Mattis tries to downplay carrier confusion
Source: MSN/USA Today
RIYADH — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday sought to squelch confusion surrounding the whereabouts of the USS Vinson — the aircraft carrier the Pentagon and White House had mistakenly stated was steaming toward North Korea — by labeling it an effort to be forthcoming that went awry.
The White House and Pentagon had sent clear signals that the Vinson was steaming toward North Korea in the days leading up to its unsuccessful test of a missile on Saturday. President Trump even boasted that he was sending an “armada” to the waters off North Korea when, at the time, the ship was heading in the opposite direction.
Mattis, speaking to reporters in Riyadh, said the Vinson will make its way toward the Korean peninsula, as promised, but just not as soon as most had expected.
“We don’t generally give out ships’ schedules in advance, but I didn’t want to play a game either and say we were not changing a schedule when in fact we had,” Mattis said. “We’re doing exactly what we said we were going to do. She will be on her way. I’ll determine when she gets there, and where she actually operates. But the Vinson is going to be part of our ensuring that we stand by our allies in the Northwest Pacific.”
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Now man the hell up, & OWN IT.
gaaah! 
dumbasses.
whew, I feel better, needed to say that! 
