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2014-06-20 Southeast Asia

Philippines, US to Hold Naval Drills Near Disputed Shoal

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Posted by Squinty 2014-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 It'd be the first reasonable thing she's done then...

No reason not to get closer to Vietnam, except hard dislike. De Bono would call that red hat thinking.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-20 00:27|| 2014-06-20 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Again, at last check CHINA's FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS DEMANDED THAT THE PHIL PULLOUT COMPLETELY FROM THE SPRATLYS.

Every PHIL Plane, Ship, Servicemember, Civilian, ... ... @etc. Boonie Dog + Menudo.

China's ForMin didn't say " ...Or else"! but safe to say its inferred.

Also, lest we fergit, TOPIX > CHINA BASE IN SPRATLYS MEANS NO PHILIPPINE, VIET EEZ.

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De latest since yesterday ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Tribune.net.PH] PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE DEFIES CHINA PROTEST, TO PUSH FOR AIRSTRIP UPGRADE.

PAF Chief LTG. Jeffrey Delgado.

* RELATED BIGNEWSNETWORK > [GMA News] AIRSTRIP REPAIR ON PAGASA ISLAND A "GO" DESPITE CHINA PROTEST.

* GLOBALNATION.PH > "ITS GETTING WORSE": [Up to]12 CHINESE SHIPS [Coast Guard] MONITORED INSIDE PH'S EEZ.

* JAPAN TIMES > CHINA POSITIONS SECOND OIL RIG EVER NEARER TO VIETNAM.

Roughly near the middle between Vietnam + PLA Milbases on HAINAN.

Fear notteth, SAM SPADE fans, Vietnam assures it will fully investigate China's wily dastardly action.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-20 01:52|| 2014-06-20 01:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Just as long as the USN doesn't run another ship aground...

Posted by Pappy 2014-06-20 21:19|| 2014-06-20 21:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I can think of another good reason not to come to the aid of Vietnam: the administration has as its secretary of state not just the sort of person who would sell them out, but a person who did. And if the left is always gonna undo every victory we achieve on the battlefield, whether in Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan, there's no real point in supporting any sort of aggressive foreign policy.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-06-20 21:40|| 2014-06-20 21:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Send Kerry. He has home video he can share

Posted by Frank G 2014-06-20 22:09|| 2014-06-20 22:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Per the Net this rainy Guam AM ... ...

* WORLD NEWS > DEL ROSARIO FIGHTS MEDIA BATTLE BUT CHINA CONTROLS THE BATTLEFIELD.

Albert del Rosario = doing a Bammer?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-20 23:14|| 2014-06-20 23:14|| Front Page Top

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