Cat and Mouse In The South China Sea

USS John S. McCain (Photo from Boating Spectator)

From Information Dissemination:

Since August of last year, I have consistently voiced my disappointment that the US Navy is looking to build more Arleigh Burke destroyers. Let me say a few things about this real quick.

First, I think ADM Roughead deserves a ton of credit for truncating the DDG-1000, building more is fiscally impossible towards reaching a larger fleet, and even though I think building a 4th one might be necessary to sustain the industry if we weren't moving towards build more DDG-51s, Roughead's decision is still the right one in my opinion. What he did to stop that program was truly brilliant.

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My Comment: Information Dissemination is on the money when he mentions that this story has been under reported by the main stream media. This is a big story .... but it has gone quiet since it broke out. My guess .... I see the White House's hand in this .... they do not want to embarrass or antagonize the Chinese now. But I am sure that since this incident occurred in Philippine waters, the Philippines may have a different point of view.