably unstable right now. What part of 'retaliate' don't they understand?
Shit they're even going into the same waters I believe this is a disputed area/not either of the Koreas territory.
= BIG problems.

I wonder if China can call the US and tell them to skip it.