Obama Sends Aircraft Carrier to South Korea After North’s Attack

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Obama Sends Aircraft Carrier to South Korea After North’s Attack

Source: Bloomberg

Obama Sends Aircraft Carrier to South Korea After North’s Attack
November 24, 2010, 3:02 AM EST
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By Bomi Lim and Nicholas Johnston
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. sent an aircraft carrier to take part in exercises off the Korean Peninsula in a show of strength after North Korea fired artillery onto South Korean soil for the first time in half a century.

President Barack Obama talked with South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak for 30 minutes by phone and dispatched the USS George Washington from Japan today to take part in the drills. These will take place off the South’s western coast from Nov. 28-Dec. 1, the U.S. Forces Korea said in an e-mailed statement. There are about 25,000 American troops stationed in South Korea.

“The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our close friend and ally,” Obama told Lee, according to a White House statement. North Korea must stop its “provocative actions, which will only lead to further isolation.” The two leaders agreed that further sanctions against North Korea may be necessary, Lee’s office said in a statement.

South Korea raised its military alert status to the second- highest level after North Korea yesterday fired onto the island of Yeonpyeong, killing two soldiers and injuring 20, including four civilians, Defense Minister Kim Tae Young said today in Seoul. Two dead civilians were found on the island after the attack, said a Coast Guard official, who declined to be named in line with government policy.

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By the way memory serves, our number of troops in the speed bump has actually dropped.

Oh and it goes without saying, this is escalating

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1. Oh we have been here before.

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2. Not this close

And that is what they call previews to negotiation

Oh and one day the we've been here before will lead to resumption of hostilities.

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3. Let's check with Sarah Palin on that.