... in response to Re: Just hope it isn't the CV-63 :-), posted by Jski on Jan 5, 2003Where everything tastes like JP-5.
My guess is that we're not going to fool with Iraq, just yet. We've got to go a neutralize North Korea first, which is why your seeing a major build up of sea power.
After all Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi, Turkey, etc. Have given us the green light to use their airstips or fly overs.
I think we could even possibly being set up to strike Afganistan or another Al Queda country.
OR this could all be spin for Bush's bid for 2004.
(But I don't see any real Democrat contenders out there).
Bush needs a war, to redeflect peoples minds away from the economy. The economy is self correcting itself, I think a war may be a major blunder.
Does Iraq have weapons of mass destruction?
If not, they can purchase them from North Korea.