In South China Sea, Beijing Acts Out Its Own Manifest Destiny
Dry Tortugas, Florida-I was visiting the Dry Tortugas, a collection of islands, sand bars and reefs 70 miles east of Key West, and, curiously, the first thing that came to mind was the South China Sea and disputes over similarly tiny specs.
A giant brick bastion sits squat on the main island of the archipelago and is called Fort Jefferson. Way back in 1845, it's construction exemplified the determination of the still-young United States to protect is coastal ports. The fort and its harbor was meant to serve as a way station for warships patrolling the Gulf of Mexico and defend the harbors of New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola.
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A giant brick bastion sits squat on the main island of the archipelago and is called Fort Jefferson. Way back in 1845, it's construction exemplified the determination of the still-young United States to protect is coastal ports. The fort and its harbor was meant to serve as a way station for warships patrolling the Gulf of Mexico and defend the harbors of New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola.
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