Breaking News - Carrier Strike Group, USS Carl Vinson Begins Patrol The South China Sea

[yuiyoshida]

[TomVilmer]

1. Gunboat diplomacy...

... has never been a good solution.

[Sherman A1]

2. Interesting

I was reading a report in the local paper yesterday that stated 2/3rds of the F/A-18 Hornets are down at any given time due to maintenance issues. Increased tempo seems to be the cited culprit.

[nitpicker]

3. Link to BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39018882

[Snoopy 7]

4. G.W. Bush again

Don't forget the Trump Administration has already stated that they need a 'Pearl Harbor' type of event. They want a WAR so they can GRAB MORE POWER. Why do you think they were talking Sh!t about Iran, then they realized that was stupid so they believe China would be easier to manipulate/control. I just feel sorry for all the Military individuals whos lives will parish by have another WAR OF CHOICE. There were almost 5 thousand innocent lives lost with Chaney/Bush's war of choice, they to needed a 'Pearl Harbor' type of event (911).

[Ligyron]

5. I think we'd be seriously short of manufactured goods in the economic war which would result

from a military intervention here, however "successful" it might eventually prove. 2 dictators in the coming piss contest over this?

Not good...

[heaven05]

6. I figure

the idiots running this country at the moment figure if they can diminish China's manufacturing capacity by war, sanctions...whatever that our manufacturing capacity will take up the slack after nuclear winter is over...

[MiniMe]

7. It looks like a Battleship board

Shiff, you sunk my battleship!

[markpkessinger]

8. The second video presents a very skewed,, one-sided view of things

Consider that China is almost completely encircled by over 400 U.S. 'military bases, and that just across the South China Sea sits Japan, with its long record of military aggression against China, whose current prime minister seeks to once again build up Japan's armed forces. How do we expect them to react?

I strongly suggest you search out John Pilger's recent film, "The Coming War with China," for a much more balanced perspective on what is going on.

[yuiyoshida]

9. I know about Japan, probably more than you think....

I presented both videos as news. I made no comment on it, but presented it as such, which it is. People can decide for themselves if its BULL SHIT or not.

[markpkessinger]

10. I was simply reacting to the video . . .

. . . I wasn't commenting on the fact that you posted it, nor was I suggesting I knew more about Japan than you do. Why so defensive?

[yuiyoshida]

11. Perhaps choose your words more wisely

and maybe cause it sounded like an attack.

[markpkessinger]

12. Sorry, I don't see anything in my words that should have been construed . . .

. . . as an "attack" on anything other than the content of the second video.

[yuiyoshida]

13. It sure felt like it to me..

anyway..carry on.