Posted on 12/18/2011 3:12:25 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
U.S. Navy Expects to Base Ships in Singapore
By SHAUN TANDON, Agence France-Presse
Published: 17 Dec 2011 13:04
WASHINGTON - The United States, facing a rising China but a tighter budget, expects to station several combat ships in Singapore and may step up deployments to the Philippines and Thailand, a naval officer said.
The United States has been increasingly vocal about defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, where tensions over territorial disputes between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations have been on the rise. Related Topics
In an academic article forecasting the shape of the U.S. Navy in 2025, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, wrote that "we will station several of our newest littoral combat ships" in Singapore
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Better fortify the Straits of Johore...
Why?
What a waste of resources. We should have pulled our military out of Asia and Europe decades ago.
The middle east is where the focus should be.
Just dont let them in our harbors.
Foolish to be there. Let China police their own waters.
Singapore is China’s waters?
O Rly?
Hussein gonna give more secrets to Muslims?
We should send Prince of Wales and Repulse...
Agree !
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ABC news of an entire house built with USA made material
Remember the Repulse and the Prince of Wales...
I was in Home Depot last week.
I think the only thing from America in the entire store, was some of the lumber.
We are giving away America’s skills and industry. It’s got to stop.
Industry = strength.
how about BUILD AMERICAN
exporting the manufacturing and assembly to another country has hollowed out our financial base (as a percentage of every purchase ends up overseas)
No but if they are using it as a base to patrol China’s watters...
You Think?
Why make such an allegation without solid proof. The fact is, you are wrong
It was a generalization. I’ll say the same about Wal-Mart.
Same with Pep Boys.
Almost all power tools are now made in China.
Heck, most tools.
Seriously. If you don’t think so, you aren’t looking.
I'm sure they think so.
It was the brits Gibralter of the Orient.
It took many, many, hours for the brits to surrender it.
It will be to protect Singapore et al and to replace Subic Bay.
Singapore and Dubai are the two mot important cities for trade in the non China east
“The United States has been increasingly vocal about defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea...”
At the same time we are shrinking our navy into insignificance.
Talk loudly and carry a little twig. Way to go, Obamination.
“we will station several of our newest littoral combat ships”
Jesus,,are we out to intimidate the whole region? Those Littoral ships are packing a single 57mm gun each. Thats 2.25 inches of hot steel. And the USN is recommending the Griffon missile be added too! THAT beast launches a 13 pound warhead 3.5 miles. I hate to see us put that kind of raw raw firepower out there in China’s face.
And that LCS is even able to operate briefly out of sight of land.
This is just crazy power. In the past,, it would have only been entrusted to places like,,,, Ecuador.
An M1 tank has more firepower than this dog of a “warship”.
“we will station several of our newest littoral combat ships”
Jesus,,are we out to intimidate the whole region? Those Littoral ships are packing a single 57mm gun each. Thats 2.25 inches of hot steel. And the USN is recommending the Griffon missile be added too! THAT beast launches a 13 pound warhead 3.5 miles. I hate to see us put that kind of raw raw firepower out there in China’s face.
And that LCS is even able to operate briefly out of sight of land.
This is just crazy power. In the past,, it would have only been entrusted to places like,,,, Ecuador.
An M1 tank has more firepower than this dog of a “warship”.
“we will station several of our newest littoral combat ships”
Jesus,,are we out to intimidate the whole region? Those Littoral ships are packing a single 57mm gun each. Thats 2.25 inches of hot steel. And the USN is recommending the Griffon missile be added too! THAT beast launches a 13 pound warhead 3.5 miles. I hate to see us put that kind of raw raw firepower out there in China’s face.
And that LCS is even able to operate briefly out of sight of land.
This is just crazy power. In the past,, it would have only been entrusted to places like,,,, Ecuador.
An M1 tank has more firepower than this dog of a “warship”.
We just nneto add that 200 fathom fording kit.
Littoral combat ships arent supposed to be out that far. BUT im working on it. Maybe just mount an M1 turret on an LCS and double it’s firepower. And we could build the turret out of aluminum. That way, the weight of a tank turret won’t overstrain the fragile hull of an LCS. Besides, nothing else on the LCS is armored!
Thanks TigerLikesRooster.
The crews will need to be educated on behaviour expectations while in Singapore on shore leave, and then reminded several times over and over.
Unfortunately very, very, true.
Yeah, we don’t want to see US sailors flogged by a whip due to some altercations.
So let them protect themselves.
You apparently don’t understand the world. We need the pacific rim and they need us. We also need the gulf Arab states. That is Singapore and Dubai. It is in our interest to maintain a naval presence in these trade lanes to assure the continuation of trade.
Isolationists are detrimental to the growth and health of American business and trade
We do not have “trade”.
We have buying.
You have no clue about what you speak. We have tremendous exports. They drive the American economy. People here don’t know that and deny it even if they do.
You I think, haven’t actually been shopping in the last decade.
We buy stuff.
That’s about it. All we sell is farm goods. Which does nothing for America except make our food more expensive.
My ship got to go on liberty in 1972 in Singapore. We had just spent over a month on the gunline providing gun fire support for ground troops in Vietnam.
Even in 1972 we were given the liberty talk about how to act in Singapore. Littering in Singapore could get you jail time and don’t even think about drugs. Singapore was my favorite liberty city, even better than Hong Kong.
China is a long way from Singapore...should we get out of Guam also?
Nope. That comes from Canada now.
China's waters are a thousand-or-so miles away from Singapore -- on the other side of Malaya and Viet Nam.
Thanks for dropping by, Congressman Paul!
Sorry, confused it with Hong Kong,
mea culpa, mea culpa, solo mea culpa
Like I said. You have no clue about what you post.
We export all kinds of stuff made in America. Were it not for export trade and the jobs provided we would be really on our ass.
LCS is a worthless POS. The Chicoms are quaking in their boots...not.
It’s “Come and hit me if you dare” move. Because there is entire CBG behind those ships.
Any time, sweetheart.
That’s about it. All we sell is farm goods.
You need to tell Boeing, Ford, McDonalds, Microsoft and Apple this.
You sure you want to offer Apple as an example of American manufacturing/exporting vis a vis China?
Really? Apple?
Are you series?
AMERICAN exports of goods rose 21 percent in 2010 to $1.28 trillion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/business/economy/12charts.html
Yes Apple. the design and software are US, as is everything
except the labor to make the devices. The major value is in
the brand, software, design, and management of production and supply chain.
Hardly anything in this space is made totally in one country anymore. Multinational teams collaborate on everything.
Really? Apple?
The processor for the Apple iPad/iPod is made right here in Austin, TX
There is an impressive eco-system of developers and software products that exist because of an OS, tools and marketing mechanism produced by Apple, Google and Microsoft. So while not 100% of a given Apple Product isn't made in the US, there exists billions in exports due to the footprint of these giants.
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