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11/12/17

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Originally posted by Langers ↑

"freedom of navigation" gunboat diplomacy by the US and its allies in the China Sea is not showing a position of strength but highlights the weakness of the West.

Aside from the huge maintenance costs and questionable military projection capabilities (the UK doesn't even have the aircraft yet for its carrier). Billion dollar carriers roaming the area are just large target signs for the huge number of missiles that could be directed at them in a conflict by China. Although the US does have a more superior Navy to China, that edge is being significantly eroded over the past several years. China has spend a significant portion of its modernisation strategy towards improved amphibious capabilities to protect is marine silk-road lanes and has opened up new naval bases in Asia and Africa, plus asymmetrical responses (i.e satellite killers, missiles, man-made islands, hacking). Whole divisions are being retrained into the equivalent of US Marine Corps, so their is no need for the mass waves of humans we associate with Chinese tactics, but I doubt they will ever invade Taiwan. In addition their submarine fleet has improved markedly and has surprised the US on a number of occasions (but still lags the Russian and US counterparts).

How long can the US keep up this costly exercise with outdated thinking, equipment and tactics is the question.

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I have no doubt Osi will solve all USA's problems, I am so glad atm Syria is liberated from pests.
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