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Waters under the bridge

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Governance, Uncategorized

As early as June 26^th, helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan began delivering relief supplies to Iloilo and other areas hardest hit by Typhoon Frank . . . even before the aircraft carrier reached Philippine waters.

erbium doped fiberBad idea, according to Sen. Pong Biazon who pointed out that a U.S. warship was not the proper response to a humanitarian issue. Biazon also wanted to know whether the Reagan had nuclear weapons aboard (which would violate the Philippine constitution that bars nuclear weapons in its territory).

Rather than go into its standard “We neither deny nor admit” response to address Biazon’s grandstanding, the Pentagon simply decided to move the aircraft carrier . . . and as it turns out, the rest of a carrier battle group which includes an Aegis cruiser, three destroyers and a guided missile frigate . . . to coordinates that are just outside Philippine territory. car hire bulgaria

The USS Ronald Reagan’s skipper must be shaking his head these days as he oversees his government’s timely and immediate response to a massive natural disaster that has claimed the lives of hundreds. While it should not be difficult to make sure that the waters under his high-tech bridge are not part of Philippine territory, he might be wondering why politicians like Biazon . . . who happens to be an ex-general . . . can’t see that there’s absolutely no point in wasting precious fuel to fly relief supplies and recovery personnel over a longer distance.

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