On 29.7.2017 at 8:34 AM, dick dasterdly said:

You may well have a valid point - but I'm always worried when genuinely powerful countries start 'flexing their muscles' over other countries/international waters.

 

History should have taught us a thing or two on this subject - namely, make an immediate international stand to prevent the escalation that is likely to happen if the first violation is ignored.

Exactly, just like back in Vietnam , Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, sorry, irony.?

9 hours ago, thedivezone said:

Exactly, just like back in Vietnam , Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, sorry, irony.?

It's impossible to compare the above quagmires to what's going on with China.  No irony, just impossible to compare them.  Too many differences.

11 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

It's impossible to compare the above quagmires to what's going on with China.  No irony, just impossible to compare them.  Too many differences.

I suppose what you're saying is that victory and an ensuing peace would easily be achievable in China as opposed to the the places i mentioned.

Okay, we can agree to disagree, then.