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US Navy warships in ‘serious incident’ with China after sailing into disputed waters
The Scottish Sun ^ | May 27th, 2018 | By Patrick Knox

Posted on 05/27/2018 10:55:52 AM PDT by Mariner

CHINESE warships have confronted US Navy vessels today in what has been described as a “serious incident”.

The tense naval drama unfolded after the American warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China.

The presence of the US warships was slammed by Beijing just as President Donald Trump seeks to make peace with North Korea to avoid a serious war breaking out.

The operation in the South China Sea was the latest bid to counter what Washington condemns as brazen efforts to take control of the strategical important seas.

The hotly contested region is also rich in fossil fuels which China desperately needs to feed is industrialising economy with cheap energy.

While this naval drills had been planned months in advance, and similar operations have become routine, it comes at a particularly sensitive time.

It comes just days after the Pentagon uninvited China from a major US-hosted naval drill.

(Excerpt) Read more at thescottishsun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: maritime; shipmovement; trumpasia; usnavy
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To: Mariner

I read the article. So what was the “serious incident”?


21 posted on 05/27/2018 11:29:27 AM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: mad_as_he$$

“Sorry, but that simply is not true. “

You don’t know what you are talking about.

A single DDG today is more capable of sea control than an entire battle group when I was in...in the 80s.

You can repeat all the derisive judgements of the America haters you wish, but you cannot change the facts.


22 posted on 05/27/2018 11:32:03 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Do you think we lit up on radar one of their subs homing to port to remind them this ain’t no game? That’s the only serious thing that could seem to warrant a public whining outta da chicoms.


23 posted on 05/27/2018 11:33:56 AM PDT by txhurl (World War Q)
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To: txhurl

Having been on such operations many times, I am certain they lit up everything that moved.


24 posted on 05/27/2018 11:35:06 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: McGruff
Is that what’s it’s all about?

Yep. It's always about power.

Vietnam was, according to a Green Beret roommate of mine, all because of the oil in the Mekong Delta. A fact that the then America supporting press neglected to mention.

I've seen reference to it exactly once in the MSM, a mention in passing in a boat people sob story about how they had to black out and very quietly slip by the drilling platforms to escape.

25 posted on 05/27/2018 11:38:38 AM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: null and void

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Don’t forget Lady Bird Johnson’s Rubber Plantations!
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26 posted on 05/27/2018 11:44:24 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

I had.


27 posted on 05/27/2018 11:45:31 AM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: null and void

Actually they did mention the oil from time to time, but never made much of it.


28 posted on 05/27/2018 11:50:28 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

I only recall the one time, but good to know there were other mentions. Thanks.


29 posted on 05/27/2018 11:52:22 AM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: PIF

It is an interesting historical coinky-dink that the muslims didn’t cut off our oil until we lost Vietnam.

Remember gas lines? Stagflation? Jimmah Carter?

All the direct result of losing in Vietnam.


30 posted on 05/27/2018 11:55:08 AM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: Mariner

“Sensationalism by the Scottish Sun.”

Yep, pure malarky. Article doesn’t include a anything about an “incident”. This kind of stuff happens all the time in what can be considered contested areas of the oceans. The Soviets used to shadow and try to provoke US Battle Groups all the time. I suspect they still do. But like the Chinese, it’s just chest beating. The USN could destroy them both at the same time, even in different oceans, if it came to that. God bless our sailors, airmen, and Marines.


31 posted on 05/27/2018 11:57:54 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: Mariner

Nice response. What did I post that wasn’t true? Ignoring the facts will get sailors killed.


32 posted on 05/27/2018 12:00:26 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (.)
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To: null and void

Remember gas lines? Stagflation? Jimmah Carter?

All the direct result of losing in Vietnam.

A) Yeah and WWII and Korea, leaded gas at $.25 a gal. so?

B) Possible but doubtful, as stagflation began in ‘65; the gas lines were in ‘73 and Nam ended in ‘75; Carter was in 77. So time must have been running backward the or something which makes all the confusion understandable in hindsight ...


33 posted on 05/27/2018 12:15:34 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: mad_as_he$$

“Sorry, but that simply is not true. Half the Navy’s aircraft are not air worthy and the DDG’s can’t go to sea without running into lumbering cargo ships. Over a third of the carriers are down for maintenance. Good news is that the number at sea is up from two years ago. Cruisers are being retired and staffing levels are critical in most classifications. It will take decades to undo )’s impact on the Navy.”

1. Yes, it is true that today’s navy is far more combat capable. More reach and far more deadly.
2. Every carrier that goes to sea does so with a full complement of combat ready aircraft. And the other 1/2 of that are not ready are in maintenance, refit or training, as they always have been.
3. We have ALWAYS had a 3rd of Carriers out for maintenance and refit.
4. We have about 70 DDGs and they are at sea regularly. 3 were involved in collision due to derelict captains.
5. We decommissioned 5 of the 27 Ticonderoga CGs. They rest will remain in service until they are replaced with bigger, more capable Burke Flight III DDGs.

In fact, the only thing you posted that was true, is for this Navy to be as good as it SHOULD be, it will take years to fix it, NOT decades.

As I said before, you don’t know what you are talking about.


34 posted on 05/27/2018 12:15:36 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Afterguard

“The USN could destroy them both at the same time, even in different oceans, if it came to that.”

Correct.


35 posted on 05/27/2018 12:16:38 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: McGruff

It’s about territorial waters, which include mineral (oil) rights, fishing, etc. Not to mention projecting military and political power.


36 posted on 05/27/2018 12:17:44 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: PIF

You mean I could be wrong??? NONSENSE!!!!


37 posted on 05/27/2018 12:20:16 PM PDT by null and void (Urban "food deserts," are caused by "climate change" in urban customers' attitudes (H/T niteowl77))
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To: mad_as_he$$

It’s not your dad’s navy or even your navy anymore.”””

Damn right. Reading these McCain/Fitzgerald stories is terrifying.


38 posted on 05/27/2018 12:26:40 PM PDT by TalBlack (It's hard to shoot people when they are shooting back at you...)
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To: Mariner

China can blow the crap out of the U.S. Navy at this point. CinCPac has admitted as much.


39 posted on 05/27/2018 12:31:39 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

“CinCPac has admitted as much.”

Bullshit.

You may want that to be true, but it’s not.


40 posted on 05/27/2018 12:38:07 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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