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U.S. Navy destroyer transits Taiwan Strait on same day as Chinese drills
uk.reuters.com ^
| APRIL 10, 2020
| Reuters
Posted on 04/12/2020 12:19:46 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, the U.S. and Taiwan militaries said, the same day that Chinese fighter jets drilled in waters close to the democratically-ruled island.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chicoms
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sensitive Taiwan Strait
invasion will have to wait until the new coat of paint as we know
New Chinese Assault Carrier Catches Fire
To: RomanSoldier19
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:22:07 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists dont point finges aat me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: RomanSoldier19
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:26:38 PM PDT
by
Spruce
To: RomanSoldier19
That probably cleared out the straits. Everyone is afraid of collision.
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:26:51 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: RomanSoldier19
Well, the US had to do something since China incapacitated our aircraft carrier with their Wuhan Virus. And the whole world knows about it because Captain Big Mouth emailed the event to everybody and his mother.
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:28:49 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Wuhan Virus, Chinese Virus, Kung Fu Virus - Wuhan Chinese Kung Fu Virus aka CCP virus.)
To: Chgogal
Who? Seriously. I tried googling it.
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:44:01 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Chgogal
Don’t we have some other Carriers?
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:45:45 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: RomanSoldier19
Huh, what a coincidence. Chinese corona virus is released on the world, and Chine decides to get frisky in the Taiwan striaghts.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence though.
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:50:18 PM PDT
by
absalom01
(You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
To: carriage_hill
Sure, we have 10. Of the 10, 2 are offline in the shipyards in overhaul leaving 8. On average 1/3rd are deployed, 1/3rd are just coming off deployment and the last 1/3rd are in workups for their next deployment. You’ll notice that 8 doesn’t divide by 3 evenly. Also, the other potential replacement carrier would have had greater exposure to COVID-19 at that point.
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posted on
04/12/2020 12:57:14 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
(Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
To: Tallguy
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:01:01 PM PDT
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Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: RomanSoldier19
"...that Chinese fighter jets drilled in waters ..." Dang! First the chicoms attack us with a virus... Now they've developed planes that operate in the water...
Now wonder they seem to be getting rid of that carrier that's on fire... Their planes no longer need carriers to land on...
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04/12/2020 1:03:55 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: absalom01
China’s plan for world domination - Coronize..and colonize.
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:04:13 PM PDT
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libh8er
To: libh8er
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:07:40 PM PDT
by
RomanSoldier19
(Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
To: Chgogal
The Chicoms did “sink” our carrier. They were nice enough to leave it intact but a carrier with zero crew is a $4.5 Billion dollar piece of useless floating metal.
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:16:48 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: Chgogal
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:17:20 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Kill the deep state or lose the Republic.)
To: carriage_hill
Two in the Indian Ocean. The Reagan is undergoing scheduled repairs, so while home ported in Japan, it’s not available. The rest are in either San Diego or Puget Sound area, one of which would be designated a surge carrier in my day anyway.
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:19:53 PM PDT
by
wiley
(John 16:33: "In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.")
To: Tallguy
According to the US Navy, 4 are currently deployed, 1 is prepping for deployment, 3 are coming out of drydock maintenance, 2 are in drydock, 1 (Ford) is still undergoing certification, and 1 is still technically building (has been launched).
So we can 5 ready for action now, and 3 more 60 - 90 days out.
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04/12/2020 1:23:49 PM PDT
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Psalm 73
To: Psalm 73
Wiley is right, Reagan is "Fwd deployed" and in maintenance at Yokosuka.
But she's not in drydock and has her aircraft, so she's probably close if they need her (and she doesn't have very far to go, geographically).
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04/12/2020 1:26:57 PM PDT
by
Psalm 73
To: RomanSoldier19
Why is the Taiwan Strait “sensitive”?
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posted on
04/12/2020 1:58:20 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Gays can give blood but I can't)
To: DesertRhino
China tries to control the narrative of COVID-19 pandemic, demands to review research papers
[WION news from India is awesome, I subscribe and check their new videos every day. They are very hard on the lying ChiComs!]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bce7BFzE_qE
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posted on
04/12/2020 2:09:37 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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