18 September 2013 (16:08 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/27 Shahrivar 1391/14 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“We are strictly here for military purposes, to work with our partners in the armed forces of the Philippines.”-Brigadier General Paul Kennedy, USMC

“The Chinese will view these military exercises as yet another example of the Philippines stirring up tensions in the South China Sea and of the U.S. taking advantage of the situation to increase its military presence.”-Ian Storey, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies U.S. Army War College

23-hundred U.S. Marines have begun three weeks of war games with Philippine marines.  It’s called PHIBLEX (Philippine-U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercises).  You can call it island hopping, or island invasion.

Barack Obama will arrive in Philippines in October, to push for increased U.S. military presence.  The Philippines used to be an official territory of the United States.  However, Obama regime officials swear the increasing military activity between the U.S. and Philippines has nothing to do with increasing disputes with China.

That’s funny, because the PHIBLEX involves invading one of the South China Sea islands that China says belongs to them.  The Philippines calls the area the West Philippine Sea.

For at least the past decade the U.S. has been increasing its military presence in the South China Sea, by making military deals with countries that feel threatened by China’s claims to territory.   According to Ian Storey, the United States Navy has suddenly increased its warships in the South China Sea to 80 within the past year.