The Price of Delay:  US Navy To Challenge Chinese Claims

The Price of Delay:  US Navy To Challenge Chinese Claims
The Price of Delay: US Navy To Challenge Chinese Claims

UPDATED 9:45 am Tuesday with details of operation & Chinese response WASHINGTON: After five months of hints, declarations, mixed messages, and dithering, the US is reportedly set to challenge Chinese claims in the South China Sea. But the months of signaling will cost us. What might have been a low-key “freedom of navigation operation” — sailing,…

McCain, Thornberry Decry WH NDAA Veto Threat; But What If It Happens?

McCain, Thornberry Decry WH NDAA Veto Threat; But What If It Happens?
McCain, Thornberry Decry WH NDAA Veto Threat; But What If It Happens?

WASHINGTON: The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees made a rare joint appearance today and urged President Obama not to veto their policy bill for 2016. But Sen. John McCain and Rep. Mac Thornberry held out little hope Obama would back off, and if they have a plan for what to do if he…