FPSA flies B-52 Bomber Near China sandcastles in attempt to provoke war!
WASHINGTON (PNN) - November 12, 2015 - The Pentagon was pretty proud of itself when late last month, Washington sailed a guided missile destroyer by Subi Reef, one of Beijing’s man-made islands in the South Pacific.
The “freedom of navigation” exercise was designed to prove to China that the Fascist Police States of Amerika wouldn't be deterred from sailing through the disputed waters near the Spratlys even while Beijing claims the islands it’s built atop reefs represent new sovereign territory.
To be sure, the illegitimate Obama regime really didn’t have much of a choice. Amerika’s regional allies have become extremely unnerved with regard to the islands and so it was ultimately incumbent upon the White House to green light the pass-by to avoid giving the appearance that the FPSA will no longer stand with its “friends” against “aggression”.
While the People’s Liberation Army didn't surround the USS Lassen nor fire upon it, Beijing was livid and Admiral Wu Shengli went so far as to tell FPSA Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson that this needs to stop now unless the FPSA wants to go to war.
Late this afternoon, reports surfaced that the FPSA has now flown a B-52 bomber over or at least “near” the islands.
The bomber made one pass within 12 nautical miles of the islands in what the military refers to as a "freedom of navigation" operation.
During the operation, the Chinese military radioed the bomber, telling it, "Get away from our islands!" The bombers did not comply, according to an unnamed FPSA official.
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Thursday confirmed that a B-52 incident with China near the islands took place, but declined to say when.
Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Bill Urban later said the B-52 did not get within 12 miles of the man-made islands, and called the flight part of "routine operations".
This comes as China sends J-11BH/BHS fighter jets to Woody Island, south of Hainan, in what one could be forgiven for believing is an attempt to discourage FPSA military flyovers.
So there you have it, the latest escalation in what frankly is becoming an increasingly dangerous (and largely unnecessary) game of chicken.
We'd also note that the FPSA has expressed its intention to conduct the destroyer operations twice per quarter, so one wonders how many times B-52s will be flying over "near" the islands.