Posted on 10/02/2012 12:22:24 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Big U.S. Fleet Nears Disputed Islands, But What For?
By Kirk Spitzer | September 30, 2012
TOKYO – It’s probably just a coincidence; no need to worry yet. But the U.S. has quietly assembled a powerful air, land and sea armada not far from where Japan and China are squaring off over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Two Navy aircraft carrier battle groups and a Marine Corps air-ground task force have begun operating in the Western Pacific, within easy reach of the Senkaku Islands. That’s where Japanese and Chinese patrol boats are engaged in an increasingly tense standoff.
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I believe the whole story of a Chinese Submarine suddenly sneaking into our carrier battle group is a fabrication. I believe we were tracking the submarine the whole time and gathering valuable data on it. As Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest military tacticians in history, said “Never interrupt your enemy, when he is making a mistake.”
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