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2013-08-19 Africa North

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Posted by badanov 2013-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 We have Kerry as Secretary of State, what did you expect ? Dah! US foreign policy implodes - Right.

Posted by Unolulet Hupomoling9738 2013-08-19 00:42|| 2013-08-19 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin is so consistent. He is being very effective. China is doing the same in Brazil and Africa. The race is on. We have created a vacuum. They offer less interference in local governments also.

Posted by Dale 2013-08-19 04:47|| 2013-08-19 04:47|| Front Page Top

#3 China in Africa will be fun to watch. Let us observe from a distance please.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-19 04:53|| 2013-08-19 04:53|| Front Page Top

#4 How does one say "We shall soon be sending for the gunboats" in Mandarin?

Posted by Pappy 2013-08-19 14:06|| 2013-08-19 14:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Fraking is Obama's only way out. Let the Russians have the whole sandbox and push Fraking.

Dump the greens and save those union pensions and hope the Democrats have enough votes to save their hold on power.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-08-19 15:08|| 2013-08-19 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 How does one say "We shall soon be sending for the gunboats" in Mandarin?

The PLAN did send a naval squadron to the Horn of Africa for about 90 days about 2 or three years ago. Dunno if they are still ending ships to the region, though.

Posted by badanov 2013-08-19 15:19|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2013-08-19 15:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I believe they also enacted an at-sea transfer of ~~weapons/weapons components~~ sorts with the South African Navy. I'll have to look it up.

Posted by Pappy 2013-08-19 18:32|| 2013-08-19 18:32|| Front Page Top

#8 See also BIG NEWS NETWORK > NO US CREDIBILITY IN MIDDLE EAST LEFT FOLLOWING OBAMA'S MISHANDLING OF EGYPT CRISIS: MCCAIN.

McCain says the Bammer has NO POLICY + NO STRATEGEERY [strategy].

As in the ME + Persian Gulf, as so per IRAN + espec CHINA in East Asia???

I'm telling locals that the danger is very real that Guam could lose both its US Territorial + Citizenship status in the very near-term/future iff alleged anti-US, Marxist-ANarchist-Globalist POTUS Bammer fails to militarily intervene + support America's overseas allies in any China-involved East Asian war(s) agz Japan + PHIL + Vietnam + India.

"POST-US" WANNABE AMBITIOUS CHINA VERSUS
US-LED, ANTI-CHINA "A2/AREA-DENIAL".

As per MilBlogs, to avoid a major military conflict in the SOuth China Sea, the US is willing to allow the Philippines to permit the Chinese PLA to set up Milbases on their own Philippine soil.

* Also from BIG NEWS NETWORK > SENATOR [Lindsey]GRAHAM PREDICTS EGYPT PROTESTS WILL SHIFT TO ARMED INSURGENCY.

* IIRC STARS-N-STRIPES > EGYPT CRUCIAL TO US MISSIONS IN MIDDLE EAST.

RELATED USA TODAY > US MILITARY NEEDS EGYPT FOR ACCESS TO CRITICAL AREAS.

Widout Egypt's Air-Sea Ports + Suez Canal, US ABILITY TO PROJECT MILITARY POWER = MILITARY ASSETS WILL BE COSTLIER, LONGER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-08-19 23:51|| 2013-08-19 23:51|| Front Page Top

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