Obama’s strategy to thwart China in South China Sea showdown ‘almost entirely meaningless’
21 Replies to “Operation Empty Chair”
Can’t we help out here? Dispatch our man Celine Dion? Send him over to China and, well, do something. Anything. Oh yah I forgot our ‘man’ doesn’t show up when the going gets tough.
Obama all mouth and no mind he can always shed a few fake ears over this all
This is an issue that’s frequently discussed on John Batchelor’s show. It’s a touchy situation and it could end badly for all concerned.
My “Trannyphobia” arises from the simple fact that I am AFRAID of the mentally-ill. I am never sure WHAT they will do. It is for that reason that they should NEVER be allowed to own a gun … or … to pee next to my 9yo grand-daughter or grand-son (sorry, no grand-them, or grand-shim).
It’s not HATE. It’s a rational concern for staying alive and unmolested. In a word: survival
oops … wrong article.
“Any military response must be done jointly, with participation by Japan and other nations around the world such as Australia.”
Just priceless. The retired admiral knows very well that the Obama administration has been so feeble in its relations with its military allies that such joint action will not happen under this administration.
Obama or not, the US just don’t have the means to be the world’s police anymore. China is their biggest foreign creditor, so they can’t tangle with them. China knows they can’t do anything about it.
Where in the Constitution does it say Americans have to guard the South China Sea? Let the countries of the region deal with it.
Don’t think battleships, think unicorns. Be nice and sail by its all good eh.
All that’s missing is James Taylor singin”You’ve Got A Friend”.
Is anybody keeping track of all the real estate being bought up by the Chinese in Canada?
In Saskatoon thirty percent of my local condo owners are Chinese. They do not mingle or
participate on condo boards. They all young, largely childless and travel back to China
regularly. Am I getting paranoid?
yanks should be able to handle this with ease, after all, they’ve been bullying trotw for a better part of the last century.
a German lady friend of mine sent me a list of conflicts the great USofA been involved in since its inception 1776. 13 years in all that time, a mere 13 years iirc they haven’t been shooting at *someone*.
You’re not paranoid.
I live in a multi-building apartment complex in Edmonton. Within the last two or three years, many of the new tenants that have moved in are Chinese. Like the ones in your area, they’re young and without children. They don’t mingle or talk with any of the other tenants, which, of course, is their privilege.
I believe that many are students as I live just a few km south of the U of A, which would explain why they live here. (Universities have been recruiting foreign students as not as many Canadians are attending as they have in the past. Poor job prospects and high tuitions have been cited as the reasons for that. Many of those students couldn’t get into Chinese universities, so they willingly go elsewhere for their education.)
A lot of them are loaded with cash. I’ve lived in this complex for many years and, since they’ve come, it’s common to see someone parking a Mercedes or BMW,
Careful what you wish for, they could be goat humpers. Or, er, now I’m not sure. Why couldn’t they just be Ukrainians??
B, this has been the case for a long, long time. I worked in IT @ Western and then McM and took courses at the same time (taxable benefit). they were PACKED with foreign students. it was common knowledge these were the kids of wealthy parentage, how else could they live in nice apts, books pd, higher tuition rates pd, nice cars, trips home during holidays, etc etc. I sensed on occasion they looked down at the locals.
they dont build railroads anymore; times have changed.
With a weak-kneed sissy in charge to the south of us, it would be a great time for our weak-kneed sissy to build a couple of artificial Islands in the Northwest Passage to assert our sovereignty.
Since I am a fourth generation descendant of Ukrainian immigrants who helped open up the west and
left a legacy of hard working Canadians, I resent your insinuation Snagglepuss. You are a
bigot and not on my Xmas list. Go to hell.
Obviously you have a comprehension problem! The Ukrainian reference was one of preference. As for descendancy, me too, so cool it.
And no, I have no intention of moving to Ontario!
When I was working on my Ph. D. nearly 20 years ago, my department was, at times, like a Chinese no-go zone. I often felt that those students thought that we Canadians were intruders, poaching on their territory and that we had no business being there.
Some of the Chinese tenants in my building appear to behave in a similar manner.
It must be a sign of the times. I don’t remember the Hong Kong students in my undergrad class 40 years ago being like that.
OK guys, relax. At least they are not trying to wrap a bag around your other half ot tickle your tonsils.
Oh yes, we are keeping track, informally, of how China is invading Canada by buying real estate. A lot of expensive real estate in Vancouver is owned by Chinese and other foreigners and permanent residents/new Canadians. How do they get their money here for cash buys? No one is monitoring money laundering.
No one can afford a single family home in Vancouver and a tiny condo costs 400K. The current move is buying commercial real estate and vacant land everywhere.
Richmond is now so Chinese that English-speaking residents have objected to signage on commercial businesses that is written entirely in Chinese. Personally, I find that some of the Chinese I meet around my neighbourhood are friendly and not students. Many of the first and second generation (whose families came in the 1980’s) are effective, talented people with a good work ethic.
Money laundering? Of course. How else can one explain the shiny new towers in downtown Vancouver?
Can’t we help out here? Dispatch our man Celine Dion? Send him over to China and, well, do something. Anything. Oh yah I forgot our ‘man’ doesn’t show up when the going gets tough.
Obama all mouth and no mind he can always shed a few fake ears over this all
This is an issue that’s frequently discussed on John Batchelor’s show. It’s a touchy situation and it could end badly for all concerned.
My “Trannyphobia” arises from the simple fact that I am AFRAID of the mentally-ill. I am never sure WHAT they will do. It is for that reason that they should NEVER be allowed to own a gun … or … to pee next to my 9yo grand-daughter or grand-son (sorry, no grand-them, or grand-shim).
It’s not HATE. It’s a rational concern for staying alive and unmolested. In a word: survival
oops … wrong article.
“Any military response must be done jointly, with participation by Japan and other nations around the world such as Australia.”
Just priceless. The retired admiral knows very well that the Obama administration has been so feeble in its relations with its military allies that such joint action will not happen under this administration.
Obama or not, the US just don’t have the means to be the world’s police anymore. China is their biggest foreign creditor, so they can’t tangle with them. China knows they can’t do anything about it.
Where in the Constitution does it say Americans have to guard the South China Sea? Let the countries of the region deal with it.
Don’t think battleships, think unicorns. Be nice and sail by its all good eh.
All that’s missing is James Taylor singin”You’ve Got A Friend”.
Is anybody keeping track of all the real estate being bought up by the Chinese in Canada?
In Saskatoon thirty percent of my local condo owners are Chinese. They do not mingle or
participate on condo boards. They all young, largely childless and travel back to China
regularly. Am I getting paranoid?
yanks should be able to handle this with ease, after all, they’ve been bullying trotw for a better part of the last century.
a German lady friend of mine sent me a list of conflicts the great USofA been involved in since its inception 1776. 13 years in all that time, a mere 13 years iirc they haven’t been shooting at *someone*.
You’re not paranoid.
I live in a multi-building apartment complex in Edmonton. Within the last two or three years, many of the new tenants that have moved in are Chinese. Like the ones in your area, they’re young and without children. They don’t mingle or talk with any of the other tenants, which, of course, is their privilege.
I believe that many are students as I live just a few km south of the U of A, which would explain why they live here. (Universities have been recruiting foreign students as not as many Canadians are attending as they have in the past. Poor job prospects and high tuitions have been cited as the reasons for that. Many of those students couldn’t get into Chinese universities, so they willingly go elsewhere for their education.)
A lot of them are loaded with cash. I’ve lived in this complex for many years and, since they’ve come, it’s common to see someone parking a Mercedes or BMW,
Careful what you wish for, they could be goat humpers. Or, er, now I’m not sure. Why couldn’t they just be Ukrainians??
B, this has been the case for a long, long time. I worked in IT @ Western and then McM and took courses at the same time (taxable benefit). they were PACKED with foreign students. it was common knowledge these were the kids of wealthy parentage, how else could they live in nice apts, books pd, higher tuition rates pd, nice cars, trips home during holidays, etc etc. I sensed on occasion they looked down at the locals.
they dont build railroads anymore; times have changed.
With a weak-kneed sissy in charge to the south of us, it would be a great time for our weak-kneed sissy to build a couple of artificial Islands in the Northwest Passage to assert our sovereignty.
Since I am a fourth generation descendant of Ukrainian immigrants who helped open up the west and
left a legacy of hard working Canadians, I resent your insinuation Snagglepuss. You are a
bigot and not on my Xmas list. Go to hell.
Obviously you have a comprehension problem! The Ukrainian reference was one of preference. As for descendancy, me too, so cool it.
And no, I have no intention of moving to Ontario!
When I was working on my Ph. D. nearly 20 years ago, my department was, at times, like a Chinese no-go zone. I often felt that those students thought that we Canadians were intruders, poaching on their territory and that we had no business being there.
Some of the Chinese tenants in my building appear to behave in a similar manner.
It must be a sign of the times. I don’t remember the Hong Kong students in my undergrad class 40 years ago being like that.
OK guys, relax. At least they are not trying to wrap a bag around your other half ot tickle your tonsils.
Oh yes, we are keeping track, informally, of how China is invading Canada by buying real estate. A lot of expensive real estate in Vancouver is owned by Chinese and other foreigners and permanent residents/new Canadians. How do they get their money here for cash buys? No one is monitoring money laundering.
No one can afford a single family home in Vancouver and a tiny condo costs 400K. The current move is buying commercial real estate and vacant land everywhere.
Richmond is now so Chinese that English-speaking residents have objected to signage on commercial businesses that is written entirely in Chinese. Personally, I find that some of the Chinese I meet around my neighbourhood are friendly and not students. Many of the first and second generation (whose families came in the 1980’s) are effective, talented people with a good work ethic.
Money laundering? Of course. How else can one explain the shiny new towers in downtown Vancouver?