Greta Thunberg deported by Israel in the Mediterranean.

Where is the US Navy? Why are we not protecting freedom of the seas? We have 14 ships including 2 carrier strike groups in the Mid-East. Do we expect China to believe that we are protecting freedom of the seas in the Taiwan Straits?

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Jokersswild · 22-25

Do we expect China to believe that we are protecting freedom of the seas in the Taiwan Straits?

We aren't the world's police. It's not our place to protect freedom of the seas, nor do we have the military power to do so. We couldn't even stop the Houthis in the Red Sea, so there's your answer.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Jokersswild

We aren't the world's police. It's not our place to protect freedom of the seas, nor do we have the military power to do so. We couldn't even stop the Houthis in the Red Sea, so there's your answer.

That may be so but the doctrine of US power over the world has been established after we took over from the Brits at the end of WW2. We couldn't even stop the rice farmers of Vietnam nor could we deal with the goat herders of Afghanistan. Without fancy weaponry, our tough guys would have had their butts kicked every time Uncle Sam sent them abroad to fight.

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@sree251 we took over control of patrolling the worlds oceans after WW2. And global business has been booming ever since.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@AthrillatheHunt

we took over control of patrolling the worlds oceans after WW2. And global business has been booming ever since.

Took over? From whom? Business is still booming and expected to be booming on with China's Belt and Road facilitating trade away from maritime choke points at the Panama Canal, Suez Canal, and the Malacca Straits.