The U.S. and Philippine Marines are engaging in military exercises in an apparent preparation for war with China, which could be touched off by China’s imperialistic designs on keeping Taiwan under its sphere of influence.
The plan would be to use the Marines to expand a footprint in the region so that war would not be as so slanted into China’s well-established roots in the region.
“We hold our foot in the door so that the door can’t be slammed shut for the rest of the joint force and that puts us at risk potentially,” 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment’s anti-air battalion Lt. Col. James Arnold told The Wall Street Journal. “That’s why we’re working every day on tactics that would allow us to do that effectively and survivably.”
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