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The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercises

Aug 11

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The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercises 300x171 The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercisesFollowing the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “George Washington” on the 8th arrived Da Nang in central Vietnam near the South China Sea, the U.S. military, “John McCain” was again in the 10th destroyer in Vietnam Da Nang dock in preparation for the military exchange. At a time when the South China Sea disputes triggered diplomatic occasion, the United States to become more frequent interaction between the parties to focus.

Will be held a week-long training exercise at sea

Bloomberg News reported on the 10th, the U.S. military, “John McCain” the day the USS Da Nang in central Vietnam’s dock, 270 crew members on board, the crew will work with the Vietnamese Navy, a 4-day exchange activities, and joint lasted about a week at sea exercises.

Reported that the move underscores the United States in the region even more hard-line attitude. Prior to the issue of Sino-US has been caught in diplomatic disputes Yin Nanhai.

The U.S. military introduced, said anti-ballistic missile capability with the “John McCain” the destroyer visited Da Nang, the purpose is to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of US-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

South Korea, “Chosun Ilbo,” 10, said Da Nang during the Vietnam War the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces where the largest air base. Here then, the number of aircraft movements daily to 2600 times, air strikes against North Vietnam area.

“John McCain” was Maikemolei public affairs officer, said: “12 days, we will work with the Vietnamese navy held its first training exchanges, on the damage control, fire fighting and other emergency repair projects and exercises.”

Morey also said that the U.S. had planned to send “Avenger” class minesweepers and “John McCain” was with the visit Da Nang, but because of operational problems, “Avenger” class minesweepers had to stay in Japan.

U.S. aircraft carrier commanders talk about the position

“John McCain” was in the ship docked after the commander Jeffery said: “maritime security in the region, the United States and Vietnam share common interests. We continue to develop friendship in the region, the United States Vietnam links have been enhanced. “

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The United States tried to intervene in the South China Sea dispute

Jul 28

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South China Sea 300x174 The United States tried to intervene in the South China Sea disputeU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hinted that the United States to intervene in the South China Sea issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to refute. Hong Kong and Taiwan and foreign Chinese-language newspapers to be an active interest, the report noted China’s solemn strong multi-position analysis of Chinese experts said that the U.S. strategy is to maintain in order to play the final arbiter of disputes, China should continue to promote the coordinated action is the integration of Northeast Asia and with ASEAN cooperation, do not change the U.S. strategy to adjust the original approach.

Hong Kong, “Wen Wei Po,” 25 published reports that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently said that the United States to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the Nansha Islands and the Paracel Islands have the “national interest”, the Associated Press that Clinton’s comments likely to anger China.

The newspaper reported that 26, in order to safeguard China’s sovereignty and legitimate rights and interests, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi way through the questions thrown seven issues with the successful proposition expounded China’s position, coherent expose some attempts to promote the internationalization of the South China Sea.

“Ta Kung Pao,” 26 to “muddy the U.S. For Yang blasted the South China Sea” as the subject reported that China has sovereignty over the South China Sea islands, this is an issue beyond reproach. But with the rich South China Sea oil and gas resources are discovered, China’s neighboring countries in the South China Sea have claimed “sovereignty.” The South China Sea disputes and more power struggles behind the shadow, the United States and other countries or regional groups for their own strategic purposes, and actively expand the influence of the South China Sea to try to make the South China Sea and further deepen the international level.

The paper and editorial, “advised Americans not to disturb the South China Sea water.” The editorial says, the South China Sea could have been a quiet, peaceful, but the U.S. government has to deliberate trouble. The editorial says, a long time, China pursues peaceful development, and neighbors as good neighbors as partners objective to make the South China Sea has been in an environment of peace and development. This is also in Asia and a major contribution to international peace.

The editorial noted that interfere in this issue, sow discord, negative relationship between China and neighboring countries, undermine peace and stability in the region, U.S. interests in Asia, the same will eventually be damaged. China’s “peaceful development” policy, maintaining regional stability and world peace policy will not change. We advise the U.S. government deal with China’s policy has sufficient understanding and accurate judgments and stop the wind in the South China Sea issue on the lift for wave, stop violating China’s “core interests”, to change the erroneous practice of the present, peace and development in Asia have constructive things to do .

“Ming Pao Daily News” on the 25th entitled “U.S. to intervene in the South China Sea implies dissatisfaction with Beijing’s sovereignty,” the report said that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hinted that the United States will further intervene in Asia Pacific. Agence France-Presse quoted diplomatic sources, the China-ASEAN forum to discuss the issue unhappy.

Taiwan’s “China Times” on the 26th reported that the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States in the South China Sea does not support any claim to sovereignty over a country, advocates a coordinated diplomatic means. In this regard, Yang warned that not to be the territory of neighboring countries, the right to dispute the sea expanded to international events, not to accept the U.S. proposed multilateral negotiation model.

“Wang reported that” 26 published editorial that China’s diplomatic position has always been a firm, means are more harmonious, many of the past. Beijing Han Huanghai military exercises with the United States took a tough stance on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to promote respect for the position of 10 +8 dialogue, but warned the U.S. not to internationalize the South China Sea.

Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao,” 26 to “discuss the South China Sea of China to the United States made a strong counterattack” as the subject reported that 25 Chinese Foreign Ministry accused the United States “looks like the speech is in fact fair to attack China” and stressed that stability in the South China Sea there is no coercion against promoting the internationalization of the South China Sea “plot.”

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics was quoted security strategy of the Center for Ren Wangxiang spike analysis, the South China Sea issue, the U.S. strategy is to maintain the dispute in order to play the final arbiter, and China’s response to the coordinated action is to continue to promote the integration of Northeast Asia and ASEAN cooperation, not because the United States and other maritime powers to change the strategic adjustment of the original approach.

He said: “The balance of the far shore, the offensive strategy of smaller, but the calculation of U.S. national interests, not much on moral or Asian-interest. China to see that, not to fall into dogs fight to the far shore, fisherman benefit. “

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United States “George Washington” aircraft carrier affects the geopolitical

Jul 25

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George Washington aircraft carrier 300x214 United States George Washington aircraft carrier affects the geopoliticalU.S. carriers are not into the Yellow Sea, but said the future will be in the Japan Sea and Yellow Sea 9 exercises. No. Would it be to participate in Washington is still unknown. Hong Kong and Taiwan and foreign Chinese-language newspapers interpret that test, game, wrestling is the “Washington” still hold the string lute external sound; from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea, the United States forces in East Asia, quietly re-start.

Hong Kong “Ta Kung Pao,” 23 Journal of the text, “” Washington “still holds partly concealed.” The article said the United States “Washington” Multimodal speech Korea and the U.S. aircraft carrier to participate in the issue after several twists and turns, stirring all nervous. U.S. 22, said the U.S. aircraft carrier not into the Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, ROK-US speech will be the place, but said the future will be held in the Japan Sea and Yellow Sea, 9 exercises. Time, “Washington” will participate in exercise is still unknown.

The article says that China’s rise the way, “Washington” is destined to Unavoidable factors, not only can be understood as the White House package of policy of dialogue, but also can be understood as a whirlpool in the “Washington”; while the Washington and he in Washington had is exactly the same, which is the former chess move.

Article pointed out that the U.S. carrier said it would move to the Sea of Japan on the one hand, feint shot; the one hand, and “left tail” and does not rule out the futuristic “Washington” will participate in Multimodal speech, secretive. All of the test, game, wrestling, everything is flowing in the undercurrents. This is why the “Washington” still hold pipa overtones.

Taiwan, “Central News Agency,” 22 reported that 25 U.S. and South Korea held the first time in 34 years outside the Korean Peninsula waters of the large-scale joint military exercises. China military official newspaper “Liberation Army Daily” published a signed article 22, said hard-line “against the threat of hegemony in international affairs,” targeted full.

Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao,” 23 reported that the opposition in China, the U.S. aircraft carrier decided not to participate in military exercises the Yellow Sea, attracted many Chinese netizens hail. As well as Chinese military and scholars that China need not overreact to the US-ROK military exercises.

Some experts said that because of the exercises, choice, can not help but worry and vigilance of the Chinese people, China does have the necessary time to communicate with the ROK, China raised concerns about the exercise and concerns, so that Americans and Koreans understand the Chinese feelings. However, overestimation of the U.S. to take advantage of the Korea-US joint military exercises on China’s military intimidation of the plot may be wrong. If the U.S. really wanted to attempt the Chinese have it, use its air force in Northeast Asia, it is more likely?

Taiwan’s “United Daily News,” published 23 comments “to the South China Sea, Yellow Sea, East Asia, the United States forces in restructuring.” Critics say China’s core interests as advocates increasingly clear, and tend to ease cross-strait relations, the United States sphere of influence in East Asia have been quietly re-start.

Commented that East Asian intra-trade in the wave of regional integration is being driven by growing U.S. and Japan and India countries to adjust to each other geo-political contact zone of the changes will affect the future re-strategic situation in East Asia. Commented that the regional balance of power within the country to take the occasion to respond to such changes, whether to ease the reconciliation of the core interests of the disputes, will be the East Asian countries with the most stringent political and economic challenges.

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U.S. intelligence spending accounts for more than 70% of the world

Jul 18

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Reuters columnist 16 published a feature article on DSM to disclose U.S. intelligence spending status quo, saying the United States has 5% of the world’s population, 23% a year to create the world’s wealth, but for intelligence work funds accounted for more than two-thirds of the world’s intelligence spending.

Spy Game prevalent than during the Cold War the United States, the United States today is worse than invest in intelligence.

70% share

Intelligence gathering, intelligence analysis, covert action, counter-espionage operations and funding requirements of military intelligence operations constitute the main body of U.S. intelligence spending. Over the years, the U.S. Government has been spending as a state secret intelligence mollified.

Debusmann in the article quoted a retired four-star general in September last year, Dennis Blair, the disclosure of annual intelligence spending figures: 750 million. Dennis Blair is the current president, Barack Obama, appointed in January last year, the national intelligence director, submitted his resignation in May of this year.

75 billion U.S. dollars in the size of how much?

Pennsylvania School of Information Studies scholars within the Christian Heap spending this year on assessing the global intelligence. He believes that today, countries around the world each year for information about the industry’s spending about 106 billion U.S. dollars, totaling about 113 million people worldwide in 246 categories of information within the intelligence work.

In accordance with these figures, the United States each year over intelligence expenditure reported added value.

The U.S. population accounts for 5% of the world’s annual economic output accounted for 23% of the world.

Running out of Utah in

Speaking of espionage history, the Cold War represents. At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union of the spy case of the frequent, both sides know this fact, understand each other.

Today, when the United States and Russia espionage surfaced once again, the American officials catch-phrase is: the Cold War is over.

Running out of real espionage during the Cold War over?

Debusmann in the article that included currency devaluation and other economic factors, the U.S. intelligence during the Cold War’s annual expenditure on today, the same as the current 15 billion U.S. dollars.

During the Cold War, Soviet infiltration of U.S. intelligence, in terms of capital investment, the number of spies, counter-espionage size, intelligence analysis and other aspects, superior than the United States. Today, the United States has been generous in providing intelligence, Russia can not match.

gold, well-known Soviet agents, the former “KGB” anti-spyware is responsible for foreign people, this month to accept an interview broadcast media revealed the disintegration of the former Soviet Union in 1991, the KGB team total of 496 000 persons people.

“The shadow of this mammoth Soviet army did not change history,” Kalugin said.

Analogy with the United States today to drop heavily to the information industry, how to produce much in return?

Throwing money to listen to sound

“Sometimes, we feel that the true value for money; but sometimes, we feel that if the money is not transported to the parking lot with a fire truck,” the Washington think tank, “Global Security” director John Pike said.

Parker’s point is that the money thrown into the water, children can not even have sound, such as the 2001 “9.11″ terrorist attacks, the U.S. intelligence agencies virtually no response, committed the most serious since the Cold War Malfeasance .

Column that the United States spent heavily to build an advanced high-tech electronic information network, the net in the “9.11″ before, collected the 123,000 hours and monitoring related to the attacks recordings but no one can Jishi Fenxizhexie data, because the recording of the sound does not speak English.

Debusmann, said, “9.11″ incident, the United States realized that a misunderstanding of information, that is, the traditional intelligence gathering all energies toward weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons destruction and the threat of the United States, while ignoring the threat of terrorism against the United States.

Then, in 2004, an “Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act” introduced, accompanied by the emergence of a new post, national intelligence director.

However, this reform in addition to spending more than show what effect?

Earlier this year, the U.S. Congressional Research Service, made five-year assessment of intelligence reform, it is recommended not to overestimate the effect of this reform, but we can not reduce funding. Assessment report, said: “can not say, you put 50% more than the budget, wanted to immediately get the next financial year more than 50% of intelligence analysis.”

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United States and Israel Navy suddenly intensive through the Suez Canal

Jun 23

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U.S. aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman 300x199 United States and Israel Navy suddenly intensive through the Suez CanalJune 18, 11 U.S. warships and at least one Israeli warships through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. U.S. Navy official website has revealed that the fleet will go to the Arabian Sea near the Iranian deployment of 6 months. And echoes of this military move, the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the 17th that Iran could “100 missile salvo Europe”, but according to Xinhua 20, Iranian Defense Minister 19, countered that the missile only to Iran self-defense.

Decades had seen such a large fleet of “river”

According to the United States 19 United Press International reported, on June 18, 11 U.S. warships and at least one Israeli warships through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. In the process of ship navigation, the Egyptian military in large numbers of troops deployed along the canal for the fleet by providing the alert. Witnesses said that for decades have never seen such large-scale fleet (including the civilian merchant ships), intensive through the Suez Canal. When the fleet through, all the merchant shipping and civil traffic have been suspended.

The report did not reveal the specific U.S. warships through the Suez Canal battle sequences, but the United States, “Global Strategy” network previously disclosed, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group on 10 June in the waters near the French port of Toulon, with the French Navy ” Charles de Gaulle “aircraft carrier and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force exercises, the main subject is the near-earth air support. U.S. military sources, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group after the completion of the exercise will be through the Suez Canal, and eventually stayed in Iran and Pakistan are facing the Arabian Sea, the implementation of the deployment period of 6 months. Therefore concluded that the fleet through the Suez Canal, should be “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group.

According to the U.S. Navy official website, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group left on May 21 local Norfolk Naval Base, to the Middle East area for 6 months the implementation of the “maritime security mission.” In addition to the battle group, “Truman” nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but also includes Carrier Air Wing 3, “Normandy” missile cruiser, “Winston Churchill” was, “Saca Austin” number and “Rose “missile destroyer and a German frigate. Concern is that when Israel to join the U.S. warships through the canal with the series? While several quantities? They are also with the “Truman”, as in Iran, the Arabian Sea near the deployment? These have to be seen.

United Press International said, despite opposition criticism of the Egyptian government to allow the U.S. fleet through the canal, but the Egyptian government websites have taken the right of navigation on the Suez Canal, “Constantinople Convention” copy. In 1888, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) signed, the United Kingdom in 1904 and joined the ships of any State under the Convention and merchant ships have the right at any time through the Suez Canal.

British media said: The Air Force has selected targets

According to the British “Sunday Times” reported on the 18th, the Saudi military sources, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia’s capital) has allowed Israeli warplanes flying over its airspace to attack Iran. More of anonymity, said American diplomats, Saudi air force has been carried out relevant tests to ensure that Saudi Arabia will not take off and intercept aircraft, missile defense system will not boot, air defense systems will remain on high alert, but the goal is to alert from the direction of Iran. The newspaper also revealed that the first wave of Israeli air force targeted a 4: Natanz uranium enrichment facility and Qom, Isfahan, gas storage devices and the heavy water reactor at Arak; the second wave of targets include light-water reactor in Bushehr, is said to complete the construction of the reactor can produce weapons-grade plutonium. 2250 km from Israel these goals, even in the case of aerial refueling, but also exceeded the Air Force fighter combat radius, while the route through northern Saudi Arabia, would greatly reduce the range of attack. For the “Sunday Times” published Saudi Arabia to allow Israel to use its airspace to launch attacks against Iran News, Saudi Arabia to the United States Embassy issued a statement saying: “never allow any country to use Saudi territory and airspace to launch aggression against other countries . ”

According to the U.S. “Today’s veterans,” said Site 18, Israel is aiming to take advantage of Georgia’s forward base in order to combat the Iranian territory. Georgia, in northern Iran, Israel and its special relationship with for many years, the Israeli army has a secret base in the territory of Georgia to conduct ammunition reserves. In addition, Israel in the past few years, the arms trade with Turkey reached 50 million, the Turkish air force allowed to conduct training within the soil, as Turkey and Iran are very similar topography. It is reported that the Turkish army’s plan is to train the fighters suddenly into Georgia, in carrying ammunition into Iran soon after the attack.

Israel asked the U.S. opening Iraqi airspace denied

However, judging from the current situation, the recent U.S. military action against Iran unlikely.

From the diplomatic perspective, the United Nations has just recently adopted a new resolution on Iran sanctions, U.S. sanctions to force Iran to give up through the program also feel hope; in military strategy point of view, the U.S. military is still bogged down in war in both Afghanistan and Iraq can not be completely to extricate themselves, the United States has generated intense weariness, combined with the financial crisis, the pressure on the defense budget, military operations launched … … At this point, whether economic or political costs of the cost, the Obama administration can not afford.

“Sunday Times” also revealed that Israel had asked the U.S. to the Israeli warplanes opening Iraqi airspace to launch Iran’s nuclear facility attack, but was opposed to the Obama administration, which fully shows that the position in Washington.

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Taiwanese media: the United States will resell the four most advanced German-made 214 Class Submarines to Taiwan

Dec 12

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German-made 214 model is currently the world's most advanced conventional submarines AIPThe United States the latest issue of “Foreign Policy” magazine, said the U.S. government may be Obama arrived in Copenhagen, December 18 the list of previously announced arms sales to Taiwan. 11, according to Taiwan ETTV news, the U.S. will get the original Greek, through Germany to the German custom of the traditional four 214-powered submarines, and their re-sale in Taiwan.

Magazine said that U.S. arms sales list does not include F-16C / D fighter planes and diesel-electric submarines, while the United States could announce the sale of public opinion is the 60 “Black Hawk” helicopters. In this regard, the Reuters news says that the U.S. State Department is responsible for defense trade Kovac Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Robert Kovac) in parliament, said after the hearing, the administration is prepared to inform the Congress decision to sell arms to Taiwan, including the Black Hawk helicopters and diesel-electric submarines,

Taiwan media said the service had been over 30 years of “Dragon,” “Sea Tiger” submarines, for the military defense of Taiwan under the sea had been too old, Taiwan, 8-year submarine procurement cases would “not be disappointed,” Taiwan’s Procurement will be implemented through the United States to Germany’s traditional four 214-powered submarines. But now known to Greece, South Korea, Turkey, are using 214 submarines.

It is understood that the German 214 submarines, despite his supposedly offensive power much more than Russian-made Kilo-class, but the reason why the Greek Navy refused to accept these 214 submarines, and the reasons are too many shortcomings is the problem (rumor as much as 400 above), whether it is noise, After the surface is still too violent shaking, are unacceptable to the Greek Navy. But there are also reports that the reason why the Greek Navy submarines not to receive these real reason is due to shortage of funds, it is turned to the international arms brokers in Taiwan military contacts, to negotiate to purchase the four submarines.

214 German-made submarine captain 65.3 meters, depth of 6 meters, and surface displacement of 1700 tons, underwater displacement of 1860 tons, maximum speed of 12 surface and underwater maximum speed of 20 knots. It is also equipped with carbon-water-air battery propulsion system must, can reduce the noise of navigation escaped detection, but also hidden under the sea more than a month, weapons equipped with 16 heavy torpedoes, anti-ship missiles and land attack cruise missile, but also be facelift mine.

Taiwan media said that this is the world’s four submarines operational capability on the spot market, strong diesel submarines for Taiwan Navy’s “dream” models. Data show that the price of a submarine fleet of about 500 million U.S. dollars each (about NTD 16.0 billion, such as backup, plus maintenance costs, to be re-valuation). Among this group of submarines is currently the most likely location is the Suao naval deployment to counter the north sea and air blockade of Taiwan by mainland China’s combat capability.

Sources pointed out that in October this year, representatives of Hardaway had a secret visit to Taiwan, with Taiwan’s procurement of military personnel to discuss matters relating to the submarine, there are LONDON also revealed at the end of the United States will soon announce the details of arms sales to Taiwan.

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Take into account the relationship with the mainland, The United States still holds the motion of selling Taiwan new F16

Dec 8

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Taiwan News Network December 4 Washington Times reported today that although Taiwan is because the old fighter pilot has been at the expense of 10, but the U.S. government is still temporarily not sell F-16C / D fighters to Taiwan, so as not to impact the United States and mainland China relationship.

Broadcasting Corporation news, the Washington Times reported that Taiwan a “national defense” officials pointed out that Taiwan’s urgent need for F-16C / D fighters to replace F-5 fighter jets, because in recent years has been 10 F-5 fighter pilot because of the old at the expense of the old. The official said that Taiwan’s armed forces on the battlefield are not afraid of sacrifice, but in training while on duty because the old fighter, it is not worth it.

“Pentagon insiders” column said that Taiwan in 2006 interested in buying 66 F-16C / D, worth about USD 3.1 billion yuan, or about NT hundred billion dollars, but the Bush administration has never nodded, and now the Obama administration would still hold.

Reported that the officials asked to remain anonymous pointed out that Taiwan is not required by more advanced F-35 fighter, but F-16 fighters, the United States should follow the “Taiwan Relations Act” to provide adequate defensive weapons to Taiwan. Taiwan’s Air Force need for F-16C / D, not only because of aging F-5, but also because the French system of “Mirage” aircraft maintenance work both difficult and expensive.

Reported that in October last year, Bush administration announced the sale of a large number of arms to Taiwan, leading to the mainland with the United States suspended military exchanges, with the experience, the Obama administration in this matter extremely carefully.

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The United States deployed 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan against the Taliban lair

Nov 30

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November 30 electricity in the United States President Barack Obama announced that it will announce troop plan for Afghanistan after the 9000 Marine Corps officers and men received a mobilization order, and stationed in Afghanistan began the final preparations. It is reported that the Sagittarius will be deployed in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border in Helmand province, in order to increase U.S. efforts to crack down Taliban militants safe havens.

“Washington Post” reported that in the above troop surge plan is completed, the U.S. military forces deployed in Helmand province will double. In addition to the Marine Corps, the Army will send 1,000 to Afghanistan military instructors. These people as early as February next year, arrived in Afghanistan to help Afghan President Hamid Karzai training troops and police forces to ensure the Afghan national security.

U.S. troops in Afghanistan and NATO’s International Security Assistance Force is currently before the supreme commander, General McCristal requirements, the White House in the coming year and a half about a gradual troop 35000. Currently, U.S. troops in Afghanistan has reached 6.8 million people, but still can not guarantee the absolute superiority of the Taliban. McCristal said that if the U.S. does not currently send more troops, NATO will lose the battle with the Taliban.

It is learned that adopt a “progressive” surge the reason for this is a serious shortage of infrastructure facilities in Afghanistan, the U.S. military can not afford a large number of logistical security needs. In addition, if President Karzai failed to honor its promise to fight corruption, the United States will be able to send more troops to Afghanistan will end in a timely manner as punishment. Earlier this year, the U.S. military has send more troops to Helmand province, 10000 against the Taliban.

However, the U.S. military is still unable to control the Taliban heartland of Helmand province, the local is still an important distribution center for the opium trade, the Taliban has brought rolling cash flow. Manufacturing here or the Taliban roadside bombs and planning the home turf of various types of attacks base. If the U.S. turned a blind eye to this, the Afghan people certainly have to question the U.S. commitment to the fight against the Taliban.

Analysts pointed out that the majority of new U.S. troops will be sent to the border region with Pakistan on the Taliban activity areas focus on the formation of north-south pincer attack. At present, foreign troops in Afghanistan with Afghan army and police compared to the total strength of the Taliban, has reached the level of 12:1, but still feel “inadequate.” However, to continue to send more troops to Afghanistan and then let Obama was faced with a large number of political difficulties.

The White House planned for this October, will expand the scale of the U.S. Army’s 134,000 people, ahead of schedule in 2014 “development plan.” Previously, the Pentagon’s new recruiting more than 5,000 people every month. However, in November, the U.S. military did not complete the recruitment plan, only the new collection to more than 2,000 soldiers. In addition, the Afghan army and police wages rose by 40%, but do not know whether we can work to promote local recruitment.

Recently, large numbers of U.S. troops from Iraq and redeployed to fight in Afghanistan. Many U.S. military discovered that, although Afghanistan and Iraq are both Muslim countries, but apart from religion, the different types of customs. The only two places the same thing, I am afraid that is in the hands of armed assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and almost ubiquitous roadside bombs.

For example, U.S. forces in Iraq could be driving on flat highway patrol, in the Yimapingchuan suffering the worst summer heat of the desert, and even to work with have received university education, for national style quite a few words about the young people talk. To Afghanistan, the U.S. military found that the majority of Afghans are illiterate farmer a few of these people’s favorite hiding in their own homes, much staring at the U.S. military to see. U.S. troops admit that Afghanistan is difficult to conquer the country. Among them, poor natural conditions, in particular, almost harsh winter climate and complex topography, have contributed to difficulties in the direct cause of the war in Afghanistan. The Pentagon sent troops occupied Baghdad just driving along the highway in the past, but to conquer the mountains of Afghanistan, is another matter. In addition to require a lot of Sagittarius things, to ensure smooth logistical even more is the most important. In Iraq, U.S. troops on board the “peak” is only five-storey building blocks, in Afghanistan, and they often pass through the mountains 3,000 meters above sea level, will go into the valley on patrol. However, U.S. troops in Afghanistan are also easy to something, when in many parts of Afghanistan, often due to heavy snow closing off hills for the 5 months not contact with the outside world. This is equivalent to block militants who lived down the road to carry out sabotage. Afghans have little access to radio, television is an absolute rarity, they can rely on the preaching of religious leaders say, tribal leaders, the words and deeds and various armed elements to bring the news about the outside world. Differentiation for the collapse of the Taliban, Afghan support of local government in the United States to carry out “using the work and the treatment-for-arms” initiative to strive for a moderate militants. The United States hopes to become first tribal elders, their allies, and is responsible for selecting suitable for the region’s reconstruction projects. In this way, the United States has supported local government officials in Afghanistan, but also closer relationship with the tribal leaders. Up to now, about 9,000 Taliban fighters in the “interests under the influence,” to surrender their weapons, join the national reconciliation process.

The majority of Pashtuns in Afghanistan, they one by one influential tribe to live. The United States believes that through various reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, Pashtuns make tribal elders have a voice again, so that when the U.S. military in dealing with the Taliban, “many allies.” Prior to that, the United States has launched a similar policy in Iraq, and has been successful.

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Reuters said that the U.S. is likely to be completed by 2017 withdrawal from Afghanistan

Nov 27

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November 25, according to Reuters news agency reported that the United States, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told the media on the 25th, the president Obama will be in the United States Eastern Standard Time at 20 o’clock on December 1 (Beijing time at 9:00 on the 2nd) in New York State of West Point speech, he announced the strategy for Afghanistan adjustment programs. Gibbs said the U.S. military will not continue to stay in Afghanistan, the last in 2089. Reuters news agency that on that analysis, the United States may be completed before the year 2017 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

After months of deliberation, the U.S. president Barack Obama’s Afghanistan policy was pending. Obama may be deployed to Afghanistan for at least 30000 U.S. soldiers. The new strategy also focuses on accelerating the training of Afghan security forces in order to facilitate withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Gibbs said White House spokesman, said Obama is likely to announce a detailed timetable for withdrawal. Gibbs said: “We have spent nine years in Afghanistan, we will not continue to stay there in 2089. Our time will be limited, which for the access to the American public’s understanding is very important.”

Gibbs said Obama would also stress the controversial war in Afghanistan suffering from the high cost, to explain why the Americans sent troops went to Afghanistan and why the United States to put pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, asking them to punish the corrupt. He said: “The Americans want to know why we go to Afghanistan, and they want to know where our interests.”

The White House believes that the cost of more troops to Afghanistan and costs are too great. Every time a soldier deployed in Afghanistan, the U.S. government will require more than a year to pay one million U.S. dollars. Now the U.S. deficit has reached 1.4 trillion. For Obama, the more troops to Afghanistan would be a political risk-taking behavior. In addition, Obama’s Democratic Party is also facing mid-term elections in November 2010 challenge, the Republicans are taking advantage of soaring U.S. deficits and high unemployment on the offensive.

Gibbs said that the U.S. finance the war in Afghanistan has already bear the burden alone, military spending in Afghanistan in June as high as 6.7 billion U.S. dollars, the cost of this war is too expensive.

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Democratic members of the United States proposed to introduce a “Afghan war tax”

Nov 21

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November 21 the U.S. House of Representatives of many powerful Democrats issued a joint statement, it is recommended for the war in Afghanistan, to the people surtax in order to reduce the government’s budget deficit.

According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao,” reported that funding for the current U.S. war in Afghanistan reached 68 billion U.S. dollars a year. This proposed decree, if implemented, annual income 150000-250000 U.S. dollars of the American middle class, the payment of income tax from the current 28% to 29.5%; annual salary of 25 million U.S. dollars in high-income earners, they pay income tax from the current 33% to 36.6%. That year’s income of 15 million dollars of the people, the income tax from the current 15% to 15.15%.

The joint statement said: “Whether or not support the war, the war should be crushed, they must pay the expenses.”

The proposed this “shared sacrifice Act 2010″ by the House Appropriations Committee Chairman Aobei Yi, Appropriations Committee Chairman of the Panel Murtha defense affairs, as well as the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank and others concerned.

The United States-led war in Afghanistan has entered its ninth year, President Obama will announce within weeks whether to send more troops to Afghanistan.

Democrats suggested that the war starting in 2011 imposed additional tax, but Obama could be the weak U.S. economy as a consideration to postpone by one year so that people dissatisfied with the implementation of this Act.

The Act provides that after the terrorist attacks in the 911 U.S. military personnel fighting in the war, their families, as well as the families of U.S. troops killed in action will be exempted from paying a war surtax.

The statement said: “The real for our military involvement in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan to pay the price the military families. We believe that since Yao Da war, we should have shared the burden, this is only fair.”

The statement pointed out, the huge military spending “will run out of funds to rebuild the economy”, led the Government to revive the economy can not be implemented health care reform, technical training schemes. But the multi-predicted probability of the implementation of the Act is equivalent to zero.

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