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15. Does China have 750 military bases around the world?

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 04:36 AM

Oct 2015

I can only conclude, sir, that you have appointed yourself as a self-styled Devil's Advocate, arguing for imperialism instead of reason. Fine. Consider yourself on Ignore, and have a good Halloween.

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U.S. Navy to China: We�ll sail our ships near your man-made islands whenever we want [View all] solar Max Oct 2015 OP

A variation on George Carln's "Bigger Dick Foreign Policy" Fearless Oct 2015 #1

I was thinking of a Monty Python scenario. nt JonathanRackham Oct 2015 #2

Something tells me this isn't going to end well dorkzilla Oct 2015 #3

Well, one thing is for sure, it isn't US territory so why don't we keep our big dick out of it CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #8

Exactly what I'm thinking!!!!! newfie11 Oct 2015 #9

Thank you! solar Max Oct 2015 #13

I totally agree, but the Philippines asked for our help... dorkzilla Oct 2015 #21

Half of the world's seagoing trade transits that region. MADem Oct 2015 #89

Have you actually looked where these "islands" are? Its ridiculous. 7962 Oct 2015 #25

Yep Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #30

We forced Japan to eschew war in their constitution after WW2--in return we agreed to defend them. MADem Oct 2015 #52

So we are all beholden to agreements made by imperialists who died before most of us were born CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #54

Well, the other option is to withdraw from the argeement and allow Japan to rearm its armed forces. Chan790 Oct 2015 #59

People forget we have US citizens in that end of the world, and US territory, too. MADem Oct 2015 #68

Where have I heard talk of domino theory in southeast Asia before...? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #77

lf you think this is about "domino theory" you are not paying the slightest atttention. MADem Oct 2015 #78

Maybe you'll want to read your posts? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #80

Why don't you try reading the link I just gave you in response to your OTHER smartass post? MADem Oct 2015 #82

You said this was about defending Japan. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #84

This UNCLOS business has been going on for YEARS. And it is about representing Japanese interests MADem Oct 2015 #87

If you want to play the Isolationist Game, certainly. I don't agree with your "imperialist" jargon MADem Oct 2015 #67

"History. Gotta learn it." You might wanna focus your studies in geography, MADem Scootaloo Oct 2015 #76

DUH. Read contextually--they've been doing this off Japan, too, FOR YEARS. MADem Oct 2015 #79

You're trying to make it about Japan. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #81

It's about the common denominator....CHINA. MADem Oct 2015 #83

It's about the silly claim you made about how we're apparently "defending Japan" Scootaloo Oct 2015 #85

Tired of "educating" you. Read post 87. MADem Oct 2015 #88

So, international law means nothing to you? That is quite a disgraceful position to take. xocet Oct 2015 #56

Potentially millions of additional dead ...more than a billion of additional destitute FrodosPet Oct 2015 #73

It's a small world, after all psychopomp Oct 2015 #86

Good for the USA on this one, "Solar Max" uhnope Oct 2015 #4

We're going to send at least one ship inside China's 12-mile limit solar Max Oct 2015 #6

One might add Sherman A1 Oct 2015 #7

No one owns the planet solar Max Oct 2015 #12

That is the point Sherman A1 Oct 2015 #17

I actually do own the planet, I'm just waiting for royalties from everone snooper2 Oct 2015 #39

LOL. Beat me to it. n/t FSogol Oct 2015 #49

It should be getting there any day now FrodosPet Oct 2015 #74

So, it's OK for China to just plant fake islands and start claiming international waters? Adrahil Oct 2015 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author newfie11 Oct 2015 #10

LOL. China doesn't own the entire South China Sea. WTF? uhnope Oct 2015 #14

Does China have 750 military bases around the world? solar Max Oct 2015 #15

And we dont claim all the land & oceans around ANY of those bases either. You fail again. 7962 Oct 2015 #28

Did you try the Halloween Whopper Yet! snooper2 Oct 2015 #41

I though it was the kelp suppliments I had started taking FrodosPet Oct 2015 #75

Dude, I'm fine with shutting down many, or even all of America's overseas bases. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #45

China's "12 mile limit", which is 1000km away from established permanently inhabited Chinese land muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #16

The Spratley Islands are nowhere NEAR mainland China. Ridiculous comparsion 7962 Oct 2015 #26

cough Falkland Islands no where near "mainland" United Kingdom either cough uawchild Oct 2015 #29

One is a real island Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #32

real islands uawchild Oct 2015 #35

And the UK isnt claiming the ocean between The Falklands & England either 7962 Oct 2015 #37

oh, but they ARE claiming tons of ocean uawchild Oct 2015 #42

China is claiming EVERYTHING. Pretty much up to the beaches of the Philippines & Malyasia. 7962 Oct 2015 #62

California Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #31

Looks like Putin isnt the only one to pay posters on internet forums. 7962 Oct 2015 #40

True Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #43

That's not China's 12 mile exclusionary limit, GGJohn Oct 2015 #47

China has no legal claim to that territory. It is a pure land grab. Nt hack89 Oct 2015 #50

No we are not! Elmer S. E. Dump Oct 2015 #58

This isn't that. Chan790 Oct 2015 #60

You are comparing man made islands far from the China mainland to the state of California? itsrobert Oct 2015 #65

The Chinese mainland is several hundred MILES away from these MAN-MADE islands NickB79 Oct 2015 #66

You've missed the point psychopomp Oct 2015 #91

Again, that's not China's 12 mile limit, GGJohn Oct 2015 #96

K & R Depaysement Oct 2015 #22

+1 Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #95

Perhaps In A Few Years...... left on green only Oct 2015 #5

I don't see what's so neutral about building your territory into internat'l waters and claiming them highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #11

I was surprised to see how far from China these "territorial" waters actually are: Mister Ed Oct 2015 #18

Exactly highprincipleswork Oct 2015 #19

That picture says it all. China wants to control the entire area. 7962 Oct 2015 #27

Yes. The Spratlys are closer to Viet Nam, Indonesia and the Philippines than China brush Oct 2015 #61

The area is international water and the ownership of the "islands" davidpdx Oct 2015 #20

Would probably make it easier christx30 Oct 2015 #36

I'd put more money on Hong Kong doing that than Taiwan davidpdx Oct 2015 #44

Blame America? Democat Oct 2015 #23

The Chinese have no right to claim sulphurdunn Oct 2015 #24

Why not let world courts handle this without the military bluster? uawchild Oct 2015 #33

Because the "world courts" have no power & anything they say would be ignored by China 7962 Oct 2015 #38

China is in the wrong here. drm604 Oct 2015 #34

Exactly, this particular issue (unlike a lot of other BS) is actually a National Security issue JCMach1 Oct 2015 #70

Huh. I wonder why they don't just murder 50 million indigenous people and steal their land like us? jtuck004 Oct 2015 #46

This is all about our long post WW2 defense cooperation relationship with Japan. MADem Oct 2015 #51

Well, but here's the thing... Jester Messiah Oct 2015 #53

Hey idiots, just quietly do it and stop provoking a showdown. China didn't announce to us TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #55

THANK YOU!!! I'm SO tired of the govt/media announcing every move before they make it 7962 Oct 2015 #63

I think the idea is that China is very publically christx30 Oct 2015 #92

When they suddenly declared a new air identification zone that stretched all the way to Japan TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #93

This may be the one time to invoke Chamberlain's experience hedgehog Oct 2015 #57

" the rest of the world hates us." Speak for yourself, Solar Max. Know a lot of haters? uhnope Oct 2015 #64

Nice strawman Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #69

Exactly. Owl Oct 2015 #94

Thanks for the article, solar Max. Welcome to D.U. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #71

The rest of the world does NOT hate us FrodosPet Oct 2015 #72

+1 nsd Oct 2015 #90