U.S. Defense Response to Indo-Pacific Security Threat Too Slow

In his final appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on March 20, 2024, Navy Admiral John Aquilino repeatedly referenced the need to 'speed up' the U.S. defense effort in the Indo-Pacific, with China's military expanding on a 'scale not seen since WWII,' and growing cooperation between China, Russia and Iran setting up a new 'axis of evil.' Images: AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly
(03/26/24)
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[@AUDIOSOURCES]

Too slow enough when they waited the construction of China in the Spratleys before they reacted.

[@mypalettechannel7901]

ADM.Aquilino have the RIGHT decision.for the future advantages of United States of America 🇺🇸.. because America needs to Protect their homeland and their people including the Alliance.❤

[@paololuckyluke2854]

When you know war is inevitable, there is no use in postponing it till your enemy is able to overwhelm you.

[@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg]

the American love making war inevitable because they love war.

[@Jason-wz8bv]

Come to the conclusion that it looks like our country wants us to fall don't understand why we don't take this seriously

[@alfred-vz8ti]

you have seriously taken n. america and looted s. america of anything portable, and you can't take this seriously because nobody loves you, due to the serious taken past.

[@singlok3214]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@rickjames18]

What is too expensive? percentage wise the US spends less than ever on the US defense budget.

[@alfred-vz8ti]

@@rickjames18 'too expensive' is more a matter of what you get for your money. and who gets it - munitions share-holders, or school children.

[@rickjames18]

@@alfred-vz8ti I won't deny the disgusting special interest in DC or the top 5 contractors constantly price gouging. The truth is weapons were always going to get more expensive as tech improved but another issue is a lack of competition and/or different ideas. That is why drones should have been top priority years ago. You get what you pay for, weapons in the US are expensive but also the best in some categories. Still, I agree is it too expensive for the limited funds to do what it used to.

[@scipioafricanus4875]

I appreciate the Admirals factual account of the situation however I have no confidence in the politicians of either party great report

[@dmnguye69]

Acquisition and red tape within an agency is a big problem

[@zeemanzeeman5577]

Having open discussion on social media is educating the adversary. What the idea behind being transparent when it comes to national security

[@TheJevardo]

To me the US military is beyond well funded. Besides that China is already out maneuvered through our alliances in the Pacific. This is the Navy pushing to gain MORE funding. Agitating an already acquiescent congress which will automatically approve any funding request they make, as has been the case for my entire lifetime. So this is all ultimately theater setting the stage for the justification of yet another conflict.

[@WTHH2]

Who is threatening whom?

[@douglasnakamura6753]

China is threatening Taiwan. Wake up!!

[@user-km6rh3cv7t]

Couldn't agree more with the good admiral. If in doubt please read Churchill's history of WW2, Vol. 1, "The Gathering Storm"!

[@andyarchivido3493]

Isa akong nakahanda ialay Ang Buhay handang maging mandirigma.

[@tomjohnson571]

Great…see ya!

[@max26888]

ISIS?

[@Nimitz0609]

AMD Aquilino is a good man of US Navy that I think.😊

[@joelpadual644]

This reponse of US to protect her allied countries is not clear. For sure, for instance, if the war broke between China and Philippines, the latter would perish first before the supports arrrive. This is because of poor system of US to response.

[@jojofaina2900]

just another analyst on YT..😂😂

[@ET-si7rl]

😊

[@leeswecho]

poor compared to who?

[@satriojumeneng7055]

There has to be a point where this thing can't continue anymore because it's simply too expensive.

[@katong1953]

The point has been exceeded.

[@fortbarrera8925]

ITO ANG EPEKTO NG PINALAYAS NI CORY AT NG KOMUNISTANG DILAWAN' ANG LAHAT NG U.S.BASES NUONG 1986-92 DAHIL SA SULSOL NG CHINA "

[@satriojumeneng7055]

@@katong1953 No. Not yet. They can still stretch a bit more.....

[@gustywind-de7xb]

Too expensive! China is an entirely different society under the dictator Xi and authoritarian CCP and is a country with the past barbaric history of Slavery, Genocide, Colonialism, Colonization, War, Pillage & Plunder! 🤷 For honest truths, pls read the informative and insightful, multi-page comment by 'Mister Lianghui' at, "The Coming War on China (Military Power Documentary/Real Stories)", on KZbin. Like I said, China is an entirely different society under the dictator Xi and authoritarian CCP and is a country with the past barbaric history of Slavery, Genocide, Colonialism, Colonization, War, Pillage & Plunder!

[@raycurtis2368]

If the US military failed to meet recruiting targets to begin with, I can see why anyone would disregard; why that money would be gone today.

[@timtim2668]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE! it's either let an authoritarian government get stronger so it can continue to pick on and punk smaller countries. Or We Continue to Strengthen Complete Freedom & Democracy and further our causes of Freedom first for all with Justice for all equally, and no government should ever be above the people it serves. The government should always answer and be held accountable to its citizens.

[@amunra5330]

The US and its allies support authoritarian monarchies in the middle east. Japan is a qusi one party state. They support dictatorships in the Africa. Tell me again how the US supports liberal democracy again? The Untied States is a fraud.

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

Yup

[@chchchahahah]

Why's this dude look like John Cena's dad??😂

[@vicsantiago9994]

Do not use the Philippines as your PAWN

[@TheDenbagus4usa]

Or the other way, bro, the US should not be the pawn of the RP political ping pong.

[@rodolfodellosa520]

We are at war

[@ngmistry1]

As of currently India is supporting philipins Where is US Military?

[@professorchris3515]

At 9 bases now in the Philippines.

[@londonroulette]

Well world, nice knowing you

[@alfred-vz8ti]

'displace the usg hegemony?' oooh, that would be a shame!

[@maggiealena]

I think if we have antiquated processes they should be fixed before moving forward. If we are not firing on all processes we are not the best.

[@dellcruz2818]

in world war 2.. _philippine army was given ww1 enfield rifle by the US. budget for usaffe.. now its happening again

[@nogunnofear6703]

What do the numbers look like in relation to defense potential when you factor in our NATO allies in a conflict with China?

[@hmasyarra]

It is a bit hard to make snap decisions when they have to choose what evening gown to wear or whether today they are boys or girls or potatoes.

[@vicsantiago9994]

Please not again

[@jimmysweat2200]

WOW

[@rodmarksialana7036]

Thanks friend US and phillipines

[@Dawson2011H]

Too slow ? I think it is not capable of doing that.

[@user-lb5ex1cq1t]

That's the disadvantage of having a democratic form of government compared to an autocracy...talk, talk, talk, while China is building, building and building to its superior military might as compared to the US.

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

How about not letting terrorists and spies into the US and giving the country away years ago?

[@alfred-vz8ti]

usa not a democracy, also not efficient because everyone is looking out for himself. face reality. usa primitive and can not keep up with competitors

[@patwilson2546]

What makes you think that China's military is superior? I am not trivializing China as an opponent, but I suggest not turning them into an unbeatable force either.

[@alfred-vz8ti]

if you imagine usa is any kind of democracy, life will be a mystery to you.

[@williammoore6953]

It is a sad fact that the US and the west in general helped to build that military with lopsided trade with China. We all poured money into their national economy and the government used it to build the military and undermine strategic businesses in other countries through partnerships and straight up acquisition. We consumers did it, our governments allowed it.

[@josephalipis2532]

U.N. ASIA,NATO member please help small country to depend our sovereighnity

[@chrissartain4430]

Oh yeah, AI too.

[@symphorosayee3118]

The admiral must have a lot of shares within the military industrial complex!

[@GTX311]

Yiou must be a 50 cent warrior.

[@georgewilder7423]

That would be true with a big percentage of your armed forces personnel...

[@regorflora7915]

While they are discussing that speed reaction is the key, china is rapidly closing the military tech gap. And far way ahead on weapons production capability.

[@gstarny]

I really doubt that US can handle Ukraine, Gaza and Chain at the same time.

[@dann547]

Piece of cake

[@jasonsekwadi9740]

Four steps to US naval supremacy: U.S.A needs to reactivate it's reserve fleet (mothball fleet) sooner rather than later. Step 2: upgrade the reserve fleet. Step 3: deploy elements of upgraded fleet to "non strategic" areas (areas of low hostility with a near peer). Step 4: redeploy modern warships or cruisers to strategic and critical areas.

[@michael-muller]

the only right step is to abandon ideas of superiority, since this smells very bad of world dictatorship, and return to dialogue again through the UN The United States, through its policies, is quickly leading the world to a world war.

[@death_parade]

Two questions:- 1.) Whither the manpower (or do you Americans prefer _people_ power now, for virtue signalling sake?) 2.) Can your reserve fleet take on the Houthi threat? Because, like you said, areas without a near peer adversary is where you'll place your reserve fleet at. And that region has no near peer adversary to the USA. Yet.

[@user-ps6lm5cc6j]

Do not wait prc time, we do what we want to do.

[@cossack9588]

Fall off the West doesn't mean rise of the rest😊

[@fookcheonkhaw7147]

The production of military weapons has slowed down considerably after China imposed export controls of rare earth minerals. For example, one F-35 needs 950 pounds of rare earth elements, each Arleigh Burke destroyer needs 5200 pounds, and a Virginia class submarine needs a staggering of 9200 pounds of rare earth minerals. China has the advantages here.

[@morrisignacio9351]

Mag-aral na kayong gumawa ng apoy ng walang posporo😂😂😂

[@celsladroma8048]

We got the money... We got the budget.. the Philippines is working well...

[@juniorandaya4285]

airsea battle and archipelagic defense were both brilliantly crafted and broadly detailed and robustly funded for a sure ww 3 victory for the Alliance headed by the united states over china et al.col andrew krepinevich,a ret us army colonel,leads the world in.military strategy and tactics with his globall unrivalled monograph.entitled archipelagic defense.

[@josephalipis2532]

If need a pescefull negotiation

[@swedgephd]

the US is too broke and has no shipbuilding capacity to do much

[@justaguy-69]

The US was way more broke after pearl harbor and just lost half the navy. in one year they had more ships than any 5 nations in the world combined. the US is a sleeping giant. dont poke his toe.

[@user-qm8sc1jr9u]

chins “Fleet” are fishing boats lol

[@jordzbuenafe6239]

Chinese substandard ships

[@clearheaded5696]

​​@@user-qm8sc1jr9u I agree So,budget disapprove. You may all dismiss from this hearing, thank you very much.

[@Likeaworm]

@@clearheaded5696you’re partially right though. If I recall there is a giant Chinese shipyard near Shanghai that has enough capacity to build 14 super carriers AT ONCE.

[@AllenTolbert-ld9ms]

I agree 🫡

[@stvnzhu2387]

How can someone hands full of blood be a christian ???

[@dann547]

Heh….heh…heh…

[@dannydacay1787]

Yes very Slow since o. B. A. M. A

[@user-sx4mq6zn9o]

This old man as President of US can deliver at all ??

[@subrankurbhattacharjee6198]

No comment defence. Only question science that what happens today you are great position but one in specific all about reputation and pasture pasture mean food .then crisis main that crisis.

[@pataykungpatay]

General Aquilino is right... Usa is very slow right now when it comes to military boost... china is expanding their military assets etc. And built more aircraft carriers...

[@user-cf7qf4qk7x]

Thanks for do nothing gop

[@arnoldlazada7985]

Enrile to Duterte: Arbitral award not meaningless but UN powerless to enforce | UB kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WuhXqsoNpon8U Water Canon nalang labanan

[@katong1953]

Don't confuse an arbitration tribunal with an international court. An arbitartion tribunal has no jurisdiction over any party that did not consent to its jurisdiction. China did not consent to that arbitration tribunal. Hence, no party, not even the UN, can enforce its purported award.

[@fortbarrera8925]

ITO ANG EPEKTO NG PINALAYAS NI CORY AT NG KOMUNISTANG DILAWAN' ANG LAHAT NG U.S. BASES NUONG 1986-92 DAHIL SA SULSOL NG CHINA "

[@jashannon]

Can we be more integrated with other NATO armies and reduce US Army numbers correspondingly using the savings to boost the other branches' budgets? Rather than "charge" NATO countries (Trump,) require X number of soldiers instead - require armies.) The strategic implication would be that if a NATO member was invaded, an army would already be in theatre. And the US has less personnel to deploy during the war. It could be called the BYOA plan. Bring Your Own Army. And there probably would be peacetime savings with this plan as well. I'm an armchair quarterback, with zero military experience, but it seems logical. And sometimes it is advantageous to be outside the box regarding ideas IMO. And if there was a WWIII, we could start drafting soldiers just like we did in WWII. In terms of our own borders, which army could enter the US to begin with? (None of the above.)

[@live_free_or_perish]

Funding won't increase until there is an incident.

[@vlhc4642]

Funding doesn't matter when you don't have industry and skilled labour to buy from. See NATO shell production.

[@mariettamellejor602]

LORD protect US Defense

[@georgezipp8783]

Why do we allow / not punish India for buying Russia's oil ? Not to mention China .

[@timackerman3579]

And how would you punish them?

[@georgezipp8783]

@@timackerman3579 Not sure , but we sanction this we sanction that . Russia is making money hand over fist . We must confront India about it , as of now we have done nothing on that front . India is tricking , they fight on the Border with China but join BRICS . Good question

[@madefordear]

Murica is too busy in Eastern Europe. LOL

[@TheLastCrumb.]

Aukus is a complete joke

[@Mortimus1000]

But not The Worlds Strongest!!

[@aucontraire1986]

Way too slow.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

China: 380 vessels. Murica: 270 vessels. China: 450 by 2030. Murica: 300. Area of operations? There IT is . . .

[@PINAS28]

And??? How about airforce 😂😂😂

[@mjor6406]

Fishing boats

[@reynaldogoico876]

😂😂😂😂 Israel Vs Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and etc

[@vlhc4642]

@@mjor6406Try sea-drones, lol

[@timackerman3579]

How many bases does China have in the Pacific? What about the Indian Ocean? How is their base of operations in the Atlantic?

[@Chr0n]

Marcos Jr. needs to do more if he wants his daddy's billions back.

[@katong1953]

There should be a law in every country that if a beneficiiary's assets are locked up in another country, that person shall be disqualified from political office.

[@koonvincent5999]

Marcos junior can say 'good bye ' to the billions accumulated by his corrupted daddy ,stashed in US. US right now needs a lot of money, just look at US stealing from other countries, as a warning for the phillipines. US is using cost savings in wars with China. Using Phillipines to fight to the last man ,using Philippine's money

[@nightingale_1417]

Right, how about you give us back Marcos Sr.'s gold deposits in New York??? You war profiteering THIEVES !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Twin_Lakay]

Troll 😂😂

[@vinxentendrix8161]

The Black Swan Event (Global Operation Drain The Swamp)

[@leojones22]

US is 11,000 miles away, what the hell are you poking your nose in somebody else's backyard ??

[@GTX311]

Idi*ts always that question.

[@HenriHattar]

t is actually KIOMETERS NOT M ILES abd that is the mainland, but Japanm South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam and others are MUCH closer, WHAT THE HELL IS CHINA DOING TRYING TO TAKE THEIR TERRITORY>????

[@leojones22]

@@HenriHattar Because it IS China's territory.

[@juniorbayanimonzon6410]

All the business full out in china their many country to give their business

[@Fortune-md5jk]

It is the US who is the culprit and they are stoking the tension in the South China Sea, leaving the Philippines and China to decide it by themselves. Does the US treat the Philippines as a vassal or colonial state of the US?

[@wric01]

When usa is making nato members pay for protection. Imagine asking these poor popper island nations in asia to pay.😅

[@fistoffurry100]

Well if they cant pay we create basis there. Is it the same what China does to countries that cant repay back the investment ?

[@layheryanto9020]

Superpower........

[@MozartificeR]

Couchi couchi couche coo:)

[@dann547]

cuchi, cuchi, cuchi to you too!

[@tangboontiong509]

Another Day Without Planning and Peeping into Other Countries Toilets AND Poking into Other Countries Toilet Bowl Problems IS STILL A WASTED DAY at CIA and Pentagon!💩🤠🤡👽

[@DavidOlver]

Australia is doing the same thing. talk talk talk, and nothing happens

[@ernst91]

Keep coping.

[@fleetwoodmac2272]

The military pact of america and philippines is a big head ache for china as philippines are known to not yield to pressure and ready to fight much more america is an ally now japan too south korea australia france israel Nd many many more europeans will surely help provide arsenals like missiles technologies radar sattelite and many many more

[@alexmatibag8349]

The GREATEST Show on Earth is run by Americans

[@lbwaray4867]

China is thankfully the United States and other European countries to make them rich country. And secretly, fast of increasing their military equipments. Now, do you want to continue these businesses?

[@Jportin]

they think they are strong enough.. we'll see. 💩

[@alfred-vz8ti]

in fact, lots of americans are getting rich by investing in chinese-owned business.

[@lbwaray4867]

@@alfred-vz8ti thru, individual Americans or few but in China is opposite. The whole military and the greedy CCP is the only benefited not the people.

[@ChrisZ901]

What? You think the US and West were doing a charity? They made far more money than China out of this

[@dellcruz2818]

USA Should not do the same mistake in WW2.. vs. japan.

[@rapfaelezio6282]

@Rob-iz6nm 60,000 ships? lol china only has 400+ at the moment, this aint hearts of iron4, and incase you are forgetting, you have to factor the stability of china as well. It is easy to say to mobilize all the men and add more conscripts and force recruits, IF they are willing to cooperate. There will be rebellion, specially the moment stability goes down. And now adays, stability is fragile not just economically, but by morale or faith in one's country. ALSO considering the detrimental disadvantage of war to china, more investors pulling out, banning certain raw material trade to china again. China will also have to amass fuel, LOTS of fuel, if those ''60,000'' ships were to be real, and i dont even think the entire world's stock of fuel/oil can keep those running for more than a month, 60,000 ships will turn into 60000 coral reefs, goodluck

[@rapfaelezio6282]

@Rob-iz6nm amount of ships are not my problem. if you are japanese you'd know the problem imperial japan had back in Worldwar 2 is lack of fuel, and 60,000 ships gona need more barrels of oil than the entire world can offer. If world war 3 breaks out, only supplier of fuel for china would be russia. And russia cant spare all of their fuel either. Since they gona probably be at war in europe. So even IF they build 60,000 ships, where they gona get all the fuel to operate ALL of them at a short amount of time. . War aint just all about the weapons, weapons need a source of power to operate, both factors are crucial

[@henrycamiguing8866]

ADM.Aquilino have the Right to decision for the future advantages of the United States of Amerika. Beause the Amerika need the protect nation of the allies.And Again china troubles the philippines.

[@dantankunfiveancestorsfist]

Why is the USA so militaristic? all their foreign policies is about militarism compare to China's expansion which is all about economy. China is about sharing while the USA is about control. China focuses on economic ties, USA is about establishing military bases here and there. There's no Chinese military bases in Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Indonesia, Philippines etc. The USA have and want bases in the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Europe etc.

[@tigers_of_the_south_PH_24]

good luck.......PH-U.S-FRANCE-JAPAN-INDIA.....god bless us all.....🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@katong1953]

Will they learn the lesson from the Ukraine war? Maybe not.

[@fortbarrera8925]

" PINALAYAS NI CORY KONG AT NG MGA KOMUNISTANG DILAWAN' ANG LAHAT NG U.S. BASES NUONG 1986 -1992 DAHIL SA SULSOL NG CHINA SA MGA BUGOK NA PILIPINO "!! ANO NA TAYO NGAYON ?!!#

[@Jportin]

karamihan sa mga amerikanong netizens ayaw tayo tulungan mga utol.. paano yan? samantalang tayo tuwang tuwa na nasa tabi natin sila, nakakalungkot naman.. sila daw maaapektuhan hindi yung govt. nila kapag tinuloy ng govt. nila yung pag tulong sa atin. maling mali daw na makialam sila sa laban natin. 😒

[@titusp9488]

what do you do when someone is always holding a gun in your face? Did not know Adm Aquilino was an economist, too ... wow so talented. 2:38 The Admiral had no idea about his own funding situation ... and had to be reminded by Gallagher - not a sign of competence. The video shows China with machine guns, and we have nuclear subs and cruise missiles.... what are we worried about? Our military budget dwarfs (842 billion) anyone on the planet by multiples (china's military budget is only 230 billion), and yet we want more. Given the national debt situation ... we can't justify the waste.

[@vlhc4642]

The classic fascist propaganda dilemma, has to always portray the enemy as weak but also always have to be threatened by that enemy.

[@jericararao9032]

Chinese malnurish😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisborey1734]

TO MUCH TALK.

[@user-lr8zd6yl8m]

When Mr China opens its window,they could see and feel the gun smoke from American millatary bases.No such thing from the point of view with American windows.

[@user-ec8yx2ji3b]

♥️♥️😍😍👍👍👍

[@clearheaded5696]

This Admiral talk like a gambling addict: you folks need to lend me more money as we are losing lot already and well behind. If you give me the money now I assure you we will win back all the losses plus getting ourself well ahead of our enemy. Admiral: So what do you say? Hey, just hurry up, speed up the process or we are gonna lose our shirts and pants very soon and even down to not even a pair of underwear to cover up with.

[@Nationfirstalwaysfirst_IND]

USA should consentration only on China n china land grabbing policy.

[@lagrangewei]

India will be next on US hit list.

[@Nationfirstalwaysfirst_IND]

@@lagrangewei India has not terrotial ambition...in past China invaded Tibbat, East turkistan n inner Mongolia.

[@death_parade]

@@Nationfirstalwaysfirst_IND USA doesn't care if India has an expansionist agenda or not. Even if we Indians follow the words of Gandhi, USA will still not stop working to weaken us. USA is only playing nice for now because it wants to coopt us Indians in the fight against China. Which does work out well with what we have planned. But remember that this is a temporary alignment. And when the honeymoon period ends, Muricans will come after us Indians with pitchforks for the sole reason that we are the ONLY other nation other than China that have the latent potential to match or exceed USA's geopolitical might.

[@death_parade]

​@CandyCane-th2zk The word India is from the Greek word Indica. Megasthenes of Greece wrote a book with this title 2400-2300 years ago. India's own languages has words for India (Bharatvarsh, Aryavrat, Jambudweep) that predate this Greek work by millennia. Your claim that "British gave India to Indians" holds no water.

[@AP-ei4jt]

War street journal 😂😂😂

[@js-wq6zy]

Yawn, the military braintrust has the common sense of a small houseplant

[@ronlee2776]

But I would point out how the Pentagon wastes a lot of money and effort in failed weapons systems, aircraft and ships! A few multibillion dollar examples of failure, 1. F35 2. Zumwalt destroyers 3. Littoral Combat Ship 4. RAH66 Comanche attack helicopter 5. Naval Railgun for Destroyers Need I go on?

[@BravoCheesecake]

1. F-35 is one of the most successful fighters in history. Sure it took a while to get it right but over 1,000 have been built. 2. Zumwalts are being re-purposed to launch hyper sonic missiles. Sure the overall program was a failure but the technology developed is being used on current and future platforms. Integrated composite masts, stealth configurations/coatings and the MK-57 VLS cells, etc. 3. LCS, while a failure on the surface, the navy has a bunch of them. If properly configured they can take a lot of the weight off of Arleigh-Burkes shoulders. This is what they were originally designed for anyways. And the navy is testing putting Mk-41 and DEW on them. 4. Comanche was cool but let's be real the Army is going to be using the AH-64 for a very long time lol 5. Railguns are useless. We has success in development but quickly learned that it was not worth the cost.

[@ronlee2776]

@@BravoCheesecake 1.F35- Imho when you have to replace and rebuild an engine practically after every flight I wouldn’t call it a success story 2. Why did it take three platforms for what was in essence a test bed vessel? 3. Point taken but here agin it require further investment to do so and the Navy sees no use in them hence their announcement of retirement 4 you just made my point the AH-64 isn’t any where new it ultimate upgrade version hence still a long service life ahead, why spend the money in the first place on the Comanche? 5 my only point here is even after the investment made we reall still can’t make them work more that a few times without replacing the rails.

[@BravoCheesecake]

@@ronlee2776 You're obviously out of the loop on these subjects.

[@user-hq6qt9mj5t]

Honestly, when ADM is speaking, gives you the chills just by the tone of his voice, body language iContact I doubt China could overpower America, but we still need more new technology weapons that’s more advance than the Chinese cheap weapons

[@jacksonwong90]

Endmerica can have with rlds mist military weapons and worlds overseas military , china have only 50% of endmerica military and it's a threat to endmerica ???

[@aliezhasa9490]

😂 calling others the axis of evil. I guess that would make America, "the benevolent and benign country" 😉😉😉😉😉🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@greenhills7404]

Repost (i wont be silenced) we (the west) really need our American friends to massively ramp up production and industrial base etc. As well as all European and other partners. The west and allies must start taking a much tougher stance with Russia and China as well as iran and north Korea and strongly warning them and setting out our red lines etc. They need to have no doubt that a clash with the west will be absolutely devastating for them.

[@acuantjahyadi7393]

😂😂😂

[@ernst91]

No we don't. The other countries have to step up.

[@edgarmateo9018]

Ano nga slow hadlok lng na ang USA makigyera sa china ky ga negosyohanay mana sila sa isat isa

[@vlhc4642]

US is in the exact position as pre-WW2 Japan right now: - Industry heavily dependant on the country they want to fight, check - Critical inputs under the control of their opponent (oil vs chips): check - Has a peer level fleet size but only a fraction of their opponents industrial base to support it, check - Delusional about war can be kept short and the other side will seek peace. It's not gonna end well for America.

[@Melior_Traiano]

Neither will it end well for China...

[@verumverba5711]

You forgot to mention the percentage of obesity in the U.S. and these incompetent hillbillies inability to do math 😂 WORSER SITUATION THAN THE JAPANESE IN WW2 😂😂😂

[@vlhc4642]

@@Melior_TraianoIt'll end for China the same way WW2 ended for America. Infact another commonality between today's America and WW2 Japan is the huge gap between their population's belief in their capability and the reality of their capability. Which means the America's psychological collapse after the war will also be similar to Japan: a culture of total submission.

[@Melior_Traiano]

@@vlhc4642 Is the lack of believe in America the reason that it attracts so many immigrants from all over the world? More than any other country in fact. Those immigrants will one day be the new Americans, which is the entire point of the United States. Something you still haven't realised.

[@jiggzpantoja]

WE NEED THE AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINES, NOT BULLYING BY THE COMMUNIST CHINESE.... WE HOPE SAIL TOGETHER IN WEST PHILIPPINE SEA!!! 88% OF THE PILIPINO PEOPLE AGREE IN THAT SITUATION...

[@paoloorate2265]

We dont need America in PH. Dont listen to this brainwashed fool. PH is not China's enemy, USA is their enemy. Dont let America use PH just like they used Ukraine.

[@lagrangewei]

ask the cuban how they feel about asking the Russian to help them against the American. if you lose, the American can walk away, but you can't. Philippines need to understand, the rest of ASEAN pick team China.

[@adolft_official]

agreed , china and usa are same imperialist@@lagrangewei

[@timackerman3579]

The U.S. has defended the Philippines in the past and will do it again if they have to. Cuba is free to do what they want. @@lagrangewei

[@jeffpotter2934]

Philippines is always asking for free handouts 😂

[@bimbo-yw6ny]

military complex take advantages on us defence budget.

[@user-bz5io6ph8w]

Wish Republicans would actually support the troops instead of just giving lip service to out military!!

[@charloseyes]

AUKUS, wan'a rent pagasa island for just 1$ for 99 years

[@corycheng2047]

It's almost like giving away our land. The chynese did that to Aus Darwin Port, but they (Aus) terminate & take possession of it after realizing they have lost their jurisdiction over their port.

[@wiltanschannel82]

Otherwise China will take it for free plus lots of bonuses.

[@FishDa-db1ur]

Just for an island but paid by protection? Do you want Chinese

[@fortbarrera8925]

" EPEKTO NG PAGPAPALAYAS NI CORY AT NG KOMUNISTANG DILAWAN' SA LAHAT NG U.S.BASES NUONG 1986- 92 DAHIL SA SULSOL NG CHINA '! ANO NA TAYO NGAYON ?!#

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

AUKUS a bloody joke!

[@danilonepomuceno4330]

Axis of evil Ruzzia TZina Nokor😅😅😅😅

[@hcc2891]

I find that admiral's silence about DEI priorities absolutely shocking.

[@carlabroderick5508]

That has no effect on anything. The military has been incredibly diverse since WW II because it is where people without other opportunities go to get employment.

[@antojose6902]

🇮🇳🤝🏼🇺🇲 Stronger

[@nirajkafle9147]

Asia Pacific .. its Our Water ..