President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, at the dawn of what would be called the “American Century,” sent the Great White Fleet on a 14-month-long world cruise, Consisting of four naval squadron including four battleships each accompanied by their escorts, it was a signal that America had arrived as a world power and was going to be a player. By sending five warships into Alaskan territorial waters while President Obama visited the 49th state to eat bear-killed salmon, rename Mt. McKinley, and warn of non-existent climate change,, China has made a similar statement that it intends this to be the Chinese century, a message our commander-in-chief has studiously ignored. The Obama administration contends that there is nothing to see in the Chinese action, so move on, and it was not in fact a threatening move but an innocent transit allowed under the Law of the Sea Treaty, one of those pacts that have put restraints on American sovereignty and...(Read Full Article)