nothing more than rocks have been filled with sand and concrete and turned into something akin to a stationary aircraft carrier that allows china to project power outside the first and second island chain. so you can see an airstrip there they are well-defended. and if there was ever a conflict in the south china sea, it would give them a logistics hub and ability to move their forces forward against whatever is coming back at them. brian: the fifth or seventh fleet we have here that continues to patrol an international waters, correct? where are we allowed to go that is not china territory? we are allowed to go through here? absolutely. i mean you saw that p 3 fly over airspace the other day, and they were warned by the chinese but this is international airspace. these are international waters. the chinese have this artificial claim of something they call the 9 dash line. it s largest prefecture in china
russian resupply line is dependent on railways. particularly these those forces that came down from belarus forces surrounding the capital city of kyiv. need those rail lines. the bell resolution railway workers are not in support of this war. some of them are striking and some have gone as far as to subtaj rail lines and it will really inhibit the ability. brian: mike is, it also the case the russians haven t made much progress and gained much ground the only urban fighting is in mariupol? well, i think it s a little bit different in the town of mariupol. we have more reports and seen some video of the russians getting into the town in mariupol and fighting street to street. but that doesn t mean that they have expelled all of the ukrainian fighters from there what it seems to be is ukrainian fighters are now concentrated toward the center of the city of
the good news for the ukrainians, as long as this fight continues, that means they are still in the fight. they haven t been run over. the bad news is, as the russians fail to advance their troops, they are backing up and going to the long range fire. that means the missile strikes, that means artillery, that means mortars, things less discriminate. the multiple rocket system. in mariupol like we are seeing in kharkiv. that s when the civilians pate price as have you indiscriminate fire. you can t pinpoint this stuff on military target. we see apartment buildings and bomb shelters they are taking direct hits. in fact, it s pretty y. solid argument that civilian targets aren t hit by accident that they re being aimed at, guys. brian: thanks, mike. appreciate it check in with you again. 6 minutes after the hour. more on this. rush has about 13 and 17,000 under arrest for protesting. happening in 150 cities.
and so that could be a peaceful reunification or violent like the ukraine. which is why i think xi jinping is reluck toont i have the size putin. brian: we have to flood that country with the arms necessary to defend themselves. i think we are learning something from ukraine i hope. i hope we do just that thanks, admiral, appreciate it. you are welcome, brian. thanks for letting me to be on the show. brian: no problem, our privilege. still ahead on this show press secretary john kirby will join us live this hour. first, republican lawmakers raise concerns about judge ketanji brown jackson during day one of confirmation hearing. leo terrell on her pledge to be end next. are fire! slider sunday! i want that. everything s better between king s hawaiian bread.
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