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Posted on 08/01/2022 8:51:17 PM PDT by FarCenter
The U.S. military is moving assets, including aircraft carriers and large planes, closer to Taiwan ahead of an anticipated but unconfirmed visit to the island by House Speaker Pelosi.
The military was initially opposed to the speaker's visit but now looks to be creating a buffer zone for Pelosi's plane, in case she decides to go ahead with the controversial stop.
But with China declaring that it would "never sit idly by" if she were to visit the island, tensions in East Asia have quickly escalated, perhaps against the will of both U.S. President Joe Biden, who was seeking to remove some tariffs on Chinese goods to counter inflation, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who faces a sensitive political season at home with his rule extension on the line.
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Naval assets in the region include the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which has returned to the South China Sea after making a port call to Singapore last week, the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, which is near Okinawa, and the amphibious assault ship USS America, which is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
Further in the Pacific, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Landing Helicopter Dock USS Essex and 36 other warships as well as three submarines are in Hawaii taking part in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), which will end on Thursday.
Meanwhile, flight tracking websites show two HC-130J Combat King IIs -- the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform -- have arrived in Okinawa from Anchorage. They were accompanied by multiple KC-135 Stratotankers, an aerial refueling aircraft.
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Of Japan's two Izumo-class multipurpose destroyers, which are being transformed into de facto light aircraft carriers, the JS Izumo is in Hawaii taking part in RIMPAC, while JS Kaga is under repair in the Kure Shipyard.
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I thought she had already visited Taiwan today.
I’m sure I saw this stated on some posts here, not that everything printed is factual.
We might go hot because Nancy Pelosi wants to visit Taiwan? What insanity.
So, is this what it’s all about? “Gen” Milley backdoors the conversation and negotiates with China? He negotiated against Trump previously. So, in a show of force, the US sends in planes warships and support to make old Nancy look like a National Treasure and the true brain of America?
Every decision She and the rest of this admin make creates negative consequences.
I suppose she really doesn’t want to stand by her man when he’s in court on Wednesday. Smh
The same military that warned it was a bad idea to her visit is going to have to protect her?
Probably why they saved the drone strike in Kabul for today. Had to appear tough taking out a has been terrorist before Pelosi flew to Asia.
The Chicoms will encroach in another area and up the ante. We should have never created this monster.
They’ll just lob a few missiles in the water.
Every problem has been self inflicted. It’s insanity.
Pelosi: I’ve always loved being the center of attention. I feel like I’m entering the senior prom again.
Yes, to some degree. I think it’s cooperative kabuki theater.
The US get’s two things to ‘brag’ about this week, (maybe) staring down the Chinese and their demands, sticking to our own plans plus, the drone ‘taking out’ some 85 y/o Ayatollah in Afghanistan, somebody who was not a really clear and present danger anymore.
Meanwhile, Biden has still left multiple billions of dollars in weaponry just lying around in the Afghan sands, all now free for the taking. This admin has got to be the biggest cluster fk this side of the solar system.
Biden’s crowing over the al-Zawahri take out. Good for him. Sept. 11 is 6 weeks away. He should take out a few lower level ones. He’d be thinkin’ bout November.
Why would China participate in any Kabuki theater with the US at all?
So, Joe can continue selling a few MORE million barrels of our reserve oil to China.
Meanwhile, I just paid almost $7.00 per gallon of gas today.
Apparently
Because they can. Behind the scenes, they can drop the hammer on the Bidens, Feinstein, McConnell, Swallwell, Pelosi, etc. at any time. They want to have leverage against the U.S., and who better than the Dem’s, McConnell and any other corrupt politician?
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They're obsolete today. If we actually declare war on a major power like Iran, they can probably use their missiles to take out our carriers.
Maybe he was dangerous 20 years ago.
Fishing for war with the Dancing Nancy Lure.
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