Navy secretary warns Asian aggressors will face Western might

[rebewranger]

Navy secretary warns Asian aggressors will face Western might
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press
 Jul 27, 08:54 PM

 MANILA, Philippines — Any Asian aggressor who violates the sovereignty of other countries in the region risks punitive counter actions, just like what Russia is confronting now for its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. secretary of the Navy said in a veiled warning to China’s increasingly assertive behavior.

Carlos Del Toro told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday night in Manila that the U.S. military focus in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in the disputed South China Sea, would never slacken and in fact has intensified despite the war in Ukraine.

He did not name China but underscored that Beijing has encroached in sovereign waters of its Asian neighbors and violated international law with impunity.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/07/27/navy-secretary-warns-asian-aggressors-will-face-western-might/

[DefiantMassRINO]

Has the US Navy stopped using the Pacific fleet to play bumber boats?  For a while, they were crashing their subs into sea mounts and their surface ships into freighters.

[rebewranger]

It is a nothing burger threat.  Saying someone will "face" the military is a light year of difference from saying they will have to defend themselves from it.  I can face a million troops across the street but having to defend myself from them is a whole different matter.

[rebewranger]

Has the US Navy stopped using the Pacific fleet to play bumber boats?  For a while, they were crashing their subs into sea mounts and their surface ships into freighters.

Their planes into anything that got in front if them.

[Fishrrman]

"Navy secretary warns Asian aggressors will face Western might"

Parsing the above statement:
"We might do something, and we might not..."