Posted on 03/09/2009 2:21:27 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
“Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama.” — Vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden, Oct. 19, 2008
“Analysts say this could be a test of the new administration, and the Chinese will be focusing less on words than on what American ships actually do at sea.” — Chris Lawrence, CNN Pentagon correspondent, March 9, 2009
Joe Biden made it with months to spare. An international power has challenged the new president. It came yesterday at the hand of China. As CNN’s Lawrence described it on today’s Situation Room:
“Sunday in the South China Sea, five Chinese boats aggressively blocked the American ship Impeccable [an unarmed submarine-intelligence gatherer]. One closed to within 25 feet and ordered the Navy ship to leave. When the Impeccable asked for a safe path out of the area, two boats cut it off and forced an emergency stop. And the Navy says Chinese sailors dropped pieces of wood in the Impeccable’s path.”
Added Lawrence: “The Pentagon calls it ‘one of the most aggressive actions we’ve seen in some time.’”
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How will Obama handle Chinese challenge? Ping to Today show list.
In a word, surrender.
OMG, Dear Heart.
Thanks for reporting!
We are so screwed.
cripes!
Wow, Biden was right. Wait, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Gird yer loins
what? strip to underwear? huh?
“The Pentagon calls it ‘one of the most aggressive actions we’ve seen in some time.’”
That’s because the Chinese know there is a spineless wimp in the WH who will not do anything.
“If we back off on the right of navigation, if we give in to bullying, the Chinese will interpret that as a real signal of weakness”
are you reading this OBAMA? Obama will be our last president by his own hand....
I don’t trust Mr. Insecurity-in-Chief to know how to respond in measure - not in excess and not acquiescent.
“Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama.”
Hell, the domestic problems challenged Obama and he failed.
If that’s the biggest test that Obama will get, we should count our country fortunate... LOL..
All the Navy has to do is sail some *armed* ship into the area, and then it will be a different story. :-)
We used a water cannon on them and they dropped their drawers ... then things got weird .....
A bunch of scruffy Iranians challenged Carter for 18 months, and won. This is like deja vu all over again.
If the Chinese aren’t careful Obama might not buy some of their cheap crap to give away as gifts to our top allies from now on.
and our response was.... we are going to send them a letter. Next time it will be a sternly worded letter.
yeah he’d buy their cheap crap to try to bribe off China’s leaders
Everyone is challenging Obama. China... North Korea... Venezuela... Mexico... Russia... Afghanistan...
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