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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/18/1654087/-Wrong-Way-Trump-manages-to-misplace-an-entire-carrier-group-while-playing-tough-guy?detail=facebookTrump rattles seaborne saber at North Korea, but his fleet was in wrong ocean headed the wrong way
By Mark Sumner
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017 · 2:27 PM EST
Great powers never bluff. They just lie outright about the location, direction, and intent of entire carrier groups. As the New York Times reports, a few ships are not where the Trump White House said they were.
Because nothing comforts people and soothes international tension like reporting that youre bringing in a fleet of warships. However, in this case, theres an issue other than bringing in some ships to show the flag.
They lied about where the ships were, where they were going, and what they were doing? Didnt they think that someone might notice when a 100,000 ton ship thats better than 1,000 feet long and carrying a crew of 5,000 didnt show up?
Actually, it appears that the Trump regime wasnt so much lying about the ships. They just screwed upin pretty much every way you can think of.
Well then. Wouldnt it have been hilarious if Trump had ordered some action confident that the Vinson and her companions were on hand to support his play? And how much better can it get in the Showing North Korea were really serious this time category than threatening them with ships that were sailing in the other direction?
Next up: Trump orders Navy to stop taking pictures so no one will know when hes wrong.
Your reminder for the day: This is not normal.
underpants
(182,934 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And now everyone will laugh at President Trump's mighty sword. Why must everyone laugh at his mighty sword?
underpants
(182,934 posts)cause he looks funny waving it around with his tiny hands?
When I read the NYT article on this I knew there had to be some real explanation - the brass doesn't screw up that bad - it was a head FAKE but it looks really dumb.
gordianot
(15,246 posts)Trump just lies about everything else.
babylonsister
(171,100 posts)TBA
(825 posts)They welcomed and perpetuated the false narrative and probably created it.
babylonsister
(171,100 posts)Seems they're turning that 'armada' around and are now heading the right way.
Who uses 'armada' anymore anyway?
https://www.axios.com/trumps-north-korean-armada-sailed-in-wrong-direction-2367144699.html
Trump's North Korean "armada" sailed in wrong direction
U.S. Navy / Sean M. Castellano
As President Trump publicly declared last week that he was "sending an armada" to the Sea of Japan in an attempt to send a message to North Korea, the carrier group was actually sailing thousands of miles in the other direction to war game with the Australian Navy, per the NYT, which reported that the mixup was due to "a glitch-ridden sequence of events."
Reversing course: The carrier group is on its way now and will arrive near the Korean Peninsula next week.
Why it matters: Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster both reinforced POTUS' incorrect line last week, which came amid heightened tensions over an expected nuclear test. Trump is clearly trying to send Pyongyang a message, and this sort of mixup won't help the cause.