Is Obama ready for a stare-down with China? is the question at hand according to The Christian Science Monitor(monitor electoral board,Is Obama ready for a stare-down with china, The Christian Science Monitor,10/1/2010). Apparently China and Japan are not getting along at the present moment over a Chinese fishing vessel ramming two Japanese coast guard vessels. Japan took the captain into custody and China retaliated by stopping mineral exports to Japan and arresting four Japanese visitors. Japan did give the captain back to China meanwhile China still wants an apology as well as Japan. The article talks about tensions mounting in Asian countries because China thinks it’s the head honcho and how America will react to this.
By reading this article I was able to tell who the Christian Science Monitor was trying to target, Conservatives. I mean the magazine is called The Christian Science Monitor that should be a dead giveaway. Conservatives tend to lean toward more military forces in control and respect the military more often than not. As for the author’s credibility, I do think it’s credible. The article was written by The Monitor Electoral Board. Now for the argument is Obama going to man up and back Japan if needed I did find some questionable tactics. For example, the author claims that China sees the U.S. as weak because we are pulling our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. I do not see this as a weak point but more as a point of trying to let them do their own thing. Pulling troops out of a country, that in my opinion, we did not belong there in the first place is not weak but diplomatic. Is our advice really that important to Japan that they can’t make any decisions on their own? I think that point is a bunch of crap. Japan is its own country I’m sure they can make decisions.
Besides a couple points the evidence seems pretty well written and thought out. Although you can definitely tell the writer does not like China which I found a little ignorant. The logic seems to be lacking reality somewhat. People cannot expect the U.S. to declare war and spend all that money for military dominance like the last administration. This administration seems to want to take a more diplomatic route and still hold their ground which I think is a much better idea instead of conquering all!! Overall, the article made some good points but I do not agree that we should get involved with other countries problems while we are getting away from the last one.
By reading this article I was able to tell who the Christian Science Monitor was trying to target, Conservatives. I mean the magazine is called The Christian Science Monitor that should be a dead giveaway. Conservatives tend to lean toward more military forces in control and respect the military more often than not. As for the author’s credibility, I do think it’s credible. The article was written by The Monitor Electoral Board. Now for the argument is Obama going to man up and back Japan if needed I did find some questionable tactics. For example, the author claims that China sees the U.S. as weak because we are pulling our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. I do not see this as a weak point but more as a point of trying to let them do their own thing. Pulling troops out of a country, that in my opinion, we did not belong there in the first place is not weak but diplomatic. Is our advice really that important to Japan that they can’t make any decisions on their own? I think that point is a bunch of crap. Japan is its own country I’m sure they can make decisions.
Besides a couple points the evidence seems pretty well written and thought out. Although you can definitely tell the writer does not like China which I found a little ignorant. The logic seems to be lacking reality somewhat. People cannot expect the U.S. to declare war and spend all that money for military dominance like the last administration. This administration seems to want to take a more diplomatic route and still hold their ground which I think is a much better idea instead of conquering all!! Overall, the article made some good points but I do not agree that we should get involved with other countries problems while we are getting away from the last one.
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The Christian Science Monitor
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