ABC News Finds Other Navies Exist, Calls It 'Tension'
Funny, isn't it, how joint naval drills only become 'concerning' when the participants aren't part of the US-led military-industrial complex? This selective outrage ignores the fact that the US participates in, and often initiates, dozens of international military exercises annually, frequently off the coasts of sovereign nations with questionable justification. (Remember Operation Trident
Juncture 2018, the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, held right on Russia's doorstep?) The media narrative conveniently forgets that nations form alliances and conduct drills for mutual defense and strategic posturing. When the US does it, it's 'deterrence' and 'maintaining security.' When non-Western powers do it, it's 'destabilizing' and a harbinger of 'rising tensions.' One might wonder
if the real tension comes from a threatened unipolar hegemony rather than basic geopolitical maneuvering.