Posted on 03/29/2022 2:44:10 AM PDT by blueplum
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of American and Filipino forces began on Monday one of their largest combat exercises in years that will include live-fire maneuvers, aircraft assaults, urban warfare and beach landings in a showcase of U.S. firepower in the northern Philippines near its sea border with Taiwan.
The annual exercises, called Balikatan — Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder — will run up to April 8 with nearly 9,000 navy, marines, air force and army troops, including 5,100 American military personnel...
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Trying to intimidate China?
We’ve sent the equivalent of a “strongly worded letter” to Putin.
If General Miley is involved, I hold no hope of a military success.
Almost nothing in the news here in the Philippines about this exercise.
True. Keeping it quiet.
This is the sum total of the news on Businessworld, which is a respectable newspaper -
https://www.bworldonline.com/phl-us-joint-military-exercises-begin/
And it’s not really close to Taiwan or China.
Nothing about it here in Davao either. Back in the day, we called it Cope Thunder.
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Compared with the action in Ukraine, 9000 is a quite tiny force.
Gonna take on Russia and China at the same time?
Russia is no problem. In addition to being defeated, Russia is worn out
Presently, turmoil within China precludes an invasion of Taiwan until things settle out
as long as they don’t send nukes flying
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