No U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Deployed in the Pacific

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No U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Deployed in the Pacific​

The deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) from 7th Fleet to 5th Fleet has left the United States with no deployed carriers in the Pacific Ocean, at a time when they are needed most.​

No U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Deployed in the Pacific - Naval News

The U.S. Navy is facing a shortfall of deployed carriers in the Pacific as the buildup in the Middle East continues. The lack of carriers has left a critical gap in the West Pacific. The departure of USS Abraham Lincoln coincides with the change in homeport of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from...

www.navalnews.com

25 Aug 2024 ~~ By Carter Johnston

The U.S. Navy is facing a shortfall of deployed carriers in the Pacific as the buildup in the Middle East continues. The lack of carriers has left a critical gap in the West Pacific.
The departure of USS Abraham Lincoln coincides with the change in homeport of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from Yokosuka, Japan to Bremerton, Washington. The Ronald Reagan‘s replacement, the USS George Washington (CVN 73) still in San Diego on a scheduled port visit.
The U.S. Navy’s other Pacific-based carriers are in port or in their maintenance availability period. Out of six carriers in the Pacific, the USS Carl Vinson recently participated in RIMPAC 2024, the USS Nimitz recently completed a six month planned incremental availability period for maintenance, the USS Ronald Reagan recently completed a homeport shift to Naval Base Kitsap, and the USS George Washington will remain in San Diego until the crew and equipment swap from USS Ronald Reagan is complete.

Commentary:
Joe’s parting gift to the Chinese.
Taiwan will be conquered in less than one day, if China now chooses.
What's to worry? We now have fewer carriers than we had deployed in the Pacific in December 1941 and nothing bad happened...

 

[Picaro]

The Democratic Party supports the Red Chinese expansion, same as Republicans support Putin's expansion. Both offer multi-national corporations and their shareholders a lot more power and wealth than free markets and free peoples do. Cadre and ex-KGB thugs are our elites new best friends forever. Americans and their silly peasant beliefs in rights and patriotism are annoying and boorish.

 

[fncceo]

For the first time in over 100 years.

 

[JGalt]

The Democratic Party supports the Red Chinese expansion, same as Republicans support Putin's expansion. Both offer multi-national corporations and their shareholders a lot more power and wealth than free markets and free peoples do. Cadre and ex-KGB thugs are our elites new best friends forever. Americans and their silly peasant beliefs in rights and patriotism are annoying and boorish.

Well that's funny. Putin didn't expand into Ukraine under a Republican President, did he?

Nope. Obama and Biden, both Democrats.

 

[sparky]

Rumor has it lack of personnel is a pertinent issue......~S~

 

[EMH]

Israel doesn't care about the Pacific. Israel cares about Israel and Ukraine right now, which is where our "US military" is 100% focused.

It would be nice to have a President who believes the US military exists for America, but with Traitor Joe and Kamala, the US military is whored out for money and favorable media coverage.

 

[Moonglow]

For the first time in over 100 years.

 

[Moonglow]

Well that's funny. Putin didn't expand into Ukraine under a Republican President, did he?

Nope. Obama and Biden, both Democrats.

Ukraine didn't expand into Russia under a Republican president.

 

[Picaro]

Well that's funny. Putin didn't expand into Ukraine under a Republican President, did he?

Nope. Obama and Biden, both Democrats.

So what? The GOP is now competing with each other to suck Jane Fonda's toes. Make all the excuses you want, the GOP loves them some Putin dick.

 

[JGalt]

So what? The GOP is now competing with each other to suck Jane Fonda's toes. Make all the excuses you want, the GOP loves them some Putin dick.

There were no Russian incursions into Ukraine while Donald Trump was President.

You can make up your own opinions, but you can't make up your own facts.

 

[Picaro]

There were no Russian incursions into Ukraine while Donald Trump was President.

You can make up your own opinions, but you can't make up your own facts.

And again, so what? You think that means Republicans are right to to suck up to Putin? I didn't make up any facts, and you;re also going to be disappointed in Trump's foreign policies, after years of misrepresenting them and lying to yourselves.

 

[JGalt]

And again, so what? You think that means Republicans are right to to suck up to Putin? I didn't make up any facts, and you;re also going to be disappointed in Trump's foreign policies, after years of misrepresenting them and lying to yourselves.

You're a total fucking idiot, dude. No Republicans are "sucking up" to Putin. Both Obama and Biden couldn't do shit to stop Putin from invading Ukraine, because they were both weak, ineffectual pussies.

Like I said, Putin didn't invade Ukraine while Trump was President. And that's a fact.

 

[Picaro]

You're a total fucking idiot, dude. No Republicans are "sucking up" to Putin. Both Obama and Biden couldn't do shit to stop Putin from invading Ukraine, because they were both weak, ineffectual pussies.

Like I said, Putin didn't invade Ukraine while Trump was President. And that's a fact.

Like I said, so what? Trump sent them arms, and will do so again, so your fantasies aren't going to come true. Your Jane Fonda fetish will go away soon. You morons will of course start babbling some other spin as soon as you're told to. Keep tossing out the strawmen nonsense if it makes you feel better.

 

[JGalt]

And again, so what? You think that means Republicans are right to to suck up to Putin? I didn't make up any facts, and you;re also going to be disappointed in Trump's foreign policies, after years of misrepresenting them and lying to yourselves.

62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll​

"A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.

A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president."

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump/

 

[Picaro]

62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll​

"A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.

A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president."

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump/

Just keep avoiding the issues with this nonsense, We get why you have to rely on it. You can't invent a reason for Russia to invade anybody, much less Ukraine, so you babble about Obama and Biden. You think you're going to save tax money n stuff, maybe buy a new TV.

 

[JGalt]

Like I said, so what? Trump sent them arms, and will do so again, so your fantasies aren't going to come true. Your Jane Fonda fetish will go away soon. You morons will of course start babbling some other spin as soon as you're told to. Keep tossing out the strawmen nonsense if it makes you feel better.

Nikki Haley reveals why Putin didn't invade Ukraine when Trump was president​

“When Barack Obama was president, Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea. With Joe Biden as President, Putin invaded all of Ukraine. But when Donald Trump was President, Putin did nothing. No invasions, no wars. That was no accident. Putin didn’t attack Ukraine because he knew Donald Trump was tough,” Haley said in her address at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee..

“A strong president doesn’t start wars, a strong president prevents wars,” she asserted."

WATCH: Nikki Haley reveals why Putin didn't invade Ukraine when Trump was president

 

[JGalt]

Just keep avoiding the issues with this nonsense, We get why you have to rely on it. You can't invent a reason for Russia to invade anybody, much less Ukraine, so you babble about Obama and Biden. You think you're going to save tax money n stuff, maybe buy a new TV.

Nigel Farage says Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump was US president​

"Nigel Farage has claimed Vladimir Putin would not have launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February 2022 if Donald Trump had been US president.

Speaking to Sky News, the politician said he is confident Mr Trump will be elected to the White House in November's election.

"I think the issue of the border, the result of crime problems that you're seeing in American cities - Chicago is in a terrible, terrible state - I think people look at Trump and say, 'you know what? This is a tough guy who will actually stand up and fight against that stuff'," Mr Farage said.

"Plus, and don't underestimate this, he had a very successful foreign policy when he was president.

"Since he's gone, the world is now a much more dangerous place than it was before. So I think all these factors are playing for him."

Nigel Farage says Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump was US president

 

[JGalt]

Just keep avoiding the issues with this nonsense, We get why you have to rely on it. You can't invent a reason for Russia to invade anybody, much less Ukraine, so you babble about Obama and Biden. You think you're going to save tax money n stuff, maybe buy a new TV.

Bill Maher: Why Putin invaded Ukraine under Biden, not Trump, is 'worth asking'​

"Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday night by suggesting it's worth pondering why Russian President Vladimir Putin took action in Ukraine during the Biden presidency instead of the Trump presidency...

..."OK, but if Putin thought Trump was really that supportive of him, why didn't he invade when Trump was in office?" Maher reacted. "It's at least worth asking that question if you're not locked into one intransigent thought."

Bill Maher: Why Putin invaded Ukraine under Biden, not Trump, is 'worth asking'

 

[JGalt]

Just keep avoiding the issues with this nonsense, We get why you have to rely on it. You can't invent a reason for Russia to invade anybody, much less Ukraine, so you babble about Obama and Biden. You think you're going to save tax money n stuff, maybe buy a new TV.

Trump told Putin there would be ‘hell to pay’ if Russia invaded Ukraine​

Former President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin delayed the Russian invasion of Ukraine as long as he did due to a conversation between the two world leaders.

Trump recounted the conversation he had with Putin during an exclusive interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Monday, in which he said there would be “hell to pay” if Russia invaded Ukraine.

“With Putin, I have a very good relationship. I mean, I haven’t spoken to him in a long while, but I had a very strong relationship,” Trump said. “He wouldn’t have done it if it were me. He did it after I left.

“I thought he might do it,” Trump added. “Look, I talked to him. I said, ‘If you do it, there’s going to be hell to pay. It’s going to be a catastrophe. Don’t do it.’”

Putin showed hesitation in launching an invasion after that conversation, according to Trump."

Trump told Putin there would be ‘hell to pay’ if Russia invaded Ukraine - Washington Examiner

 

[Mushroom]

Because we are now going on 16 years of defense budgets that can barely even keep up with inflation. Let alone actually increasing and replacing aged equipment.

One thing I have gotten used to, is seeing Democrats cut the military, and Republicans expanding it. But the past 4 Presidents in a row have now ignored the military, and the conditions shows. And no matter what, after this election it will be another 4 years of neglect no matter who wins. That will make it two decades since any meaningful increase or update of our military forces.

A great amount of our equipment actually dates to the Reagan Administration, and it is well past it's lifespan. We keep spending money to put more bandaids on old equipment, but are putting nothing into actually replacing it. And I can't see any realistic military update happening until 2028 at the earliest. Because neither Trump nor Harris will do anything about this.