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Mullen to visit S. Korea as tensions rise
Adm. Mike Mullen. the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, plans to depart Washington Monday night to go to South Korea in a hastily planned visit, according to Pentagon officials.
The goal is to reassure the South Korean military of U.S. support, American officials said.
"He is going to shore up support for the alliance," a senior US military official said. The official declined to be identified because the trip will not be publicly announced until later Monday.
"He is going to reinforce our strategic alliance and our commitment to the defense of their territory," the official said. A second Pentagon official described the trip as "relatively sudden."
The Mullen visit comes as the South Korean navy began live-fire exercises on the seas surrounding the Korean peninsula Monday in the midst of bristling tensions with the North, South Korean state media reported.
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There goes at least another 20 million dollars in taxpayer money for another usless trip.They could have setup a video conference for a hellua lot less money!
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USA and China have waited too much to solve the problem and THIS is the consequence! ... http://x.co/Ko3b
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Im belived that chinnes will keep eye to out of untied states how did repbluic was finished check up to north korean but someone trying blame to nort korean
@2 Willard. What ?
North and South Korea are always taking shots at each other. This however feels different. Now Mullens is headed there. Frank, I think his visit is appropriate due to the seriousness of the situation. They are not meeting to discuss a seating arrangement for a state visit. It is about avoiding a war.
Just blow the f–kers off the face of the earth..