Wow.
This from Xinhua: “US drill test of new strategy”
Elsewhere, as in the Gweilo, there were reported moves about the US Navy deciding to have an open sea “workout.” Scroll to the “Big Stick” entry.
According to Xinhua:
Seven of the 12 aircraft-carriers of the US Navy will gather in the West Pacific in mid-July as a part of months-long military maneuvers, code named "Summer Pulse '04," which include surface joint operations, anti-submarine and submarine operations, sea-and-air joint operations and harbor visits, according to the paper.
The maneuvers, which started in early June and lasts until August, involve more than 50 warships, 600 aircraft and 150,000 servicemen from various services, and take place from the Atlantic, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, the Gulf and the Indian Ocean, to the Pacific. It is said to be the largest war game ever held."The timing and the choice of areas indicate that these maneuvers have multiple purpose[s]. The major purpose of the exercises is to try out the new Asia-Pacific strategy of the United States," said the article.
The US Asia-Pacific strategy is a long-term and consistent one, which is to maintain peace and security under US domination, obtain commercial access to this region, ensure free navigation and prevent the rise of any hegemonic force or alliance, it said.
I love the way the article undermines itself: maintain peace (under US domination) obtain commercial access, ensure free navigation and prevent the rise of any hegemonic force or alliance.
Just who are in the sights of a 50 warship, 600 aircraft and 150,000 body contingent bent on war games? God knows. I don’t.
Pirates!
Yeah. That’s it.
Pirates ...
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Posted by: Shawny Diane | January 10, 2005 at 05:29 PM