Second Aircraft Carrier to Gulf

ARTICLE: New U.S. Carrier In Gulf A ‘Reminder’ To Iran: Gates (Reuters.com)…David Morgan, Reuters, April 29, 2008
The U.S. Navy has temporarily added a second aircraft carrier in the Gulf as a “reminder” to Iran, but this was not an escalation of American forces in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week that the Pentagon had military options it could consider against Tehran but stressed that the United States would continue to rely on diplomatic and economic methods to address its concerns.

Reinforces what Secretary of Defense referrs to as “Smart” power.