US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and other US and Allies vessels transit the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021, on Oct. 12, 2021. (Russel Lindsey/US Navy)
WSWS: US considers deploying carriers to support House speaker’s Taiwan trip - Washington Post
The US military is considering “moving aircraft carriers or sending fighter planes for close air support” as part of a potential trip by US house speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
The discussions about US military actions in support of Pelosi’s trip were first reported in an op-ed by Josh Rogin, who wrote,
The U.S. military is devising options for protecting Pelosi’s delegation, who—as is normal procedure for congressional delegations to Taiwan—would be flying on a military plane. The measures under consideration include moving aircraft carriers or sending fighter planes for close air support. That, in turn, could be misinterpreted by the Chinese side as an aggressive rather than a defensive measure.
The discussions took place amid warnings by Chinese officials that the scheduled trip by Pelosi could trigger a military clash between Chinese and US forces.
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WNU Editor: It is not everyday that I post something from the World Socialist Web Site, but they are spot on in their analysis that if House Speaker Pelosi should decide to visit Taiwan, the US military will be present in force.
Update: I am not alone. The Pentagon also sees this Pelosi trip as a bad idea .... Biden on Pelosi trip to Taiwan: 'The military thinks it's not a good idea' (Politico).
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