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Tag Archives: china
The Third Presidential Debate
So, third debate time, after the first and second. This is primarily a foreign policy debate and follows much the same rules as the first debate a few weeks ago. Romney needs something out of this. The polls are stabilising, … Continue reading
Posted in Libya, Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged china, debate, egypt, election, obama, politics, presidential, romney, syria, war
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Syria
It has been pointed out that I haven’t said anything about Syria at all, which may seem odd considering the amount of time I spend harping on about Libya. Part of this is a general burnout on such a topic, … Continue reading
The US, Pakistan And Leverage
I see this kind of bizarre sentiment expressed by a lot of people over the last while, that the United States has somehow gained a measure of “leverage” over Pakistan as a result of the circumstances surrounding the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged afpak, bin laden, china, coin, counter insurgency, fallout, india, levarge, leverage, nukes, pakistan, politics, power, taliban, us, war
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The Korean Tinderbox: The South Gets The Edge
North Korea decides not to back up its previous high-handed talk, and the South comes out of it the better, for once. It might not do much to assuage the loss of troops and civilians last month, but this is quite … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, War
Tagged aid payments, artillery, blackmail, china, dprk, eu, marines, north korea, peninsula, politics, rok, south korea, us, uss george washington, war
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The Korean Tinderbox
This might be as close to a resumption of the Korean War as there has ever been. Over the last few years, between missile tests and the Cheonan sinking, I’ve wondered just how much the South was willing to take … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, War
Tagged attack, calls for war, carriers, cheonan, china, grand national, island, japan, norht korea, north korea, politics, response, retaliation, shelling, south korea, unity, us, war
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Rat: The Most Powerful Military Man In The World
No, not Petraeus. Not Admiral Mullen. Not Mattis or Odierno. No, according to this article from the Australian, the man with the most military clout in the world right now is a man you’ve almost certainly never heard of: Admiral Bob “Rat” … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged aircraft carrier, australian, bob willard, china, guam, kill chain, missile, navy, pacific, pacom, rat, south china sea, us, war
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