Posted on 10/26/2015 1:46:41 PM PDT by amorphous
For anyone who might still be somehow unaware, the US is currently in a superpower staring match with both Russia and China. The conflict in Syria has put Moscow back on the geopolitical map (so to speak), creating an enormous amount of tension with Washington whose regional allies have been left to look on in horror as Russian airstrikes and an Iranian ground incursion dash hopes of ousting President Bashar al-Assad.
Meanwhile, in The South China Sea, Beijing has built 3,000 acres of new sovereign territory atop reefs in the Spratlys and although the reclamation effort itself isn’t unique, the scope of it most certainly is and Washington’s friends in the South Pacific are crying foul.
Beijing has continually insisted that it doesn’t intend to use the islands as military outposts, but the construction of runways and ports seems to tell a different story and so, Washington felt compelled to check things out over the summer by sending a Poseidon spy plane complete with a CNN crew to the area. Once the PLA spotted the plane the situation escalated quickly with the Chinese Navy telling US pilots to “Go Now!”
After that, an intense war of words developed with Defense Secretary Ash Carter insisting that the US would sail and fly anywhere it pleased and Beijing assuring the US that sailing within 12 nautical miles of the islands would prompt a harsh response from the PLA.
For weeks, the US was rumored to have been planning a freedom of navigation exercise in the Spratlys which, as we’ve pointed out several times this month, amounts to sailing by the islands just to see if China will shoot.
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I have without a doubt that the fairy boy will tell the Navy to stand down.
The fairy has no idea about the military what so ever, and is only more into his homosexual, cross dressing, social justice crap
There shouldn't be ANY man-made islands made by China. We should've nipped this in the bud a year ago by setting up shop and daring them to build.
Isnt that the Crawford,TX Bush ranch? Bush didnt golf.
US sends “destroyer” to Chinese islands. So that’s where Hillary’s been the past few days.
GOOD!
Th e fact that this was nounced in the clear, including that it would be within 24 hours, tells you that the US and China both know when and where it is going to happen.
The US will sale within 12 miles of one of these articical islands.
(See my Flickr albumn about these islands here:)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff_head/albums/72157653161943872
China will issue warnings.
That will be the end of it.
The US will uphold FON, and China will claim that they warned the Americans not to get too close.
My guess is that wee will honor a 3-4 nmi limit for the artificial islands...but not a 12 nmi limit which is accorded for continental land masses, or actual islands.
Lordy.
Well, they fire on the Lassen- we embarqo 3 ships of their line in Mayport, and put their crews in confinement. There’s room. And then we can take apart their comm links and everything else.
two of their onboard choppers. and noone is say who else is in the area above and below water.
Japanese bought real estate here at inflated prices. Americans can help the Chinese do the same thing.
Anybody remember the Pueblo incident in 1968?
Or the USS Liberty and crew murdered by Israelis.
I would like to see that ship up close.......
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-navy-send-destroyer-within-12-miles-chinese-175837956.html
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Interesting times!
Really looking forward to the fireworks of this event (if a confrontation happens).
The results of which will be a liberal wet dream come true!
You might be close to right.....
Thank you. I've been in a funk since that asinine election. I have really needed a reason to laugh, and you've just provided that. You have a gift. :)
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