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Pivot Insanity
Why is Obama Goading China?
by MIKE WHITNEY
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is willing to risk a war with China in order to defend “freedom of navigation” in the South China Sea. Speaking in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday, Carter issued his “most forceful” warning yet, demanding “an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation” by China in the disputed Spratly Islands.
Carter said: “There should be no mistake: The United States will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows, as we do all around the world.” He also added that the United States intended to remain “the principal security power in the Asia-Pacific for decades to come.”
In order to show Chinese leaders “who’s the boss”, Carter has threatened to deploy US warships and surveillance aircraft to within twelve miles of the islands that China claims are within their territorial waters. Not surprisingly, the US is challenging China under the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a document the US has stubbornly refused to ratify. But that’s neither here nor there for the bellicose Carter whose insatiable appetite for confrontation makes him the most reckless Sec-Def since Donald Rumsfeld.
So what’s this really all about? Why does Washington care so much about a couple hundred yards of sand piled up on reefs reefs in the South China Sea? What danger does that pose to US national security? And, haven’t Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines all engaged in similar “land reclamation” activities without raising hackles in DC?
Of course, they have. The whole thing is a joke. Just like Carter’s claim that he’s defending the lofty principal of “freedom of navigation” is a joke. China has never blocked shipping lanes or seized boats sailing in international waters. Never. The same cannot be said of the United States that just recently blocked an Iranian ship loaded with humanitarian relief–food, water and critical medical supplies–headed to starving refugees in Yemen. Of course, when the US does it, it’s okay.
The point is, Washington doesn’t give a hoot about the Spratly Islands; it’s just a pretext to slap China around and show them who’s running the show in their own backyard. Carter even admits as much in his statement above when he says that the US plans to be “the principal security power in the Asia-Pacific for decades to come.” China knows what that means. It means “This is our planet, so you’d better shape up or you’re going to find yourself in a world of hurt.” That’s exactly what it means.
sepheronx wrote:Philippine President Compares China to Nazi Germany While Visiting Japan
You cannot make this stuff up. Man, when politicians have nothing else to complain about, and have no idea what to do, they just love to use the Nazi Germany card. While Ukraine shows real stance of Nazism, China does not obviously.
sepheronx wrote:Philippine President Compares China to Nazi Germany While Visiting Japan
You cannot make this stuff up. Man, when politicians have nothing else to complain about, and have no idea what to do, they just love to use the Nazi Germany card. While Ukraine shows real stance of Nazism, China does not obviously.
nope its not- the Chinese have our economy by the balls. money talks, BS walks.George1 wrote:sepheronx wrote:Philippine President Compares China to Nazi Germany While Visiting Japan
You cannot make this stuff up. Man, when politicians have nothing else to complain about, and have no idea what to do, they just love to use the Nazi Germany card. While Ukraine shows real stance of Nazism, China does not obviously.
after Japan and Philippines join the "front" against china. It seems it is a well organized US effort
collegeboy16 wrote:nope its not- the Chinese have our economy by the balls. money talks, BS walks.George1 wrote:sepheronx wrote:Philippine President Compares China to Nazi Germany While Visiting Japan
You cannot make this stuff up. Man, when politicians have nothing else to complain about, and have no idea what to do, they just love to use the Nazi Germany card. While Ukraine shows real stance of Nazism, China does not obviously.
after Japan and Philippines join the "front" against china. It seems it is a well organized US effort
he can label them the great satan or whatever he wants. nobody fcking cares here. us Filipinos have short memory for most things; nobody holds grudges from when his/her ancestor got screwed by the other's ancestors, thats just too much stress and bothersome.magnumcromagnon wrote:
My serious beef is that the Philippine president wants to label China "Nazi Germany", but at the same time visiting a country (Japan) that not only allied with fascist ideologues of Europe, but even refuses to recognize the crimes their fascists committed (unlike Germany and Italy), including the crimes committed against the Filipino diaspora.
GarryB wrote:Hahahaha... all I can say to China, is that if it is getting the US this wound up it must be good for China... Keep doing it.
max steel wrote:see chinese aggression in south china sea .
type055 wrote:USA is building Diego Garcia in India ocean， it seems international law is made for US
RedJasmin wrote:type055 wrote:USA is building Diego Garcia in India ocean， it seems international law is made for US
And they expelled a load of civilians to do it... But you know, it was in the name of freedom, so whatevs.
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