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Pentagon: Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship
MSNBC ^

Posted on 03/09/2009 7:20:38 AM PDT by boughtwithaprice

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Monday that Chinese ships shadowed and maneuvered dangerously close to a U.S. Navy vessel in what appeared to be an effort to harass the American crew.

The Obama administration is protesting to the Chinese government. The protest will be delivered to Beijing's military attache on Monday.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhochina; chicom; china; maritime; navy; ship; usnavy; usns
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To: Iron Munro

Hehe, that’s great.


121 posted on 03/09/2009 4:28:53 PM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord

Didn’t Russia just recently sink a Chinese ship that was in its territorial waters? I hardly would call this a test for Obama. Its comparable to giving the moon to your enemy. I though George W reacted poorly when the Chinese forced that recon plane to land early in his presidency and then stripped it of its electronic equipment. But you got to wonder what it will take for Obama to react to provocation.


122 posted on 03/09/2009 4:54:51 PM PDT by Keflavik76
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To: boughtwithaprice

This is all about Taiwan. The Chinese are provoking us to see what our response is.


123 posted on 03/09/2009 4:55:29 PM PDT by bergmeid (I want TeleBambam to fail too.)
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To: boughtwithaprice

A couple Stinger missiles would take care of the planes. How about some anti-ship missiles on all US naval vessels? That would take care of the rest of the communist scum?

Oh, I forgot. Obama is CIC. Only knows two plans of action - retreat or surrender.


124 posted on 03/09/2009 5:05:06 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
Ping!
125 posted on 03/09/2009 5:20:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Iron Munro

HA!


126 posted on 03/09/2009 5:22:23 PM PDT by genetic homophobe ("I readily concede I chucked aside my free-market principles..." defend that)
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To: Jeff Head

Thanks.
Do you remember that Howard Hughes built a ship that had a covewd use to retrieve a sunken Russin sub?


127 posted on 03/09/2009 5:24:18 PM PDT by traumer
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To: boughtwithaprice
If this had been an actual heavy warship I dont honestly think they would have tried it, but an unarmed ASW platform makes a fairly low risk target for them. Its not all that different from what the Russians used to do during the Cold War (putting allied ships in rules of the road situations, generally being assholes).

The new Chinese Kilo's are really just copies of the new Russian Kilo's (in fact its the same model, the Chinese dont have a domestic sub building industry) modified for Chinese use and are rumored to be extremely quiet, IMPECCABLE was no doubt trying to gather data on them when this incident happened.

128 posted on 03/09/2009 5:51:28 PM PDT by bankcritic (Never spend your money before you have it. - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: boughtwithaprice

Protest? I highly doubt it. More likely a note begging them to “please don’t embarrass me in front of the world”.

bammy won’t do anything to protect Americans from harm or dare upset his chicom fellow travelers.


129 posted on 03/09/2009 5:59:45 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: domenad

Maybe the arugula-eating wuss staged it with the Chinese to boost his ratings (nothing surprises me anymore). So, he’ll raise his little pinky, the Chinese will retreat, and then Zero will thump his chest a la tarzan while the obamabots swoon over his great intrepidness.


130 posted on 03/09/2009 6:13:17 PM PDT by fivecatsandadog
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To: odin2008
Predators always look for the sick and weak to attack. Obama looks sick and weak, making the country look the same.

And we are, with 0bama and the democrats running things. I sincerely doubt we will survive as a nation with 0bama in charge. Four years of 0bama is more than enough to get us obliterated.

131 posted on 03/09/2009 6:21:22 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (American Revolution II -- overdue.)
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To: pabianice

SIGINT platform....the Chinese know it and they were sending a message to the ship’s captain...


132 posted on 03/09/2009 6:21:46 PM PDT by Patriot2A
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To: boughtwithaprice

I thought everyone was supposed to be loving us by now.

Also, maybe the Chinese figure that since we’ve taken their bailout money, they have a right to restrict our navy.


133 posted on 03/09/2009 6:25:54 PM PDT by NavVet ( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
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To: John123
Nancy's husband is making money off of China?

I know that Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum has made billions from China thanks to his wife's legislation.

Just like Kerry's brother jumped right in Viet Nam the day after Kerry and McCain and the other traitors sold out the USA and the MIA’s for $$$

134 posted on 03/09/2009 6:31:57 PM PDT by Syncro (I'd rather regret something I did do instead of regretting not doing it.)
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To: Doofer

THis is why it’s important to pay attention to terrorists leaders around the world when they say who they want to win the American election. They were all for BO, but McCain just couldn’t bring himself to say it. They see weakness as we all predicted.


135 posted on 03/09/2009 6:38:04 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: Syncro
I know that Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum has made billions from China thanks to his wife's legislation.

My mistake... wrong crone.

136 posted on 03/09/2009 6:40:42 PM PDT by John123 (The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
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To: boughtwithaprice
The Pentagon said Monday that Chinese ships shadowed and maneuvered dangerously close to a U.S. Navy vessel in what appeared to be an effort to harass the American crew.

Maybe they were just "kicking the tires", so to speak.

137 posted on 03/09/2009 6:59:13 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: John123

Yea, Pelosi hires illegals at her resort/restaurant in Napa, and got 30 million in the porkulus for the salt marsh harvest rat in SF.


138 posted on 03/09/2009 7:01:15 PM PDT by Syncro (I'd rather regret something I did do instead of regretting not doing it.)
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To: boughtwithaprice
>>>>The protest will be delivered to Beijing's military attache on Monday.

World peace Obama style.

Even during Clinton we had the cajones to "accidentally" bomb their embassy for less.

139 posted on 03/09/2009 8:01:11 PM PDT by Rameumptom (Gen X= they killed 1 in 4 of us)
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To: gridlock
USNS Impeccable

Just rename the vessel USNS Henpeckable in honor of our CIC and be done with it.

140 posted on 03/09/2009 8:09:18 PM PDT by warsaw44
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