{"id":2257437,"date":"2024-06-01T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-biden-just-sleepwalk-america-into-another-cuban-missile-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:34:26","slug":"did-biden-just-sleepwalk-america-into-another-cuban-missile-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-biden-just-sleepwalk-america-into-another-cuban-missile-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Biden Led America Into Another Cuban Missile Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdid-biden-just-sleepwalk-america-into-another-cuban-missile-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent \u2063commentary by\u2064 George C. Upper III on June \u20621, 2024, China \u200dopposes the U.S. deploying a new weapons system in the northern Philippines. Concerns about escalating\u2064 regional war risks were raised by Defence\u2063 Ministry \u2062spokesperson Wu Qian. The deployment includes \u2063the intermediate-range Typhon \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">missile system<\/a>, enhancing Philippines&#8217; military capabilities but causing tensions with China. China \u200bhas voiced\u200b opposition\u200d to the U.S.\u2063 deployment of \u2064a new weapons system\u2062 in the northern Philippines, as reported by commentator George \u200bC. Upper III \u200bon June 1, 2024. Defence Ministry\u200d spokesperson Wu \u200bQian raised concerns about heightened regional war\u200d risks. The deployment involves \u200bthe \u2064intermediate-range Typhon missile system, \u2063boosting the Philippines&#8217; military capabilities while escalating tensions with China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 1, 2024 at 7:22am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>China doesn\u2019t seem to approve of the deployment of a new U.S. weapons system in the northern Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States and Philippine practices put the entire region under the fire of the United States (and) brought huge risks of war into the region,\u201d Defence Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told the media, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/chinas-defence-ministry-condemns-us-missile-deployment-philippines-2024-05-30\/#:~:text=BEIJING%2FMANILA%2C%20May%2030%20(,of%20war%20into%20the%20region%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntermediate-range missiles are strategic and offensive weapons with a strong Cold War colour,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The specific intermediate-range missile system behind all the uproar is the Typhon, which the U.S. deployed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/75-years-ago-macarthur-fulfilled-famous-pledge-made-triumphant-wwii-return-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippines<\/a> last month as part of a joint exercise with the Philippine military.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., it should be noted, didn\u2019t even fire the missile system during the exercises, according to Reuters. The point of deploying it for the exercise was to \u201ctest the feasibility of transporting the 40-ton weapon system by air,\u201d Philippine military official Col. Michael Logico told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we are done training with it, we will bring it back home and continue to develop our tactics, techniques, procedures,\u201d Lt. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commander of the U.S. 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, told reporters, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3262964\/will-us-missile-system-philippines-make-northern-luzon-high-value-target-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South China Morning Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this training environment, with a trusted ironclad ally, gives us an opportunity to expand that training even more,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Logico told Reuters for its Friday article that the system remained in the country, but gave no details about where specifically it was or for how long it would remain in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhilippine and U.S. officials had said the exercises were meant to improve interoperability between their forces and were not directed at any third country,\u201d Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will this evolve into a bigger crisis?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nonetheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinas-drills-around-taiwan-take-dangerous-turn-live-weapons-now-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> said that countries from outside the South China Sea region taking part in military drills there only led to destabilization with their attempts to \u201cflex muscles and stoke confrontation,\u201d Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p>(China apparently doesn\u2019t feel this way about the Middle East, however, as President Xi Jinping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/xi-jinping-pushing-monumental-change-israel-china-joins-multiple-nations-now-looking-fracture-holy-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently renewed his calls<\/a> for Palestinian state.)<\/p>\n<p>Philippine activists apparently agreed, calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to have the Typhon missile system removed from the Philippines and arguing that its presence could make the Philippines a more important target in China\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Unnamed \u201canalysts\u201d cited by the Post claimed that the deployment of the Typhon in the Philippines could lead to \u201cbrinksmanship\u201d if China responds in kind.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Philippines have already purchased similar missiles from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indias-prime-minister-met-biden-government-dispatched-hit-squad-assassinate-us-citizen-american-soil-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>, so it\u2019s hard to see the difference made by the deployment of one additional system in the country \u2014 other than the fact that it represents the alliance between the island nation and the U.S., of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth missiles will beef up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-can-help-ukraine-win\/\" title=\"How Biden Can Help Ukraine Win\">military weapons system<\/a> of the Philippines for deterrence,\u201d Defence analyst Chester Cabalza, a fellow at the U.S. State Department\u2019s Study of the U.S. Institutes on National Security, told This Week in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Typhon system \u201cis capable of firing both SM-6 anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, with operational ranges of more than [150 miles and about 1,550 miles]  respectively,\u201d the Post explained.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Tinio, a spokesman for the newly formed leftist movement Filipinos United for Sovereignty, warned that the system turned the Philippines into a \u201chigh value target,\u201d should active war break out with China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe denounce the Marcos Jnr administration for allowing the US to deploy its new missile system. In doing so, it has turned northern Luzon into a legitimate military target if armed conflict were to break out with China,\u201d Tinio said, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by George C. 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