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TexasTowelie

(112,102 posts)
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 01:00 PM Jun 2017

Report: U-2 spy planes deployed to Okinawa

June 2 (UPI) -- A group of U-2 spy planes from U.S. Forces Korea are being temporarily deployed to Okinawa, Japan, according to a Japanese news service.

Jiji Press reported Friday the U.S. reconnaissance aircraft, four in total, are to be deployed in southern Japan for about a month, at Kadena Air Base.

Three of the planes arrived in Japan from Osan Air Base in South Korea on Wednesday, and the fourth aircraft followed Thursday.

The planes were accompanied by about 180 U.S. troops, Japanese and U.S. officials said, according to Jiji.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/06/02/Report-U-2-spy-planes-deployed-to-Okinawa/9971496429224/

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Report: U-2 spy planes deployed to Okinawa (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2017 OP
to keep idiot as potus heaven05 Jun 2017 #1
"Slowly slip into conflict?" Nitram Jun 2017 #2
yeah, yeah, yeah heaven05 Jun 2017 #3
We'll see, won't we? Nitram Jun 2017 #4
 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
1. to keep idiot as potus
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 01:13 PM
Jun 2017

and his merry band of super hawks from ending up as nixon, ehrlichman, haldeman ect, we slowly slip into conflict with....n. korea is my first guess We know what they are doing and why....it's just a matter of when.....

Hope the 'sane' people still have enough power to stop these insane people running this country or are they all cowering in the corner with their thumbs in their mouths, sane RWers, liberal and progressives, wondering what to do?

Nitram

(22,791 posts)
2. "Slowly slip into conflict?"
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:45 PM
Jun 2017

I'd say keeping tabs on North Korea is vital at this point. U-2s aren't weapons, they gather information.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
3. yeah, yeah, yeah
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 12:36 AM
Jun 2017

Last edited Mon Jun 5, 2017, 09:29 AM - Edit history (1)

n. korea is what the dumpster called trump needs to stay in power, along with his idiot administration. President Obama kept him in check without THREE carrier groups playing at intimidation of a 3rd rate power. Be afraid, be very afraid!!!!! The idiots in D.C. caused the fear in n. korea and the current escalation, go wear your hawk with someone else, I'm not buying RW threats in the form that dumpster has couched them in. YES!!!! Slipping into conflict because idiots are in charge of foreign policy.

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