*escalation in the South China Sea* *---* *scares warmongering republicans about as much as muzzies.*
*it's fun to laugh at their fear.* On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:28:57 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/j6hfh8y <http://tinyurl.com/j6hfh8y>* > > > > *Obama Threatens China With Susan Rice Visit* > > July 25, 2016 > > *Daniel Greenfield* <http://www.frontpagemag.com/author/daniel-greenfield> > > [image: Description: > http://www.frontpagemag.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_full/public/uploads/2016/07/2015-03-25-fnc-sr-bergdahlsusanrice_1.jpg?itok=MmOwWEmE] > > Smart move. > > It's easy to threaten China with war. But threatening* China with a Susan > Rice visit* > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-exclusive-idUSKCN10210Z> > has to be Defcon 2 at least. The only thing worse would be a John Kerry > visit. > > *U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week to > avoid escalation in the South China Sea when she makes the highest-level > U.S. visit to China since an international court rejected its sweeping > claims to the strategic waterway.* > > I'm sure China will be very impressed by the incompetent lackey of a lame > duck impotent administration. At least more so than until now. > > *With less than six months remaining of President Barack Obama's tenure, > Rice’s broader mission in her July 24-27 trip is aimed at keeping overall > ties between the world’s two largest economies, which she called “the most > consequential relationship we have,” on track at a time of heightened > tensions. "I'll be there to advance our cooperation," she said.* > > *The United States is also using quiet diplomacy to persuade claimants > like the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam not to move aggressively to > capitalize on The Hague ruling, U.S. officials have said.* > > *China has responded to the ruling with sharp rhetoric. But a senior > official said, “So far there has not been precipitous action” and > Washington was hoping confrontation could be avoided.* > > *“We are not looking to do things that are escalatory," another senior > U.S. official said. "And at the same time we don’t expect that they (the > Chinese) would deem it wise to do things that are escalatory.”* > > So this is actually appeasement with the appearance of courage. That's > typical of Obama Inc. With the legal basis for resisting China's occupation > established, Obama has dispatched Susan Rice to warn smaller countries to > bow to China, just as her boss is doing. > > > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMjRoMWhqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0Njk1MDUzNzA-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlN2ppcGprBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ2OTUwNTM3MA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
