April 9, 2017

"An aircraft-carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson is heading toward the Korean Peninsula. In the wake of a US airstrike on Syrian military targets, the moves of the USS Carl Vinson have garnered much attention.

Launching a missile strike at an airbase in Syria demonstrates that US President Donald Trump is bolder to resort to force than his predecessor Barack Obama. Whether Washington will take similar actions toward Pyongyang has become suspenseful. Pyongyang reacted strongly to the US attack on Syria, saying it is 'not frightened.'

Trump is different from Obama in personality and he is willing to display he is distinctive. The blast on Syria helped him convey a strong signal to the world that he is a commander in chief not afraid to exercise military options. However, there are also many signs that Trump is returning to Obama's foreign policy. Nearly three months after taking office, he no longer behaves like a diplomatic revolutionary. The US military this time launched a salvo of approximately 60 cruise missiles from destroyers, without dispatching fighter planes. The strike has a limited effect. It is more like a warning against the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government."

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