[yoe]

[snip]"Many on the Biden team failed to act in 2012. They now have a very rare opportunity to get another chance to do the right thing. Let's hope they will." — Capt. James Fanell, former director of Intelligence and Information Operations at the U.S. Pacific Fleet, to Gatestone Institute, March 2021.

James Holmes, who holds the J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, told Gatestone that China's current actions at Whitsun are "an offensive that looks like conquest by increments." Fanell maintains that not opposing China's actions at Whitsun will soon put both Taiwan and the Senkakus at risk.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Ken522]

Makes sense - since the Spratly Islands are west of Whitsun Reef, Whitsun Reef would have to be secured before the Spratlys are taken ...

[Travis McGee]

[Organic Panic]

How do you say “lebenraum” in Mandarin?

[blueplum]

look at all the warmongers drooling

if we still had Subic, we might want to do something about that but since the PI didn’t want US presence....things happen.... and PI is going to have to be big boys and deal with themselves just like they wanted to

but if they want US treasure spent on their behalf, we want something in return - land and trade preference. So - us or China, choose wisely.