DOOLEY Observed: U.S. sends second carrier to Asia amid tensions with China

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

U.S. sends second carrier to Asia amid tensions with China

By Bill Gertz — The Washington Free Beacon - - Saturday, August 23, 2014

The Navy is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Asia Pacific region amid new tensions with China over a dangerous aerial encounter between a Chinese interceptor and Navy P-8 surveillance craft.

The strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson departed San Diego for the Pacific on Friday, the Navy said in an announcement of what it terms a “planned” deployment.

China’s military on Saturday, meanwhile, demanded an end to all U.S. monitoring flights and called U.S. criticism of dangerous Chinese jet maneuvers false.

I do not know all the facts, figures, and all that is involved, but anymore, I have the feeling that we are sending a little Chihuahua to frighten a Great Dane. WWII is over, things have changed, are we the "power" we once were, or just arrogant