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2009-11-20 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2009-11-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 ION WORLD NEWS > JAPAN'S RULING COALITION PARTY WANTS US BASE MOVED TO GUAM OR ISLET [IWO TO Islet 740 miles south of Tokyo] + DEFENSE MINISTRY: EXPEDITE US MARINES MOVE.

* SAME > FM MOTTAKI: IRAN WILLING TO LEND A HAND WITH GRP-MILF TALKS [Philippines]; + MILF: OBAMA WROTE US. WE MET WITH US STATE DEPT. EXECS [11/6/09] BEFORE HILLARY VISIT [11/12/09].

ALso, there appears to be controversy brewing in the Philippines oer whether or not the MANILA GOVT. is, or is NOT, de facto negotiating a MOA [Memorandum of Agreement] wid the country's Muslim separatist rebels [MILF, etc.] over PRO-MUSLIM ANCESTRAL DOMAIN [MOA-AD].

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-11-20 00:18|| na]">[na] 2009-11-20 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 In the final analysis, this could be a win-win. Skor has long been in China's cultural sphere, and a reunified Korea would only be possible with Chinese encouragement. As long as the US got the Pusan Naval Base for security reasons, it would be a win all the way around.

That is, no more Nork or its nukes and missiles, China and Korea at peace, the US no longer needing to spend a fortune to defend Skor. China sends its illegal Koreans back to Korea. Generally flowers and sunshine all around.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-11-20 08:52|| 2009-11-20 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The SKors only give us military access because of existential threats. If NKor ever went away as a threat, we'd be out on our asses the next week. The Koreans just flat out don't much like us, AFAICT.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-11-20 09:58|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-11-20 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I hear we could use some additional troops in the Stan.

Posted by bman">bman 2009-11-20 11:55|| 2009-11-20 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Most proud folks don't likes the feeling that they owe someone else and they often turn on their benefactor. We need to have plans to get out as quickly as possible in these situations. South Korea should have been defending itself the last twenty years.

Having said I see it as a win if China and South Korea become buddies. Then China will have zero incentive to rock the boat in that area and will have to take responsibility for North Korea.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-11-20 14:36|| 2009-11-20 14:36|| Front Page Top

#6 The Japanese might have some thoughts about us leaving Korea, much as I would like to. For better or worse, we've kept the peace in Asia.

Posted by Albemarle Jelet1799 2009-11-20 14:59|| 2009-11-20 14:59|| Front Page Top

#7 If Japan want's our help they need to tell their people to STFU over our bases in Okinawa.
It's only fair.

Posted by 3dc 2009-11-20 18:48|| 2009-11-20 18:48|| Front Page Top

#8 In kind of related news: Nobama today stated that he was going to encourage the US aerospace industry to step up and assist China in the development and manufacture of their new regional jet; a bird that will be a competitor to the 787, Embraer RJ, and similiar. don't know how that will play in the long term; short term it may provide more jobs, but if it involves any sort of tech transfer ( and my money is on the 'yes' answer) long term we will be sucking.
Up here in the
'Land of the Lost Second 787 Line',
a lot of soon to be out of (Boeing) work second and third tier vendors are looking at this.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-11-20 23:40|| 2009-11-20 23:40|| Front Page Top

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