U.S. House Resolution Calls for North Korea to Return the U.S.S. Pueblo
It is good to see that the U.S.S. Pueblo is not being forgotten:
A resolution has been proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for the return of a U.S. Navy ship seized by North Korea 55 years ago, a summary of the resolution showed Monday.
The resolution, introduced last week by Rep. Steube Gregory (R-FL), calls for the return of USS Pueblo while denouncing North Korea’s seizure of the ship and its crew on Jan. 23, 1968.
The House “maintains North Korea’s seizure of the vessel USS Pueblo and its detention of the crew were in violation of international law,” says the resolution.
It also adds the House “declares that USS Pueblo is the property of the United States government and it should be returned to the United States.”
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but the Pueblo has long been used for propaganda purposes by North Korea. You can read more about the U.S.S. Pueblo incident at my prior posting on the seizure of the ship.
I doubt the folks will release our ship. Perhaps it should have been destroyed after the crew was repatriated?
Drop 20 concrete JDAMs on it at 0200 some morning. No collateral.
Release a press statement that the US has retired the ship. Let the Norks try to put the pieces back together again.
Thank them for keeping it in such good condition.
Can we send them some of those Zumwalt-class ships so we can keep them on the books but not have to pay for upkeep?