China seized U.S. Navy drone in South China Sea
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What does this mean?!
Trump is going to walk into a political disaster before even taking office, and have no idea how to handle it.
DorkLord54
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He isn't even president, and they're already telling Trump "We aren't fucking around."
Man, the next four years are gonna be rough.
Man, the next four years are gonna be rough.
One directly of his own making.
The Jackdog
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lets not rule out this guy yet everybody
Bluekaveli
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That's no good
Yes, the cherry on top of this geopolitical disaster.
Or Obama is just going to seize power on basis of gross incompetence before we're plunged into war.
VeryGooster
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Tomorrow never dies
edit; goddamn it!
edit; goddamn it!
capitalCORN
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Essentially. China has near impunity to operate in the area, considering Asean's softening towards them. Pray for Korea and Japan.
RPGCrazied
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Awaiting that Trump tweet that makes matters worse.
Alligatorjandro
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We gon die
BlazinSkatinAxel
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You don't mess with people you owe money to.
Cosmo Clock 21
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China intervening in the US election now
SliceSabre
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Apparently this drone is just for seafloor mapping?
Funky Papa
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Remember when Iran downed a stealth/stealthy drone and America asked for its return?
Yeah.
That thing is being torn apart as we speak.
The Jackdog
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im just happy someone got the joke
RPGCrazied
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Hopefully this sends a message to electors that Trump's words have dire consequences.
AnotherNils
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Can't wait for someone to blame Obama
Ah hadn't seen there was another thread, apologies.
Anyway, between the whole Taiwan bit, nuclear bomber being flown and now this. They're really trying to call Trump's bluff it seems. Along with apparently state run news outlets calling to take Taiwan militarily (I heard they do that often though?). It's getting pretty worrisome.
Anyway, between the whole Taiwan bit, nuclear bomber being flown and now this. They're really trying to call Trump's bluff it seems. Along with apparently state run news outlets calling to take Taiwan militarily (I heard they do that often though?). It's getting pretty worrisome.
Just like Trump will never get the nomination
The Jackdog
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id count on this emboldening them.
remember, our ally, russia, has got our back now and everything
KernelPanic
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Putin's Xmas present is early this year
Thinking about it, this is one way for Trump to gain more support. Nothing like a little nationalist fervor to bring people together.
The twitter responses to Reuters are already on top of that.
The twitter responses to Reuters are already on top of that.
maquiladora
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A little more substance for the OP
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/16/politics/chinese-warship-underwater-drone-stolen/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/16/politics/chinese-warship-underwater-drone-stolen/index.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHzkixlr4-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHzkixlr4-Y
This is kinda scary tho
I would imagine underwater is referring to it as a submersible rather than a sunken boat.
Proelite
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China's government will try going to goad and ruffle Trump into an overreaction for the next four years. Outside of the cabinet, all other Washington officials is going to hate the fact that we're going to be buddies buddies with Russia instead despite less economical and geopolitical benefits.
Yeah, it makes more sense if it's a drone.
I was trying to figure out why we had an unmanned submarine floating around.
Ray Wonder
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Why are they touching our oceanographic survey equipment? Are they going to say we need a permit of some shit?
I'm assuming this is now them claiming that they own the South China Sea.
I'm assuming this is now them claiming that they own the South China Sea.
PdotMichael
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The US defense official will not tell anyone on CNN that this was an attempt of spying into Chinese waters.
HammerOfThor
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Wait if its in international waters how can they seize it? I though they only have the "right" to do that if it's in their waters.
Holy shit.
Ray Wonder
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It's probably on Alibaba for 20% of what they cost here
It's not Chinese waters, it's the South China Sea. Unless that's what you're saying. Is that it actually wasn't taken out of the South China Sea, and was taken out of Chinese waters.
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