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Court has been adjourned and now the plaintiffs and defendants will play a waiting game for four to five weeks until they receive a verdict.
Lakenray Taylor, 20, of Gunnison was shot in the chest by a single bullet on the County Court Square sidewalk of Main Street in Rosedale on July 5, 2003, between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Willie Bea Taylor, mother, and her team of lawyers, Collins and Attorney Helen Morris, continued Wednesday to prove, according in a fax sent to The Bolivar Commercial that,"Dr. Billsby was listed on Mr. Taylor's medical records as the trauma surgeon. However, Dr. Billsby was not qualified to provide emergency thoracic surgical care to the public in general or to Mr. Lekenray Taylor, in particular.
"Therefore, DRMC had neither a qualified trauma surgeon immediately available, nor a qualified thoracic surgeon immediately available.
"It was mandated by DRMC's Level II designation that it have such specialists immediately available. It failed to abide by the rules and regulations in which it was required so to do as a licensed Level II Trauma Center. Their duties were ministerial, not discretionary."
The mother has asked for receive $500,000 for each family member for damages.
DRMC 's law team defends the hospital by saying that the trauma program was a voluntary program in 2003 and at the time DRMC applied to be a part of it, standards and regulations require many specialized doctors that Attorney Carl Hagwood said, "Delta Regional does not have and has never had."
Dr. Hugh Gamble, cardiovascular surgeon at DRMC and the surgeon that operated on Taylor, took the stand Wednesday to tell the court about the events of that night.
"Somewhere around 3 o'clock I was called by the answering service who indicated a gentleman had a gun shot wound and would I come see him," said Gamble.
This statement contradicted that of Taylor and of general surgeon Billsby, who said Taylor had called Gamble first.
The debate continued as to whether it was Taylor who asked for Gamble to come in or if Billsby had called knowing Taylor had already made the call.
"Dr. Billsby has no way of knowing this since he was not in my bedroom," said Gamble.
The argument was dropped and ruled as collateral at best.
Upon arrival to the hospital, Gamble viewed the x-ray and discovered that "the first five ribs are not visible. They were shards or fragments — that's 50 percent of the chest wall."
Gamble said Taylor's ribs "literally exploded."
After intense questioning on Tuesday between Taylor's attorney Morris and Angela Vardaman, the primary nurse on the case, Vardaman said her hand could fit into "what was left of his chest," however, Gamble confirmed Wednesday that the bullet size was about the size of a quarter, however, due to the ribs being decimated, the chest wall caved in around the nurse's hand when applying pressure.
Gamble did agree with DRMC's attorney that Billsby did all he could do to transfer Taylor and keep him stabilized.
Gamble also believes it would have been a mistake for Billsby to have operated on Taylor, given he is not a cardiovascular surgeon.
"If you don't have that training you're going to make things worse," said Gamble.
The plaintiff's attorneys argued that there was no reason for a blind chest tube to be placed in Taylor's left side when his left side remained uninjured.
Gamble said that doctors typically put in a chest tube when things are going badly.
"If it helps, you're ahead of the game. If it doesn't, you haven't lost a nickel," said Gamble.
The plaintiff's attorneys once again argued that the services listed in the hospital regulations and descriptions of the trauma program should be offered to patients at all times.
"Does it say we offer these services 50 percent of the time? Does it say 'we offer these services 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.? Does it say we offer these services when we feel like it is in our discretion to do so,'" asked Morris to Gamble.
Gamble replied each time, "It's doesn't say that."
Gamble explained that it was difficult to get the bleeding under control due to a "large area that was nothing but a raw bleeding mass…they were able to keep up with the situation, just not able to get ahead of the bleeding."
While Gamble most likely was called two hours too late, he still chose to operate. When asked why by Morris, he said, "I don't give up, even if it's futile. If life's still there you make the effort, even if there's a crappy chance."
Gamble left the stand with the firm belief that a transfer would not have helped because Taylor needed blood transfusion, which cannot be done on an ambulance.
Morris suggested the ambulance could have stopped at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center but Gamble said the hospital would not have allowed them to stop for supplies and continue on to The Med.
"Generally, blood banks don't have these things out like Wendy's," said Gamble.
DRMC's Attorney Carl Hagwood then brought in Carl Boyd, general surgeon with a trauma and critical emphasis from Arkansas, as an expert witness.
Boyd agreed with the defense in that the trauma team was promptly activated and responded and that DRMC met with the national standard of care.
Boyd believed that Billsby was right in not attempting to operate.
"We would not be benefitting the patient. If we aren't comfortable, we should not approach it. We should try to keep them stabilized," said Boyd.
In closing arguments, Hagwood asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiff's attorneys did not provide enough evidence.
"It's always a tragedy when someone is taken in a traumatic event," said Hagwood.
Hagwood maintained that the proof shows the DRMC trauma program acted as it should.
"Mississippi is a poor, rural state. It simply cannot and not have those resources that California or New York have," said Hagwood.
Collins ended the closing arguments by reiterating that Billsby did not call for a cardio surgeon soon enough and "what happened for the next hour and a half when DRMC dropped the ball?"
"Dr. Billsby could have and should have done whatever he could. Dr. Billsby did not do his best," said Collins.


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The Jewel won.
To Chicagoans of a certain stripe, there were only two supermarkets: Jewel and Dominick's, the Coke and Pepsi of the grocery wars, each chain claiming about a third of the grocery market. The food retail business has changed dramatically since those days, with all sorts of new players coming (and going), and now that parent Safeway has announced it is pulling its Dominick's stores out of the Chicago market, this is a moment for looking behind as well as looking ahead.
You were either a Dominick's shopper or a Jewel shopper — this being Chicago, loyalties ran deep. Jewel was Coke — a little pricier, a little classier. Dominick's was Pepsi — more of a bargain. At least to the memory of some Chicagoans; to others, it was the opposite, with Dominick's a little classier, Jewel a little more down-home and friendly. And to still others, it hardly mattered.
"They were more similar than different," said Greg Cameron, of Hanover Park.
It isn't difficult to understand where Dominick's went wrong.
"They've lost a lot of market share," said David J. Livingston, of DJL Research, a Milwaukee supermarket analysis firm, "mostly to Walmart, Meijer, Mariano's, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Tony's, Fresh Farms, Super H, a number of strong independents."
Why couldn't Dominick's keep up with the newcomers?
"They didn't change," Livingston said. "They were like supermarket museums from the 1980s and 1990s. They never really changed. They've been declining for many years."
Safeway's ownership only made it worse.
"Accountants seemed to be making all the decisions, rather than grocers," said Livingston. "They were running California stores in Chicago. They took out local products that people were used to buying and replaced them with Safeway products, and it just didn't go over."
But one company's failure is another's opportunity.
"Of the 72 stores, not all of them are losers," he said. "Some of your best operators in Chicago are just dying to get their hands on these locations. So the consumer will probably really benefit from this."
That's something to keep in mind. Because otherwise, it might seem like another nostalgic moment, another part of Chicago history fading away, joining lost rivalries like Field's vs. Carson's, or Quigley North vs. Quigley South. At least we still have Cubs vs. Sox, as well as Sun-Times vs. Tribune. Some things never change, or at least haven't — yet.


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This Monday I had a chance to meet with Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa before he heads to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Mayor will be meeting with mayors from the world's 40 largest cities that are engaged in climate response, and with other world leaders to share strategies and make commitments to action they can take on the local and regional level.
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Rather seeing this as an impossibly expensive task, I believe there are abundant cost-effective opportunities to fix the causes of climate change while adapting to protect people from the threats and deadly impacts that are already occurring. The focus needs to be on re-engineering our nation's outmoded infrastructure so it protects human health, the economy and the ecosystem.
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While I am still not 100% committed to throwing in the towel on the 2009 Brewers season the fact remains that in order for the Brewers to make the playoffs this season will require a minor miracle. Not quite a water into wine type miracle, but something along the lines of the Brewers bullpen holding a lead, Jason Kendall getting an extra base hit or an awful writer not losing his job when the newspaper industry is going broke. The mere existence of Anthony Witrado gives our season hope.
Whatever happens this season know that this isn't the first time the Brewers have let fans down after a successful season. In 1982 they made the World Series and on August 25th 1983 they were in first place, but by the end of the season they were 11 games back and in a pre-Wild Card world out of the playoffs (not that they would have made it anyways). So if you are feeling let down by the Brewers now, just imagine what it was like in 1983. You know, besides totally awesome.
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Hi, I have a seven year old. She just startied back to school last wednesday. She is in second grade. Last year, homework became increasingly harder to get her to complete. This summer she said she didn't want to go back to school because she didn't want to work that hard. Now she refuses to do her homework, even tho' there are rewards at school and loss of things like dessert at home. I don't know if I'm going about it right, or if I need to change my tactic. Tonight she chose to go to bed and cry herself to sleep rather than touch her homework. I know she's tired when she gets home, so I try to give her an hour or two of wind down time to work on it. Help! I need to get a handle on it early this year so we don't end up with the same struggles at the end of this school year. I'd love some advice!
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August started off well but as the month progressed fish became harder to catch on the Moy. While Connacht did have rain the Moy catchment did not enjoy as much water as the rivers further west. Floods on the Owenduff and Erriff brought the fish back onto the take
AUGUST - 221. Year to date 547 Salmon and Grilse.
The Whitwell Party fishing the beginning of the month had 32 fish, including a first salmon for 13 yr old Toby Broadhurst. They also enjoyed success on The Owenduff with both sea-trout and salmon. The Jordan family had 21 salmon for their stay including 9 fish on the fly. Rob Campbell from South Africa had 4 fish on the fly on the upper Beat. Fernando Varvier (Spain) fishing with guide Robert Gillespie had 11 fish in 3 days. Nick Fisher (Channel 4 Screaming Reels), enjoyed a family break at Mount Falcon and both he and his two eldest sons all had salmon from the Mount Falcon water (first salmon for Rex and Rory). Nick also took a fish of approximately 7lb on the Rock House Beat of the Owenduff while fishing with Fishery Manager Stuart. Regular visitors The Uriate Pary from Spain worked hard to take 19 fish for their visit. The last few days saw the salmon becoming exceedingly difficult to catch, the most successful being method was fishing small shrimp flies (orange and gold/faughan/foxford) on fast sinking leaders. Prospects -come September the fish generally come back on the take, some fresh water in the system would also help bring any fish in the estuary into the river and would help 'liven up' the residents.
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Year 8 science club are going to attempt to complete one of the activities in the Genius Inventions pack to gain their Bronze CREST awards.
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We have designed a fantastic scheme especially for National Science & Engineering Week called "Toes For Turf". The science behind fingerprints is well known. What is not so well known is the science behind footprints or "feet prints". This activity enables students to take, classify and "lift" both fingerprints and foot prints. As the research on footprints is meagre, this scheme will allow students to make some discoveries about the correlation or otherwise between fingerprints and feet prints.


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Strictly no changes will be allowed on the ONLINE system, this means if a competitor does not make their weight then they will not be allowed to compete in Individual sparring. It will be IMPOSSIBLE to change weight categories either before or during the weigh in as all the draws are made in advance. If a competitor withdraws due to injury then they will be classed as a "No show" on the draw and the other competitor will win by default. No refunds can be given after the closing date of 17th September if for any reason a competitor withdraws.
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Hegarty's sentence order came after the U.S. Attorney's office and officials from the federal probation and parole office recommended probation.
"These defendants were at worse negligent or reckless in their acts and omissions," Pena wrote in the government's recommendation.
The judge noted that several victims spoke during the sentencing hearing, some in favor of probation, some in favor of jail time.
The brothers requested probation, saying they had no intent to harm anyone. They also contend justice has been served because new food safety guidelines have been implemented in the industry.
According to their request, the federal officer who wrote their presentence reports did not find any evidence showing the brothers were aware their operation was substandard.
"Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that the defendant and codefendant 'cut corners' to save money in order to earn a greater profit by installing the new processing equipment," Eric Jensen's attorney wrote in the request.
The brothers' probation request also reference their federal lawsuit against Santas Maria, Calif.-based Primus Group Inc. That case states the Jensens would not have shipped the tainted cantaloupe if their operation had not received a "superior" score of 96 out of 100 when a Primus contractor audited it just before the 2011 season.
The brothers signed their case against Primus over to the 66 listeria victims and their families who have filed civil cases.
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The judge denied, in part, a dismissal request by Primus on Jan. 24. In his order the judge said the wrongful death claim against Primus can move forward because there are sufficient "factual allegations to support that causation exists between Primus Group's actions and Mr. Beach's listeria infection and death."


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Chile 1989 - Region of Concepcion y Temuco
This was my last trip to Chile 1989. I went to the region of Concepcion and Temuco. Were we met family of my ex-wife and also Mapuche indians. We made some studies about the game culture of the Mapuche indians at that time as part of the studies for our sport studies. As you can see even at the age of 26 I made quiet some nice photos.
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Infiniti G37 Lease Questions
jpp5862 Wilmington, NCPosts: 395When I leased my G37 last year the dealer told me that about 3 months before the end of the lease I'd get offers to turn it in, etc.
What do you want to do at the end of the lease? They are obviously are doing this because they expect to make money on your current car.
If you want another G37 it may be worth looking into, if not then I'd just ignore it, pay your last few payments and walk away.
The new Q50 will be out later this year so they are interested in moving out the current G37s. Decide what you want to do, then evaluate the offer. -
jxlxr Posts: 55Go to the Infiniti website and at the top right hand corner there is a dealer finder. Plug in some zip code or city/state and dealers will come up. Choose a dealer and you can choose the G37 6MT as an option. You will find a few dealers in northern NJ have them. Trial in error but you'll get an idea of dealers that have inventory.
ginscar Posts: 3Thanks very much Jpp5862 for the info.
I am not sure what i want to do yet as there are still 5 months left.
Just so i understand it : If i took advantage of the 3 month lease waiver i assume i still have to pay 2 months payments as well as the payments on a new car?
If so i dont see the advantage in changing now. Might as well wait and get at least the use of the car if i am paying for it. -
larrym Posts: 19Looks like I might be in the market for another G37 convertible. Long story short some jerk last night put us into a guard rail. Car is likely totaled after the frame, wheel, springs, control arm and several other parts were torn off the vehicle.
Anyway, need to know lease information for G37 convertible with sport, prem, and nav -
seoulny Posts: 2Hello Friedman4. Where are you getting the deal from? Was at the White Plains Infiniti dealer tonight and tentatively secured a 24 months, 10K miles/year lease for G37x sedan with navigation system for $319/month with no money down and sales taxes built into the monthly payment. I feel like there are better deals out there and need proof for the dealer to match. Also got an offer for $309/mo for G37x sedan w/o navigation. I'm turning in a G25x lease with 4 more payments left.
saml01 Posts: 5Hello,
May I please ask one of you to check my math for the mileage break even point.
If the difference in monthly price between a 12k mile and 15k mile lease is $40 per month. On a 24 month lease that equates to a difference of $960. An extra 6k miles overage on a 12k mile lease will cost $1500. However, as long as the extra miles are below 3840 it will be a wash in terms of total out of pocket.
If one of you could be so kind as to confirm for me id really appreciate a sanity check.
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saml01 Posts: 5Agreed.
I also started thinking about inception fees. This isn't my first lease but is my first 24 month. The inception fees are the same for 24 or 36 months. In some ways while the residual is lower the inception fees can be prorated over a longer period.
I guess that's the price of convenience.
When you break it all down it provides an interested perspective. -
jamella Posts: 122013 G37x Premium Pkg/NO navigation
39 months/lease
12,000 miles per year
Selling Price $38,470
Invoice $39,470
Residual 59%
Money factor .00040
Payment $406.85 tax included
last 3 payments taken care of
$1000 loyalty used
Break down of down Payment:
$406.85 First payment
$700 Bank fee
$49.00 Tax on bank fee
$150 Doc fee
$50 Bmv fee
$1.25 Tire tax
$70 Tax on $1000 loyalty money
$1,427.10 Total out of pocket
Good deal? Should I go for it?
Basically the same car I have now (2010), but without navigation & $125 per month less on the lease payment. -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Here's the information that you're looking for sidbahl. Infiniti Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 G37 Sedan AWD with 15,000 miles per year are .00033 and 58% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The residual value for a lease with 12,000 miles per year would be 1% higher.
Infiniti is currently providing a $2,000 cash incentive on leases of this car.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hello rlev24890. Infiniti Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24-month lease of a 2013 G37 Sedan AWD with 12,000 miles per year are .00027 and 69% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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ramchop Posts: 3Hi All,
I will be a first time lessee from the Seattle area and have been reading the forums lately to get an idea about leasing a 2013 G37x AWD. Went to the dealership today but had a hard time haggling the price down as much as some of you have Info on the lease:
- Premium package
- Illuminated kick plates
- Carpet trunk mat/cargo net
- Splash guards
- Wheel locks
Sale Price: $43,570. He's offering me the invoice price of the whole car (which also includes the $905 destination fee and $300 ad fee). He refused to give me the $1,000 lease cash incentive because he argued that he is only netting $850.
Gross cap cost: $44,420 including a $700 acquisition fee and $150 documentation fee
Due on delivery: $3,815.37
- $2,860 cap cost reduction
- $400.09 first month's payment
- $280.28 for 9.8% tax
- $275 licensing fee
Net cap cost: $41,560
Residual value (70%): $32,868.50
Money Factor: 0.00003
Hopefully I posted the correct figures. Is this a decent deal for 12,000 miles/yr and 24 month lease?
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jxlxr Posts: 55I'm assuming that at 46,900 cat it had navigation as well. You may have just missed that. I would say at minimum you should be at invoice minus the 2000 dealer cash. So approximately 5000 of sticker should be the minimum discount.
The residual and money factor is correct so just negotiating price is what you need to do. Tax rate is high so your payment may look high compared to others as well.
I'd shop around a little if you have access to other dealers. -
ramchop Posts: 3Nope, does not include the navigation package.
Can you please explain this $2,000 dealer cash? Is this a manufacture to dealer marketing special? I spoke with another dealership and they said the only incentive they offer is the $1,000 loyalty cash, which I don't qualify for.
Plus the G37x they're offering has the premium & navigation package with a MSRP of $48,805 but selling price of $44,495. -
edizzy86 Posts: 3I am in the process of neg a price of a G37 S at 44,989. Now the question is simple. If I get this car below invoice do I then ask for the $2000 incentive on top of the invoice price or am I assuming that is how we got to invoice was that the incentive is included into the negotiated price.
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jxlxr Posts: 55This is cash that Infiniti provides to dealer as a direct rebate when you buy a car. This is widely known as available so if this dealer is not be forthright about it then I would question that dealer.
I'd go on the Infiniti website and price cars. The G37X bases at 38,900. Add premium and nav and that adds about 5000. Car should list at around 45k. You'd have to add sport and technology package on top of those to get to 48k.
I'd try another dealer. -
ramchop Posts: 3Thank you for the clarification. Also got an e-mail explanation that they incorporated the $2,500 dealer cash AND the $1,000 incentive to the $4,200 discount off MSRP. Quote as follows:
"First, the dealer contribution is different based upon how you finance the car (lease or purchase) and therefore, that is how the lease cash ties in. Therefore, if you decide to finance the cash that we can use to do what we want with (which in this case we have already applied toward discounting the car $4,200) is $2,500.00. If this car goes onto a lease we have an extra $1,000 that we can use which brings it up to $3,500 for us. Now, this is on the exact model car you have picked out. This programs change monthly so I am not sure if Edmunds has a delay (which typically is true when a website provides insider information) or if they just had general Infiniti information (as it is different for each line of car) and that is the difference in the numbers. At anyrate, what I have provided you is the most accurate and up to date info. Let me know if you have questions on this part."
Looks like I got some more negotiating to do :P -
drjay1 Posts: 9I am thinking of taking this offer I negotiated:
2013 White G37S
Premium package
Navigation package
Technology package
Sport Package
Interior Accents package
Sticker Price is $47,000
39 month lease with 12k miles per year
Total out of pocket is $500
Monthly pay is $398 tax included
I do have loyalty money included.
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loomis661 Posts: 3Car man,
With the residuals you mentioned above for the 2013 and qualifying for the top tier financing rate, can you give me a good lease amount with 6.5% tax.
Quoted 454 a month tax included. 39 months, 10,000 miles. Returning 2010 M. Infiniti will take care of last 3 payments for loyal customers (current offer). (However i only owe 2. This will be my 3rd infiniti, g to m and back to g. My wife is on her 2nd QX). That was with my current payment amount of $672, and they actually said they would due the same at 24 months.
I however, spoke to the manager today who was the first guy I ever dealt with 7 years ago, and he said their pushing these because of the Q and because of my loyalty I should get a good deal. What I always ask for is the service package included, usually 600 to 700, plus window tinting and I was going to ask for the xfinity paint package, around 800.
I want to put zero down. And with the extras I just mentioned in the previous paragraph, is the 454 exceptional or should I ask for better considering the loyalty.
By the way located in FL.
Thanks Mark


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U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
formally announced Nov. 16 that the United States will expand its
military activity and cooperation with Australia as early as 2012.
Washington and Canberra have a long history of military cooperation as
well as longstanding, closely aligned geopolitical interests. This most
recent agreement marks a significant step in a broader and more
substantial expansion of cooperation between the two countries and
within the wider region.
The agreement lays the groundwork for U.S. Marines to make regular use
of Australian training grounds (including independent training), with at
least occasional rotation of a 2,500-strong Marine Air-Ground Task Force
slated to begin in 2016. Meanwhile, air bases such as Royal Australian
Air Force Base Tindal could host American combat and support aircraft,
including aerial refueling tankers and strategic bombers. Ports such as
Royal Australian Navy Base HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin, already a regular
port of call for American warships, and HMAS Stirling (Fleet Base West)
south of Perth could see the forward basing of American aircraft
carriers, surface combatants, amphibious ships, auxiliaries and
submarines as well as a considerable expansion of logistical, repair and
rearmament capacities.
The agreement with Australia is but one, albeit central, element of the
reorientation, rebalancing and rationalization of the American military
presence in the Asia-Pacific region, a process that has been under way
for more than a decade. The Pentagon has already undertaken a massive
effort to expand the military capacity of the island of Guam. Military
construction is also under way in South Korea and Japan. In the
Philippines, the sustained presence of U.S. special operations forces
and advisers has far outlasted its original justification of confronting
Muslim separatist group Abu Sayyaf. Singapore, already a regular port of
call for American warships, is under discussion as the potential
homeport for the first foreign forward deployment of one or two of the
U.S. Navy's newest Littoral Combat Ships.
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Looming budget cuts have also come into play. The Pentagon is looking to
do more with the same or less resources. This forward basing allows
warships and crews to spend more time on station and less time in
transit, which allows the same military presence to be sustained with
fewer vessels. It also leads to less wear on and fuel use by ships
moving to and from bases in North America. Alternative deployment and
basing paradigms (including the possibility of rotating crews between a
warship or submarine in the theater, already standard on ballistic and
cruise missile submarines and Littoral Combat Ships) are being examined
with increased interest.
The U.S. military in particular and Washington in general has found most
of its resources consumed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However,
with the Iraq withdrawal almost complete (though the problem of Iran's
growing power in the region remains unaddressed) and the drawdown of
forces in Afghanistan slated to accelerate in the coming years, the
United States has slowly been able to turn its attention to other key
areas of the globe.
In doing so, Washington has encountered an increasingly assertive and
aggressive China, particularly in the South China Sea. China has used
the window of opportunity created by Washington's preoccupation in Iraq
and Afghanistan to expand its reach and influence and strengthen its own
military posture in the Asia-Pacific region.
From a geopolitical standpoint, there is an inherent tension given
increasingly overlapping national interests - both between Washington
and Beijing - and among other regional players. This friction has left
many in the region - from South Korea to Vietnam and Australia - nervous
about the long-term implications of China*s increasingly assertive rise
and the increasingly aggressive exercise of military power (as well as
Beijing's use of paramilitary maritime entities). In other words, as
China*s People*s Liberation Army Navy has expanded, there has been
mounting interest in joint training with and even hosting of American
military forces around the region.
Much of the current American posture reflects Cold War-era
considerations more than current military dynamics and concerns in the
region. As a result, the United States is moving to rationalize its
current basing architecture by attempting to move from a legacy posture
to one that deals with the emergence of modern Asian powers. These moves
do not signal any shift in Washington's larger geopolitical, strategic
or military intentions. Still, the distance and dispersal that Australia
offers is not lost on the Pentagon planners eyeing China's anti-access
and area denial strategy. For Australia, further tightening of an
already strong relationship between Canberra and Washington makes a
great deal of sense. Given its geographic and demographic realities,
Australia has always relied on the support of an outside power to ensure
its broad, regional defense and its outside economic engagement. The
Australian Defence Force has long been an important and capable ally of
the U.S. military, and the relationship allows Australia greater access
to intelligence and training as well as more sophisticated defense
hardware than Canberra could provide for itself. The United States
brings considerable capabilities and reinforcements to bear when
Australia chooses to intervene in its neighborhood.
Tension between China and the United States is unavoidable in the
region. Any rebalancing at all - excepting a U.S. military pullback from
the region - will continue to unsettle Beijing. Meanwhile, every country
in Southeast Asia will view the arrangement between Australia and the
United States from its own position. Indonesia, for example, will be
nervous about being caught between China and additional American forces
in Australia - and the subsequent Chinese attention that situation may
attract. Despite Obama's denials at the signing ceremony, the tension
between China and the United States is a reality. Beijing will continue
to refine its own military posture and disposition in response to
changes by Washington in the region, while others will naturally worry
if either side becomes too dominant. While many in the region might
benefit from competition between China and the United States in the long
term, countries are currently concerned about near-term stability as
that competition evolves.
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