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McCain blasts U.S. administration for not conducting more patrols in South China Sea
Source: Reuters
Politics | Mon Jan 4, 2016 3:51pm EST
McCain blasts U.S. administration for not conducting more patrols in South China Sea
WASHINGTON
The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday criticized the Obama administration for delaying further "freedom of navigation" patrols within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in the South China Sea.
Senator John McCain said China was continuing to "pursue its territorial ambitions" in the region, including by landing a plane on a man-made island in the Spratly Islands on Jan. 2.
McCain told Reuters in a statement that the U.S. military's failure to conduct additional U.S. patrols last year was "disappointing yet hardly surprising." He said the Obama administration was "either unable to manage the complexities of interagency national security decision making or simply too risk averse to do what is necessary to safeguard the rules-based order in the Asia-Pacific."
(Reporting by David Alexander)
McCain blasts U.S. administration for not conducting more patrols in South China Sea
WASHINGTON
The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday criticized the Obama administration for delaying further "freedom of navigation" patrols within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in the South China Sea.
Senator John McCain said China was continuing to "pursue its territorial ambitions" in the region, including by landing a plane on a man-made island in the Spratly Islands on Jan. 2.
McCain told Reuters in a statement that the U.S. military's failure to conduct additional U.S. patrols last year was "disappointing yet hardly surprising." He said the Obama administration was "either unable to manage the complexities of interagency national security decision making or simply too risk averse to do what is necessary to safeguard the rules-based order in the Asia-Pacific."
(Reporting by David Alexander)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-usa-mccain-idUSKBN0UI1Z320160104
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McCain blasts U.S. administration for not conducting more patrols in South China Sea (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2016
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liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)1. Let's give the grump old far his own boat and send him on his way
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)2. So, get a kayak and go patrol, John!
And tell China to get off tour lawn! Or pool, or whatever.
Squinch
(50,911 posts)3. Didn't he try to get Congress to send troops to Chipotle last week?
emulatorloo
(44,063 posts)4. Sore loser.