ala Putin...
Interesting times.
How will the Vietnamese do without China and Russia supplying them with military hardware and expertise?
Obama famously pronounced that he has a phone, and a pen.
Has he found any more Red Ink, yet?
This could get interesting. Not that they need my advise, but I’d advise the Vietnamese to prepare for border incursions and/or cross border artillery fire.
From Twitter:
China’s defence ministry:
“Media reports of the emergency mobilisation of PLA troops on the China-Vietnam border are false.”
Will the Obama administration release any sat photos of the buildup?
Let’s see....Who did Obama say we would go to bat for??
#RuhRoh
Sure are a lot of wars and rumors of wars.
I thought the oil rig was clearly inside Vietnamese waters. Nothing disputed at all. The Chinese are in the wrong.
Once again, respect to Vietnamese fortitude and will.
Vietnam will implement a scorched earth retreat policy, make the Chinese pay dearly and with the protest ferver it will sell.
Both sides are communists, how do THEY gauge success or failure?
Baring in mind that each, respectively, controls their internal media.
Vietnam needs to take control of the Rodney King style ethnic rioting inside its borders...or those borders will get redefined.
Ms. Jane Fonda, please pick up the red phone.
Your services are required again.
China comes in and bombs the Vietnamese factories and transportation system. They don’t need to wage a ground campaign. They just need some troops there to prevent Vietnam from striking back on the ground. China doesn’t need to conquer Vietnam. They just need to ruin what little economy Vietnam has.
We tried to help the Vietnamese people out. We warned them about China. To thank us, they killed 55,000 Americans. The Vietnamese WELCOMED Chinese troops into Vietnam so that they (Vietnam) could send more men to fight the Americans. Maybe Uncle Ho will help them.
Vietnam will find a TOTALLY different Chinese army fighting against them than they did 35 years ago. In fact, our military ‘experts’ will be SHOCKED at China’s capabilities, while we slept (and gave them the technology).
Sure would be good if we could learn from what will happen...but we will not, until it’s our carriers going down (and I’m not even sure then...considering how important gay marriage seems to be in this country).