Excuse me, there is no such thing as a “klingon cloaking device”. Everyone knows that the Romulans had an operationally deployed cloaking device by 2165 at the latest.

Well, as long as John Kerry didn’t get down on both feet and “thank” those filthy swarthy ones for “returning” our “property”. A real statesman would have honorably fallen on his briefcase.

Ok so this is cool info but why do I know about it. Now every tinpot dictator with an internet connection knows that this is not just some DARPA thing with the robot baggage caribou and is actually an off the shelf solution over at State. Tinpot dictator’s IT guy is a very happy man today, because his toy order is…

That does not look the tiniest bit fun. What a horrible ass workday for our men and women in uniform. I’m glad my desk has locks on the casters to prevent such unrewarding behavior.

I dunno.

As long as they take the first shot, they’ll be hammered by international pressure.

Actually I found some articles where a Philippine gov’t official announced a plan to start joint patrols, that’s certainly military.

What the hell are you talking about?

We’d have the same friends as now, able to militarily resist China just as effectively. I already posted the Sierra Madre a couple times today, here’s what the Filipino air force flies:

Thanks for making these claims! I now have something to think about. I had hadn’t thought of what happens to China if they call in our debt. Obviously if this move screws them over too badly then they have to keep it in their back pocket. Would China really just wind up swimming in worthless US paper?

War, huh, yeah, that’s what it’s good for?

China’s too big to run the risk that our proportional response would be met by again proportional force. You and I are taking the position that this is in fact international airspace, but China is playing a loooooong game here that requires they act as though these reefs were organically part of China. They gotta…

You’re talking about EDCA I assume? Yeah, the agreement so mighty that when they announced it all the Philippines were willing to talk about was how it’ll let the US deploy humanitarian aid to the Philippines faster in the event of a natural disaster. Yes that can be code for things, but it’s SORTA NOTEWORTHY that the…

I don’t think it necessary to buy into, or not buy into, any “hype” about the chinese military to accept that this is a done deal, fait accompli kinda thing and move on without embarrassing ourselves. It’s all over except a couple of toothless UN writs.

He’s talking about “obliterating” an airbase, I’m talking about firing warning shots at or shooting down X, does not matter what X is because PRC will call it a spy plane and be w/in the benefit of the doubt.

Wat

I’m just saying— let’s keep it in perspective.

You’re right, that was so long ago, things have changed...

Thank you. If you’re looking for a laugh, look up the military readiness of our “allies” in the region, think about how much fun it would be to go to war beside the Filipino Jet Trainer Force. At least Viet Nam, being a former soviet client state, has some Flankers and Kilos to go along with the ubiquitous MiG 21s and…

It’s like you’ve never heard of Mongolia or Tibet....