Obama Throws Japan Under The Bus And Bows To China

Investor's Business Daily ^ | December 3, 2013 | IBD EDITORIALS

[raptor22]

National Security: As the media praised the president for sending two B-52s through disputed air space claimed by China, the administration instructed U.S. airlines to get approval as demanded from the Chinese government.

After China declared an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea encompassing the Japanese Senkaku Islands, two U.S. B-52s flew through the claimed air space without informing Beijing. It was an appropriate response.

Not so appropriate, however, was the Obama administration's instructions to U.S. carriers that they accede to China's demands for prior notification.

China announced last week that all aircraft entering the zone over the East China Sea, an area two-thirds the size of Britain located between China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, must notify Chinese authorities beforehand, and that it will take unspecified defensive measures against those that don't comply.

The Japanese government, bristling at this infringement of its sovereignty, instructed its carriers not to comply with China's demand. In contrast, the New York Times reports, administration officials said they made the decision to urge civilian planes to adhere to Beijing's new rules in part because they worried about an unintended confrontation.

Unintended confrontation? China's move was carefully planned and its move to control the air space over and around the Senkaku Islands is no accident but part of a plan to project power far beyond its coastal waters.

United, American and Delta have said they have begun notifying Chinese authorities of flight plans when traveling through China's ADIZ in response to the Obama administration's request.

[null and void]

EVERYTHING obama does either:

a) Weakens America
b) Distances America's allies
c) Strengthens America's enemies
d) Serves Islam
e) Harms Israel
Or some combination of the above.

I have yet to have anyone raise a single substantive counter example in several years of posting this.

[MrB]

I figured this would happen.
I heard something about the admin siding with Japan this AM but didn’t believe it.

[Pan_Yan]

If you were the CEO of Delta or American airlines would you risk the future of your company by gambling on political points for Obama? Neither would I. Government request or not I’d be telling the Chinese my flight plans.

[areukiddingme1]

“the administration instructed U.S. airlines to get approval as demanded from the Chinese government”

Aaaahhhh yes, our president, with the steely spine of a jelly fish...WoW! Just WoW!

[TexasCajun]

"Come on Little Barry, You Have No Business Over There!"

[blueunicorn6]

Be a real shame if something happened to that big dam in China. I hope they used good cement.

[mojito]

If Barry can “f” with long-standing US ally, he will.

Israel? Check.

UK? Check.

Japan? Check.

Egypt? Check.

And who are Barry's new friends?

Putin? Check.

Mullahs? Check.

Muslim Brotherhood? Check.

If I didn't know better, I'd think our foreign policy is being run by Noam Chomsky.

[MrB]

Not Chomsky himself, but definitely one of his acolytes.

[GOPJ]

a) Weakens America
b) Distances America’s allies
c) Strengthens America’s enemies
d) Serves Islam
e) Harms Israel
Or some combination of the above.

I have yet to have anyone raise a single substantive counter example in several years of posting this.

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You were right about this above. What’s your feelings about the future? Will we recover from Obama? How’s it’s gonna turn out?

[raptor22]

China threat ping

[MeshugeMikey]

this just from form unofficial sources

[raptor22]

China threat ping

[null and void]

You were right about this above. What’s your feelings about the future? Will we recover from Obama? How’s it’s gonna turn out?

Thank you.

I'm somewhat hopeful.

Yes, ultimately.

The survivors will re-limit government excesses.

[GOPJ]

That’s good news null - you have a knack for this type of stuff... feels better.