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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] International Law recognizes a limit to airspace of 4 miles out to sea. The U.S. and Chinese airplanes were 68 miles out to sea when the incident occurred. Admittedly, China claims airspace out to 200 miles, but those claims are not recognized by any other nation or international body and never have been, and are considered Chinese saber-rattling. It is the equivalent of claiming you own all the road that leads to your driveway for a half-mile in each direction. Nonsense. According to the incident reports, The Chinese plane dipped under the American plane, and came up directly in front of its nose, striking the nose of the plane with its tail, damaging the tail, which caused the crash. This is the equivalent of someone who suddenly cuts in front of your car and them slams on his brakes. (which is usually a prelude to insurance fraud). A big lumbering prop-driven plane would have an exceedingly difficult time avoiding such a blow, whereas the highly maneuverable fighter could have avoided such a thing if he'd not been hot-dogging it. China wants an apology for the crash and the loss of the pilot, even though its clear that the pilot was lost as a result of his own arrogance. They don't want an apology for the "snooping," bcause it might set a precedent when we pick up some of the 'fishing trawlers' that are the Chinese methods of spying on US. I'm sick of all these whiners saying we should apologize for snooping on the Chinese. Fuck them. We've been snooping in on them for decades, and they've been spying on us for just as long. (Except that they no longer have the silent assistance of the administration in office) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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