The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea. The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th Fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days, according to military officials. The carrier strike group is the latest show of force in the tense region, with the U.S. asserting that China is militarizing the region to guard its excessive territorial claims. Stennis is joined in the region by the cruisers Antietam and Mobile Bay, and the destroyers Chung-Hoon and Stockdale. The command ship Blue Ridge, the floating headquarters of the Japan-based 7th Fleet, is also in the area, en route to a port visit in the Philippines. Stennis deployed from Washington state on Jan. 15. Read more at: The U.S. just sent a carrier strike group to confront China Well that should certainly help ease tensions. /sarcasm Question: is Obama responsible for this? I know some were upset with his lack of action taken on the Chinese-Philippine situation....this looks like quite the opposite of inaction. I wonder if any Obama naysayers are happy with this move and would offer him some genuine praise.
Probably never happen in a million years. Those that hate Obama are no different than those that hated GW Bush. It is not rational they are just rabidly against them because they are the enemy... Can't reason with any of them either side of the isle.
