SAM
"I think that the unfolding events in North Korea have suddenly changed the focus of the US somewhat & Iran is partially "off the radar" for the next few weeks. The US has some 28,500 personnel stationed in S.Korea, with thousands more in Japan. Iran (to the US) is a FUTURE threat & therefore of no immediate consequence"
Agree with you here SAM, focus will be on North Korea for a few months unless Iran does something stupid.
"The situation in N.Korea is a whole new ballgame that should have been anticipated & planned for (but I bet it wasn't....)."
That "bet" word again !!! - No bite from me
. I would say it had been planned for, just maybe it was not expected to happen quite as quickly as it has.
I was of the understanding that the various US commands have a whole range of contingency plans already drawn up and war gamed. Wasn't US Central Command running a war game with Iran as a Central player just as Iraq invaded Kuwait and they had to stop the war game as events over took it ?
Sam
Maybe they will use Big Blu on North Korea.
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