US rattles sabers at China

As China has extended a 'Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone' over some islands it is in a land dispute with Japan over, the US flew some big, burly B-52 bombers right through the middle. A pretty clear message.

Alas, Freepers find themselves caught between their desire to crush China and their need for everything Obama does to be bad. It makes for some pretty funny vacillation.

Texas resident is terribly confused to agree with Obama:

This makes no sense unless our first historic muslim ruler is becoming really unhinged. By doing this, he is implying that the US will support a historic ally. When has he done this before? He has always appeased China, so now why poke a finger in their eye now?

Another jabberwocky event.

esoxmagnum has the inevitable disclaimer whenever Freepers go off topic these days:

Diversionary Tactics. Nothing more. Anything to get in the news and get OFF of the Obamacare fiasco.

John S Mosby knows FDR only got us into World War 2 to hide how bad the New Deal was:

War is a major distraction— just like FDR. And everyone would have to enroll in national health for the “defense effort”. This is like russia’s use of xenophobia to distract from the CPSU and stalin’s murderous policies and starvation.

FDR did it to distract from failures to cure the Depression.

I have no idea what lavaroise is saying

Another America mea culpa opportunity missed for the Chinese. Obama is begging for a pimp. His own head in his a$sl$ is toonhard by himself.

FreedomNotSafety doesn't understand why a show of force needs to be visible:

Why send two of our slowest moving least stealthy aircraft? An invitation to shot at them? I know they are armed to the teeth with weapons and electronics but they are still slooow. Why not a fighter patrol?

PGR88 points out that Obama doesn't understand the Chinese like he does the Muslims.

This situation is more dangerous than anything in the Mid-East.

WHY? Because the community-organizer in Chief has zero experience dealing with China and Japan. China is simply off his naive, inexperienced American-leftist radar. There are no applicable progressive slogans or soundbites to use, nor is there a Chicago Politics play-book for him to refer to.

We got a taste of it with his interactions with Putin over Syria.

Slambat knows Obama wants world war!

Oslama wanted them shot down...the Chinese refused to comply.

That’s what I was thinking too. He want’s Israel to attack Iran and China to attack the US or Japan.

The jug-eared punk wants a war.

servantboy777, on the other hand, really wants war with China.

They get aggressive...import tariffs.
They continue to push...begin freezing assets.
Pull manufacturing.
They don’t get the message....default on 1.2 trillion in loans.

What are they gonna do?

clearcarbon demands that the Air Force is not used for anything dangerous:

B-52s and their crews are not expendable Mr. president.
Why didn't you fly Air Force One?

USAF80 has decided the Navy is gay now...

Yea and ours are crewed by women and sissies.

dragnet2 suddenly hates all war:

Americans are totally burned out playing government global cop for those that profit off it, like the fat corps, banks and corrupt running Wall Street.

Bigg Red sees a dire future:

Uh-oh. I hope we won’t have another incident in which our aircraft is “bumped” out of the air and the crew is held hostage while they study the craft’s technology.

Well, I guess, under the Soros Administration, the Chicoms will not need to force the plane down to get all of the secrets, as President Jarrett will give them to the Chicoms willingly.

Kevmo figures it out - make up a mini-coup scenario like with Bin Laden!

Lately we’ve been hearing about a purge in the officer Corps. I’ll bet that someone loses his job over this. Obama simply doesn’t have the gonads to pull a stunt like this one, so it’s an unauthorized display of force.

Pesky Obama toughness problem, solved!