Posted on 08/02/2015 4:49:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Three years after the Obama administration announced its “pivot to Asia,” American allies in the region are looking somewhat unconvinced.
While no one disputes that managing China and its multiple neighborhood conflicts remains on Washington’s radar, this effort is often overshadowed by other priorities. In particular, the Middle East and confrontation with Russia — both historic preoccupations that had been expected to subside — keep on emerging at the top of the agenda.
The result is relatively simple. Those countries in Asia most worried by China — Japan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and others — are increasingly banding together. They worry they may need to be capable of taking matters into their own hands regardless of what the United States might do.
It’s a phenomenon that manifests itself in multiple different ways. Japan and Australia, for example, may collaborate on a new submarine — including sharing highly classified information. In another sign of new regional alliances forming, India has also invited Japan to take part in its “Malabar” naval war games, designed to showcase India’s naval strength in the Indian Ocean.
After Congress blocked President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal last month, Singapore’s foreign minister told an audience in Washington that the United States was losing its levers of power in the region....
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Our Allies no longer trust us and our Enemies no longer fear us.
Mission Accomplished! *SPIT*
Don't expect any apologies from them, though.
I'm sure King Opie knows all about being a pivot man.
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