Posted on 07/06/2020 9:29:33 AM PDT by silent majority rising
The US sent two carrier groups to the South China Sea in a show of force intended to intimidate China in its aggressive takeover of a disputed archipelago. China responded by boasting of its wide selection of anti-aircraft carrier weapons, claiming that the mega-warships operated at the pleasure of the PLA [Peoples Liberation Army]. The response by the US Navy was short and to the point: Not intimidated.
The decision to send the two nuclear-powered carriers, the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, into the South China Sea for dual-carrier operations and exercises was bound to ruffle the feathers of the Chinese government. This is the first time since 2014 that two carriers have been in the region and China is currently conducting a five-day drill around the Paracel Islands.
The Paracel Islands, essentially an archipelago, is a group of 130 islands approximately equidistant from the coastlines of the Peoples Republic of China and Vietnam and also in proximity to the Philippines. The archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and a seabed with potential, but as yet unexplored, oil and gas reserves. As such, they have long been the focus of a dispute between the three countries.
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No, not in exchange for being on the receiving end of an NUCLEAR SLBM.
We are much stronger than everyone thinks, especially the Democrats and the media. The next few weeks will be our finest hour. Sometimes you need a good wake up call to remember what is important.
The Chinese have been indirectly paying our media.
They arent going to rely on them for the truth.
More bluster from the paper dragon. They are running away from India as I type this, and would have a very short life span should they try anything against our carriers.
Hey Winnie the Pooh, you should rein in your idiots before we turn off your satellites and let one Ohio class boat free fire.
Good luck Dr Wang..
“They (sic) media has convinced them that the USA will fall from within in a matter of weeks...”
Based on what democrats are doing without challenge, they are not far from the mark.
We are much stronger than everyone thinks
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Maybe in terms of capabilities but do we have quality leadership in the Pentagon necessary to project and utilize force in a quick and devastating way? Our military brass seem to see themselves as co-equals of the president. I’m not all that confident they would follow orders.
The WSJ has subtly become a CCP mouthpiece. But they are careful not to overdo it.
W failed to turn the ME into a parking lot. Trump is already fed up with them over the virus. It won’t take much to end them.
The PRC is feeling frisky. Recently, they have been making moves against India. Heck they have even been bullying Bhutan, of all places.
“...Our military brass seem to see themselves as co-equals of the president. Im not all that confident they would follow orders....”
Personally, I would not trust any leader selected by Dorkbama the Muslim eunuch quota sissy.
bkmk
And you have that great intel how?
Mookabooking China flu masters sink an American Aircraft carrier it will be WAR.
I hope that Xi {or is it XX or XY or XXX or XYX} has no illusions about President Donald John Trump and his America first policy.
And yesterday or Saturday, claimed Vladivostok, home of the Russian Pacific Fleet, as theirs.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3862293/posts?page=11
They have the technology thanks to Bubba Clinton’s treason. He overruled his Security Advisers and approved Loral Technology’s sale of missile technology to China. So Loral could calm the Chinese after one of their Loral’s missiles went off course and killed hundreds of Chinese.
Great way to get nuked.
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