U.S., Japan, S Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in western Pacific

Japan, S Korea and Australia under Washington's orders. As I've said before, without its lapdog allies, the US is a drop in the bucket. These countries are paying to keep the US safe. The taxpayers in these nations are paying to reinforce the US military and maintain US domination.

@ rlperez@hotmail.com.au

sad but true buddy. Purely vassal states is what they are

No... a group is needed to counter China's aggressive claims. Thats all.

NZ2011: Remember when US and NZ relations went sour because the NZ government told the US it did not want US shipping carrying nuclear weapons docked in NZ ports?

Talk about aggressive claims! Are you not aware that US is trying to topple the government of Venezuela, the government of Iran, the government of NK? Are you not aware of how many wars the US has started in order to try and dominate the globe? Are you not aware that the US has 800 military basis around the globe? Are you not adware that the US has sanctions on 30 other nations?

History is great to read!

Yup remember well, New Zealand has a firm policy on nuclear weapons and power.. pretty cool a small nation can remain strong even when its not in-line with the biggest military in the world eh bro!

None of these things you mention true or not have anything to do with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and other countries further afield like Australia and New Zealand needing to balance against the growing Chinese military presence and territorial claims.

In New Zealand there have been economic and political actions from China to stifle free speech and academdic study and investigation.

Im no US fan as such but there is an easy better of two evils in this case.

I work with China a lot and have visited many times, what China wants to do in China (though the pollution is a real problem spreads far past their shores) is well mostly up to them, but do have genuine and I don't think unfounded fears about that unduly influencing the region, be it economically, politically or (lets hope not) militarily.

@rlperez@hotmail.com.au

All your posts seem to be anti-us on a quick search. are you part of a propaganda program?

Great... but for US, Australia and Japan.., there is caution necessary with S Korea. Their rhetoric and actions do not agree...

Sometime soon, Taiwan may have a need to stand by.. as with India, Philippines and Thailand.

Have to feel for South Korea though.. not easy position, they literally are the line between dictators and democracy.

South Korea and Japan could be great and close allies and economically successful if there could be some understanding on both sides. I think a lot of the friction is looked on with great pleasure by China.

NZ2011: Not anti-US just anti-US foreign policy, and anti-US dictatorship. Furthermore, history is more balanced than US propaganda.

These military exercises are necessary to coordinate the different defensive forces of the region.

Talk about aggressive claims! Are you not aware that US is trying to topple the government of Venezuela, the government of Iran, the government of NK?

Venezuela is going to be toppled by the people sooner rather than later and they are tired of eating dog food, they are pets and trash, that has nothing to do with the US, the only differences the US supports Guaido. Same goes for Iran, most people in a gram are not happy with the religious mullahs, their downfall will come sooner rather than later, but we can support the young people and we should, as for NK, it depends on Kim, as long as he doesn’t try to strike at Japan, SK or the US, he can keep his impoverished nation.

Are you not aware of how many wars the US has started in order to try and dominate the globe?

The US is not trying to dominate the globe, but at the same time, when something bad happens, they don’t call Australia or China or Russia to help them, they call the US, even when Obama didn’t want to get involved in Yemen, the French were pushing him to send in some troops as well as with Syria, so YOU may not like the US or want to see its involvement, but their leaders for the most part do.

Are you not aware that the US has 800 military basis around the globe?

Apparently, you don’t know what happen 75 years ago it didn’t have chorus after Korea, Iraq and ISIS, Russia, so....Yeah, makes sense to me to have that many bases.

Are you not adware that the US has sanctions on 30 other nations?

with good and valid reasons.

History is great to read!

I definitely agree.

Not anti-US just anti-US foreign policy, and anti-US dictatorship. Furthermore, history is more balanced than US propaganda.

You can also flip that around and you can also say US hatred, jealousy and hyped propaganda is bias and historically inaccurate.

@rlperez@hotmail.com.au

Remember when US and NZ relations went sour because the NZ government told the US it did not want US shipping carrying nuclear weapons docked in NZ ports?

I remember it a little differently. New Zealand wanted to ban all ships that were even capable of carrying nuclear weapons, whether they had any on board or not, which created another huge problem for the US at the time because we don't acknowledge which ships have that capability, and also ban ships that were only nuclear powered. Of course you forget that we had a mutual security pact which would be difficult to enforce if we couldn't dock our ships in New Zealand.

But no surprise that you would twist it to somehow just be the US's fault, that we were just angry because we were told we couldn't have our nukes with us.

Venezuela is going to be toppled by the people sooner rather than later and they are tired of eating dog food, they are pets and trash, that has nothing to do with the US, the only differences the US supports Guaido. Same goes for Iran, most people in a gram are not happy with the religious mullahs, their downfall will come sooner rather than later, but we can support the young people and we should, as for NK, it depends on Kim, as long as he doesn’t try to strike at Japan, SK or the US, he can keep his impoverished nation.

None of this changes the fact that the US is actively seeking regime change in all three countries.

The US is not trying to dominate the globe

There literally is no point in reading any further than that sentence.