designatedcrasher t1_jb0in8t wrote
morningreis t1_jb0n5ed wrote
All of those bases belong to the Philippines. US only goes there with Philippine permission.
Do you want to deflect to the US one more time?
RedDragonRoar t1_jb0vk2r wrote
From what I understand, the Philippine government values US military involvement in the region, primarily because China is a massive problem for any country in the South China Sea.
Having a counter to your biggest geopolitical opponent on hand as a strategic partner is generally something countries like.
designatedcrasher t1_jb1e0dp wrote
it seems like the us wants china to be the big bad wolf while china hasnt invaded a country america is still ripping the middle east apart
RedDragonRoar t1_jb1hx2k wrote
China litterally invaded Vietnam after the US pulled out. Not only that, China has been acting belligerent and has claimed 90% of the South China Sea. They have also threatened to invade Taiwan.
designatedcrasher t1_jb23oup wrote
us pulled out is a cute way of saying lost the war. us has claimed the globe as theirs and regularly threatens any country if they dont tow the line
RedDragonRoar t1_jb27r5t wrote
The United States does not have active claims to the territory of another sovereign state or any claims outside of the territory it currently controls. Claiming otherwise either shows serious delusions or is intentionally misleading.
Furthermore, I did not comment on the outcome of the Vietnam War, only that after the US had left the region, regardless of why they left, that the PRC proceeded to invade Vietnam in an attempt to annex its sovereign territory.
designatedcrasher t1_jb2fej8 wrote
so your shameless about iraq afganistan cool
RedDragonRoar t1_jb2k5aa wrote
What do they have to do with anything in this context?
They were two wars of ideological struggle. One to contain what was believed to be a totalitarian dictator while the other was to contain a terrorist state. Both tried to install democratic governments in their respective regions, and only one succeeded. They were not wars of conquest, although neither were really good for the US or the invaded party, if you exclude Kuwait, as they were liberated as a result of the invasion of Iraq.
Regardless, my opinion of those wars don't change the fact that the countries in the South China Sea see the United States as a valuable strategic partner in containing Chinese aggression in the region, and vice versa.
designatedcrasher t1_jb2pivz wrote
funny how its chinese aggression in the south china sea and not the us thousands of miles away from their coast being aggressive. countries in the region rely on us money and tow the line at their masters bidding
RedDragonRoar t1_jb2rfzx wrote
Do you also think that Putin invading Ukraine isn't aggression, but the US funding them is just because of distance?
Or do you think that Finland and Sweeden joining NATO is Western aggression because they are closer to Russia than the US?
designatedcrasher t1_jb4fpz4 wrote
Ukraine which had become a us puppet filed with far right nationalists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Regiment and the most corrupt country in the west, even zelensky was named in https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/pandora-papers-reveal-offshore-holdings-of-ukrainian-president-and-his-inner-circle
WikiSummarizerBot t1_jb4fqtk wrote
>Azov Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: Штурмова бригада «Азов», romanized: Shturmova bryhada "Azov") is a formation of the National Guard of Ukraine formerly based in Mariupol, in the coastal region of the Sea of Azov, from which it derives its name. It was founded in May 2014 as Azov Battalion (Ukrainian: батальйон «Азов», romanized: Batalion "Azov"), a volunteer paramilitary militia under the command of Andriy Biletsky to fight pro-Russian forces in the Donbas War.
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designatedcrasher t1_jb0iov8 wrote
Free Hawaii
morningreis t1_jb0nadf wrote
I heard China is claiming Hawaii for themselves
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