You keep on telling use how superior the USN is to other navies in term of what it can do, at least in theory. Being able to train at fighting yesteryears wars is one thing, but doing anything sensible in today’s reality may be a different kettle of tea. Yes you can project power by sailing close t…

I’m quite impressed with Jo Nesbo’s work. It provides some insight into Norwegian culture and he’s a good read in English. He appears to be sort of a Norwegian version of Tom Clancy. The plots of fiction books and movies often cut quite close to actual past and future events. One example, Tom Clanc…

It is rather surprising that you are unaware of the fact that the US themselves has been ignoring international law as an every day practice from way way back and have even been called an ‘Outlaw Nation’. A typical case of the pot calling the kettle black. [image] You Must Follow Internati…

The first military activity on disputed reefs in the South China Sea was by the Philippines, when they grounded an old ex USN LST on Mischief Reef. The first attempt to create an island out of a reef in the disputed area of the South China Sea to strengthen their claim was by Malaysia.

China is run by a party that has Communist in its name, but there is no Communism in the way things are run today. (I.e. where each contribute to their ability and receive according to their need) The system in place today is far from even Socialism, but closer to hard nosed Capitalism. There are …

We Americans know that our government does plenty of things that are stupid, wasteful, wrong, immoral, or illegal, and we criticize our government endlessly. We Americans, after all, are constantly on the receiving end of most of our government’s illegal misdeeds. There is an old adage: “Democracy …

[image] USS J McCain / Alnic MC collision near Singapore America should never have gone into Iraq. That was a huge political and military mistake. However, it was a response to an armed attack on US cities and the US government that killed several thousand American civilians inside our borders. …

[image] USS J McCain / Alnic MC collision near Singapore America should never have gone into Iraq. That was a huge political and military mistake. However, it was a response to an armed attack on US cities and the US government that killed several thousand American civilians inside our borders. T…

When has America tried to annex foreign territory? You seem to have a rather short memory. What about Hawaii and Puerto Rico ? Legal status of Hawaii The legal status of Hawaii is an evolving legal matter as it pertains to United States law. The US Federal law was amended in 1993 wi…

As I said, invading Iraq was a huge mistake. That madman did not have the weapons of mass destruction that he claimed. Nor any real connection to Osama. Bush was an idiot.

Actually, the legal principles and precedents for determining maritime boundaries are hundreds of years old. Much older than UNCLOS. Personally, I’m in favor of ratifying UNCLOS.

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WTF? There was no connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It was a Bush response to help protect the Saudis who owned his whole family. 9/11 and “weapons of mass destruction” were smokescreens for the butt hurt right wing and the defense industry,

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