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US warship sails by contested island chain in South China Sea in message to Beijing, official says
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| 09/30/2018
| Louis Tomlinson
Posted on 09/30/2018 7:10:25 AM PDT by chief lee runamok
A U.S. warship sailed Sunday near two contested Chinese man-made islands in the South China Sea, the location where Beijing has built up military fortifications despite a pledge not to do so, a U.S. defense official told Fox News.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: maritime; redchina; shipmovement; southchinasea; trumpasia; trumpdod; usnavy
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A target rich environment.
To: chief lee runamok
A U.S. warship sailed = guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) which does not have sails ...
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:22:14 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: chief lee runamok
Looks like they might have been daring the Chinese to try and stop them.
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:23:42 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: chief lee runamok
Wars and rumors of wars...
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:25:55 AM PDT
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: chief lee runamok
The Spratly Islands are in the South China Sea, but they are roughly 500 miles from China’s southermost point. That’s a very long distance beyond the shores of China.
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:38:14 AM PDT
by
Starboard
To: Starboard
And the Chinese now have intimidated the Philippines into approving this.
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:40:17 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
And the Chinese now have intimidated the Philippines into approving this.
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I wonder what the quid pro quo was?
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:41:17 AM PDT
by
Starboard
To: chief lee runamok
It’s about time the Chinese have to know they will fail. Their economy is in the tank now and the Tariffs will finish it. We should do no business with China and let them crumble.
To: Starboard
In Manila, I think the majority of shop keepers are Chinese...
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:47:37 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I think you put your finger on it. The Chinese will sqwawk when the USN sails by or the USAF overflies, but will ultimatly do nothing. They could hurt us, but their new Navy would be on the botto. An their ‘islands’ would be TLAM’ed outnof existance. This is about resources: oil & gas plus fisheries. They are securing those resources by means of intimidation of their neighbors.
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:52:06 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
To: PIF
and yet, the call them Sailors... it’s tradition
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posted on
09/30/2018 8:54:08 AM PDT
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Chode
What about the tradition of saying a ship is ‘steaming’ as they do use steam boilers ...
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posted on
09/30/2018 9:16:28 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
yes there are still Navy ships with steam boilers
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posted on
09/30/2018 9:48:09 AM PDT
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Chode
‘churned’, ‘slipped’, and ‘navigated’ also work, ‘sailing’ not so much
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posted on
09/30/2018 9:58:34 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
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posted on
09/30/2018 10:03:02 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
To: PIF
THAT is a WARSHIP!
We as Americans do a lot of stupid and wrong things, but our Navy is pretty awesome.
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posted on
09/30/2018 12:28:00 PM PDT
by
Wildbill22
( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
To: chief lee runamok
A wise man does not poke a bear unless he has his bear rifle loaded, mounted, and trained on the bear.
So undoubtedly Trump is prepared for any response this move might generate, regardless how out of proportion to this “provocation” it might be.
To: PIF
I apologize for repeating my patriotism,,, but what that pic says to me is;
-don’t mess with me..
-don’t mess with my family...
-and you shouldn’t probably mess with my friends.
Again,
sorry.
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posted on
09/30/2018 3:02:29 PM PDT
by
Wildbill22
( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
To: Wildbill22
And BTW, we need about 200 more of those....
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posted on
09/30/2018 3:11:11 PM PDT
by
Wildbill22
( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
To: Wildbill22
You did nothing to apologize for so sleep soundly tonight.
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posted on
09/30/2018 3:30:09 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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