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TOWARDS A U.S.-CHINA CONFRONTASI
U.S. vs China Expansionism on Collision Course
By Bernie Lopez
China recently criticized the White
House for strengthening military forces and alliances in Asia under the
so-called ‘pivot’ to Asia policy, which China said was destabilizing the Asia
Pacific Region (APR). The protest cited specifically four US allies – Vietnam,
Philippines, and South Korea, and Japan. Ironically, Vietnam was a former ally
of China during its war with the U.S. The goal of ‘pivot’ to Asia is to have
60% of US naval forces in the APR by 2020.
But China also has its own brand of
hegemony, varying only in style. Whereas the US resorts to physical military
presence through bases, troops, and mobile carriers and subs, China resorts to
territorial take-overs. China has unilaterally occupied disputed islands such
as Spratleys in the Philippines, Senkaku and Diaoyu in Japan, and the Paracels
in Vietnam, which they acquired in 1974, to name some. China has territorial
disputes with Brunei, India, and Malaysia, not to mention its occupation of
Tibet. The US style is expensive, the Chinese cheaper by far.
China has quintupled its annual defense
budget within the last 14 years, and has inched closer as the second highest in
military spending, with a frenzy of new lethal weapons in the last decade,
including a Mac-10 missile, against which a US carrier may theoretically not be
able to react in time, stealth aircrafts with larger payload and range, a
maiden carrier, no matter how crude, new stealth subs and drones to rival those
of the US, and a vast underground Air Force cum
nuclear missiles.
The way the Bear and the Eagle are all
over Asia in a frenzy, there is bound to be a collision of massive proportion,
perhaps even by accident. A potential war between two nuclear giants, no matter
how cautious they are, gives us sleepless nights. North Korea is just one of
many potential flashpoints. The entire Pacific and Indian Oceans, the China and
Japan seas are vast potential points of accidental stealth submarine
encounters. The catalyst to Armageddon is the grapple over the last dwindling
energy and raw materials, which is concentrated in the APR. China’s rapid
economic growth is demanding vast amount of resources.
An ominous Chinese statement reads “We
will not attack unless we are attacked, but we will surely counterattack if
attacked.” When you use the word ‘attack’ three times in a sentence, you are
giving a veiled threat. The key to a collision is the mindsets of trigger happy
warriors on both sides, even if the rulers are cautious pacifists.
(Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/391831/china-criticizes-us-force-strengthening-in-asia#ixzz2QjMwzpJJ)
HUGE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL
QUESTIONED
Israel recently achieved a
‘potential game changer’ with the discovery of gas deep in the bowels of the
earth, with a thin pipeline through 1,700 meters of ocean and a staggering
4,500 meters of rock and sand. This is the so-called Tamar Field, underneath an
oil rig near the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Israel is expected to be energy
dependent and net exporter in three short years.
With Israel having a
‘surging economy’, Americans are pressuring the White House to give the money
to some poorer nation which needs it more. Of course, there is always a string
attached to U.S. aid. So why is this rich country receiving $3 billion a year
in aid from the U.S.? First is because it is a strategic military ally in a
highly destabilized region rich in resources. Second is a powerful Israeli
lobby group in the U.S., the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),
with a host of senators, congressmen, White House officials at its fingertip.
Wikipedia writes, “(AIPAC) critics have
stated it (AIPAC) acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a ‘stranglehold’ on the United States
Congress with its power and
influence.[citation
needed] “. Many US laws are influenced by AIPAC reflecting
Israeli interests.
The geopolitical
ramification of an energy self-reliant Israel is a bigger defense budget with a
bigger allocation for weapons R&D. The Arabs will now try to bridge the
weapons gap in a new round of escalation. eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com
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