Sacrificial lambs. If challenged and our ships boarded and captured, does anyone believe Obama would respond with force? Most likely he would profusely apologize to the Chinese and do nothing to retrieve our men, all while playing golf to the end of his failed term in office.
Sure! He'd force US to take allah China's slimes!
Based on the Maersk Alabama incident where Obama was handed his ass on a platter by a Lt Cmdr, I’d say no but things may have changed.
Apologize? No, he’d go there personally and offer himself as a boy prostitute. He like taking things up the corn hole, and sucking on things - particularly after a long cocaine snorting binge.