US Army stages missiles in the PI that can reach China....I see unintended consequences ahead...

 via Defense News

The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based weapon that can fire the Standard Missile-6 and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, to the northern Philippines as part of combat exercises in April with Philippine troops and to test its deployability aboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft.

Tomahawk missiles can travel over 1,000 miles, which places China within their target range. Officials are considering keeping the missile system in the northern Philippines up to April next year, when U.S. and Philippine forces are scheduled to hold their annual Balikatan — Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder” — large-scale combat exercises, he said.

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Chinese diplomats have repeatedly conveyed their alarm to the Philippine government, warning that the deployment of the missile system could destabilize the region.

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“China is saying that they are alarmed but that is interference into our internal affairs. They are using reverse psychology in order to deter us from building up our defensive capabilities,” Teodoro said.

“Before they start talking, why don’t they lead by example? Destroy their nuclear arsenal, remove all their ballistic missile capabilities, get out of the West Philippines Sea and get out of Mischief Reef,” Teodoro said. “I mean, don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house.”

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I hope all the brains in the Pentagon are up on their history.  Do you know what happened the last time we stationed missiles on the doorsteps of a potential enemy?

Yeah, the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What do you think will happen when the Chinese return the favor and put missiles in Cuba, Nicaragua, or even Mexico?

We're gonna lose our shit.

The Chinese are gonna do the "what's good for the goose" jazz hands in our face.

Southern Command will become a TRUE COMBATANT COMMAND and Border Patrol will finally become truly militarized.

I have no problem with the people of the PI or Taiwan but we are beginning to do things that are jeopardizing our own security in order to protect them.