I think that we're right to sail through the disputed area in a show of strength. However, I don't agree with escalating it by making a public announcement. Inform the Chinese through diplomatic channels that we are going to sail through the channel and we expect them to stand down. There is no need to make this a public showdown and force someone to back down.
The Navy is begging to eat a Silkworm missile here with no plan at all to do anything about it.
What’s the plan? What’s the objective? If one of our ships is hit, or worse, SUNK, then what?
I’ll say it - a coup would do us good. They should arrest the President and lock him down, then they should forget where they put him. Invoke the 25th if you have to.