For some reason this went totally under my radar....
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/taiwan-recalls-philippines-representative-over-fisherman-s-death.html
Why not? I mean with the withdrawal of American leadership across the globe we might as well see the collapse of peaceful arrangements across the globe ::)
Hey now! You can't police the world forever! Just ask the Romans and the Brits.
Quote from: Centurion40 on May 15, 2013, 02:58:35 PM
Hey now! You can't police the world forever! Just ask the Romans and the Brits.
Yes, but this has been self-inflicted and clearly avoidable.
That's what the Romans said! ;)
did we sign a new naval lease there?
Quote from: Centurion40 on May 15, 2013, 03:15:07 PM
That's what the Romans said! ;)
Yeah, but the Romans had a good thousand year run. Tough to complain about that kind of shelf life. Us? 60 years? That's not a pimple on an elephant's butt in terms of history.
Why did they kill the fisherman? Was he a genuinely lethal threat? If not, the response is disproportionate and Taiwan is right to complain.
Philippines got too fed up with China's bullying, decided to vent out the anger on Taiwan. Anyway, the response is disproportionate indeed. They could have used other measures instead of shooting a gun. The coast guard should invest in non lethal weapons like other nations.
Yeah, bounce a rubber bullet off their ass. That'll teach em.