US Navy Talks About 'Pivot'

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(1) Rowan Scarborough, Navy Readies for Chinese Power Grab on Shipping; US boosts forces in Western Pacific. Washington Times, Jan 10, 2012.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/n ... &utm_medium=RSS
(remarks by Adm Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, Tuesday at the Center for a New American Security think tank)

Quote:

"'And under circumstances, that capability could limit access in the region [South China Sea and Western Pacific].' * * * 'The first and most significant area will be the Western Pacific'

"The admiral said the Navy has deployed 100 of its 285 ships, and half are in the Western Pacific. 'About half of those are forward deployed naval forces in and around Japan,' he said. 'That’s the most advanced air wing we have, the most advanced cruisers and destroyers, ordnance, anti-submarine warfare. And we screen our sailors and our commanders very carefully. We put our best in the Western Pacific.'

Note:
(a) afloat (adj, adv)
(b) The "conflictual" in "conflictual areas" is just the adjective counterpart of the noun conflict.

(2) Andrew E Kramer, Russian Official Suggests a Weapon Caused an Exploration Spacecraft’s Failure. New York Times, Jan 12, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/1 ... a%20mars&st=cse

My comment: Please read only the first four paragraphs.

(3) Isabel Kershner, Israel, Expecting Syrian Collapse, Braces for Refugees. New York Times, Jan 12, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/1 ... %20syria&st=cse

My comment: Please read only paragraph 1.