Title is a quote, BTW.<\/p>\n
US aircraft carrier cruises disputed Asian seas<\/a><\/p>\n A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington’s strategic rivalry with Beijing.<\/p>\n Vietnamese security and government officials were flown onto the nuclear-powered USS George Washington ship, underlining the burgeoning military relationship between the former enemies. A small number of journalists were also invited to witness the display of maritime might in the oil-rich waters, which are home to islands disputed between China and the other smaller Asian nations facing the sea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Spent some time in The South China Sea AND with a nuclear carrier (USS Enterprise<\/a>)… Not really relevant except point up that certain buzzwords have meaning.<\/p>\n And I’ll admit passing fascination with a geopolitical view that places our assets in and around disputed OIL rich waters while ignoring closer assets, but that’s just me. To say nothing of dealing with a possible threat and ignoring a one that is real.\u00a0 When was the last time a Chinese flew a plane into one of our buildings?<\/p>\n Freedom of navigation is no trivial matter, but I can’t help but remember The Gulf of Tonkin incident <\/a>.<\/p>\n My apologies for being terse (or rambling) here. Reading the linked article aroused old memories that are most likely irrelevant to most, but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"