Barack Obama has been drawing down the size and readiness of American troops for his entire presidency. We are now at the lowest levels of troops, munitions, and preparation that we have had in decades. Yet Obama is still putting troops and weaponry in harms way, including into Syria and Afghanistan, and he is “tickling the dragons tail” by directing U.S. Navy vessels into contested waters that are patrolled by the Chinese and the Russians. Under other circumstances, that might be acceptable, but given the readiness of our military forces it seems foolhardy unless there is the desire to actually ignite a conflict that would make his departure from office a bit more tenuous.
One of the areas being contested is the South China Sea, shown in the map on page 2. The area in dispute is certainly one that could be claimed by a number of nations, and China seems unwilling to recognize that her demands are simply untenable. Obama, however, has decided to play “chicken,” and this seems particularly unnecessary and foolish given the potential ramifications. He has decided to sell weapons to one of our old enemies, a move surely designed to challenge China, but one that will provide us with little or no advantage whatsoever. Obama truly is one of the most inept and uninformed leaders regarding global politics that we have ever had. This latest move could easily backfire with catastrophic consequences.
See map and Obama’s latest international goof on page 2:
He’s doing all he can to$#%&!@*us before he’s gone. Kissing Vietnam$#%&!@*just to p**s off China. He should be hung. We don’t want to p**s off China.$#%&!@*you Barry and your Vietnam boyfriend.
Need a strong president ASAP
Had a weak president too long.
If a national incident takes place I would like to think, Obama will be removed by the military, It’s their job to protect america.
Trans h**o
But Obama is leader of the world!! He ignores such drivel! What a moron.
Alright CHINA!!!!!
Dear China, Russia and all the rest of the countries Obama tried to push his new world order on – don’t listen to his lies, we the American people are not responsible for his actions as he has taken it upon himself to perform treasonous acts against America ss$#%&!@*did to Germany, only worse because he involved the UN. Donald Trump wants to work together with the world and make it a better place, don’t listen to Obama’s lies. When Trump gets in office the first thing he’s going to do is clean house then he’s going to take the trash out of this country – then we can workout fair trade agreements and become allies as we still have the fight against Terrorism and New World Order. Only then will we all be able to all live peacefully.
that is true but Obama got the UN involved so they’re police will be invadng our country. Sickening.
Obama will apologize to China next.
Only Obama is rattled–rest of the world leaders will be glad to see a new real leader.