Saturday, December 26, 2015

THE WELL GUIDED AND WELL MISPLACED FOREIGN POLICY OF THE DEMOCRAT POTUS BHO CHAOS CLAIMING MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SO MANY TIMES AGAINST THE ISIS THAT IT ALMOST MIRRORS THE LITTLE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF - AND NOW THAT THE CHINA EMPIRE IS ON THE RISE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTEAD OF STANDING FIRM THE POTUS BHO HAS CLAIMED AGAIN MISSION ACCOMPLISED WITH WHAT - THE CARBON EMMISION MANDATE TO TAX YOU THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR LIVING AND BREATHING - YET WHEN THE B-52 FLY OVER OCCURRED OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS - WHAT DO WE GET BUT THE WILLOW BENDING IN THE WIND BOWING TO THE CHINESE BACKDOOR ENTRY - THE POTUS BHO WAY OF APPEASING THE ENEMIES OF THE US - BUT THEN THE POTUS HAS NO CARES IN DECEMBER SINCE HIS MIND IS IN HAWAII USING TAX DOLLARS FOR THE GREAT HAWAIIN GET AWAY YEAR AFTER YEAR AND OUR CONGRESS GOES ALONG FOR THE RIDE OF THEIR LIVES

On November 13, President Obama claimed that ISIS was "contained." One day later, ISIS painted bloody red lines on Paris streets. The credibility of American foreign policy took another big hit.
Then came Saturday's Wall Street Journal report that last week, "an American B-52 bomber on a routine mission over the South China Sea unintentionally flew within two nautical miles of an artificial island [Cuarteron] built by China." This seemed like good news, suggesting that Obama was challenging -- under cover of an "unintentional" foray -- China's imperial project in the East China and South China Seas. That would be welcome, because China's project intends to subjugate U.S. allies, seize lucrative energy reserves, and dominate crucial trade routes. And Obama seems to realize this. At November's APEC summit, he offered "shared commitment to the security of the waters of this region and to freedom of navigation." In October, President Obama sent an American destroyer within twelve miles of another artificial Chinese island.
My hopes in the president were misplaced.
First off, it's telling that the White House hasn't commented on the B-52 report. This is the administration's go-to response for a story they want to go away (if the administration likes the story, we get leaks and Hollywood movies).
But the Pentagon's response has been equally telling. Instead of broadcasting that America will reject China's claims in the East China and South China Seas, and instead of asserting that American forces will of course operate in international territory, the Pentagon groveled before China, offering apologies. The Journal reports that the B-52 aircrew is being investigated and that the Pentagon is hinting that "bad weather" led the crew to make a mistake. It's Scapegoating 101.
Unfortunately, this supplication to China is also Strategic Incompetence 101. First, as evidenced by this situation, if the U.S. is unwilling to operate over international waters without qualification, those waters become Chinese. This yields the strategic initiative to China. It also contradicts the B-52 deployment in the first place. Assuming that the B-52s were flown from Guam (the closest squadron deployment), this must have been a mission focused on China. In part, that's because B-52s have advanced oceanic-surveillance capabilities. But with Guam a significant distance away from the South China Sea -- 2,200 miles -- this mission clearly wasn't for flight hours.
Regardless, this incident encapsulates President Obama's foreign-policy absurdity. After all, while China carves its empire, Obama continues to claim that his China policy is successful. This success is proven, he says, by China's pledge to try to cap its carbon emissions by 2030. It's an unbinding, unenforceable pledge from a socialist kleptocracy.
Nevertheless, the true absurdity of Obama's delusion is clear only in the light of history. Imagine if President Truman had allowed Stalin to seize Berlin in 1948 in return for Stalin's pledge to try to hold free elections in 1964. On the contrary, consider how President Truman actually dealt with Stalin during the 1948รข€“1949 Berlin crisis (in which Stalin blockaded Berlin's western zones). Vastly outgunning U.S. forces in Germany, the Soviets threatened war. But when the question arose of whether or not the United States was going to stay in Berlin, Truman declared: "No discussion . . . we are going to stay -- period." He launched the Berlin airlift and put his faith in American deterrent power and American values. And he won the day.

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