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2014-11-04 China-Japan-Koreas

Japan Frets Over Coming Absence of US Aircraft Carriers

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2014-11-04 10:12|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 I would think Taiwan would be more concerned.

Posted by Pappy 2014-11-04 11:54|| 2014-11-04 11:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Just one more reason to sell the USS Kitty Hawk to Japan. I'm sure they'd be able to develop a carrier battle group rather quickly - probably faster than China.

Posted by Old Patriot 2014-11-04 12:03|| 2014-11-04 12:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Just one more reason to sell the USS Kitty Hawk to Japan.

Especially if they promise to name it the IJN Hello Kitty.

Posted by SteveS 2014-11-04 12:22|| 2014-11-04 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Better they build their own, the KH is a worn out wreck. Or not build them as they choose, they building a pretty advanced class of semi-conventional submarines

Posted by Shipman 2014-11-04 14:13|| 2014-11-04 14:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Nice to keep our shipyards in business though. Perhaps if we've got a carrier almost done we could sell it to Japan and use the cash to replace it for our own fleet. They can then copy the plans.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-11-04 14:35|| 2014-11-04 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe the free-ride is coming to an end.

Posted by Skidmark 2014-11-04 15:31|| 2014-11-04 15:31|| Front Page Top

#7 "Budget restrictions ... ... will mean not a single Aircraft Carrier will be deployed to East Asia in the coming year".

FEWER NUMBERS IN FLEET CUTBACKS, + FEWER DEPLOYMENTS OVERSEAS FROM CONUS.

Advantage to RISING CHINA [+ Russia + Iran, etc.], + NUCLEAR ISLAM INCLUD GLOBAL [Nuclear?] JIHAD.

History says Weakness increases the likelihood of MilPol Confrontation + ultimately War, NOT "PEACE", + REGARDLESS OF THE MERITS.

The good news for Americans + Amerika is they may look forward to MASSIVE BUDGET, DEFICIT-BUSTING
GOVT. SPENDING = "QE(S?)/BUDGET STIMULUS 2015" TO SAVE THE DAY???

IMO just another reason why the DemoLeft + aligned Special Interests are avoiding talking about the Year 2015 = The-Year-that-must-Not-be-Named/Mentioned.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-11-04 21:11|| 2014-11-04 21:11|| Front Page Top

#8 As a reminder, ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PHILIPPINES [+ in lessor Vietnam, ASEAN?] MORE TEMPTING TARGET FOR CHINA IN SOUTH CHINA SEA SHOWDOWN | PHIL STAR.

"Tempting target" also read, LIMITED MIL CAPABILITY = EASY = ALL-BUT-DEFENCELESS, ETC. AGZ CHINA + PLA.

Iff Beijing + PLA think attacking GUAM may be too difficult a nut to crack, theres always the CNMI???

* SAME > BEIJING FINISHES RUNWAY ON SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND, that is also claimed by Vietnam.

Vietnam, PHIL, + Indonesia soon to say bye-bye to respective desired FTZS-EEZS.

* MANILA TIMES > [Chinese] COMMUNIST PARTY COMMANDS THE GUN - XI.

PLA-SPECIFIC INTERNAL DEBATE, CONTROVERSY ala PLA-LOYALTY-TO-THE-STATE [China]-VS-PLA-LOYALTY-TO-THE-PARTY [CCCC = now CPC].

XI JINPING = USAF GENERAL EUGENE BUSH = "THATS RIDICULOUS ... ... THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA COMMANDS THE GUN".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-11-04 22:51|| 2014-11-04 22:51|| Front Page Top

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