When did the US become the wimpy kid on the playground?
The United States of America is still a superpower, right? After reading this article how how we are complaining and filing protest letters that China is harassing our ships in international waters, I am a bit worried.
Two of the vessels closed to within 50 feet (15 meters) of the USNS Impeccable, waving Chinese flags and telling the U.S. ship to leave the area, according to a Defense Department statement. The Impeccable sprayed its fire hoses at one of the boats in order to protect itself.
Come on, really the best we could do was squirt them with a water hose – really! I would hope that the United States Navy would command a bit more respect that this, and that we were more capable of defending ourselves. Geesh!
The U.S. Embassy lodged a protest during the weekend with Chinese officials over the incident, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said today.
“We felt that our vessel was inappropriately harassed,” Wood told reporters in Washington.
We sound like the wimpy kid on the play ground…..sigh…
Chinese Vessels Harass U.S. Navy Ship, Pentagon Says
