Thanks. I was just wondering why the government would send a nuclear carrier to the gulf when it was scheduled to be decommissioned within a year. I kind of felt that the government would send one of the convectional warfare class ships but not a nuclear carrier. But I wasn't in the navy so I didn't know.
Remember the Maine Another ship being sent, due to be de-commissioned http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/09/navy-enterprise-prepares-last-combat-deployment-092010w/ http://www.debka.com/article/21716/ rumor has it
It's obvious, think about it. The ship is due to be decommissioned, if it is sunk, it's no loss. Except for the dead of course.
It's a nuclear aircraft carrier, not what I would say it's no lose. However, the government would save money because the cost to decommission a nuclear ship is very expensive.