Calling the Kettle Black

 D.o.J. has made it clear it isn't playing games;

Issued warrants for arrests that named some Chinese names.

5 men in their military we've accused of hacking...

Though our moral high-ground, after Edward Snowden's, lacking.

Justice claims it's not the same as what our country does;

China spies on companies and that's worse than ours was.

When we spy it's not a crime - when China does it is...

Our Ambassador was summoned.  Glad my job's not his.

Tensions are already high with us and the Chinese

Over actions they've committed on South China Seas.

Philippines and Vietnam are mad at China, too

And they wonder what their U.S. allies plan to do.

Wish we'd picked a better battle than the one we did.

After Edward Snowden's leaks blew off NSA's lid

Seems to me our outrage at their cyber hack-attack

Feels a lot like our pot's calling China's kettle black.

The Bad, Old Days

Protestors in Vietnam are angry at China.  (Photo/Courtesy of aol.com)

So much for the "new world order;" we're back to the old...

Stronger preying on the weak - where wars aren't always cold.

China placed an oil rig off the coast of Vietnam;

Chinese ships protected it with orders they should ram

Any ships that Vietnam sent out to take a look.

Chinese used their water cannon...  Shades of Captain Hook.

They believe they should control the whole South China Sea;

Doesn't matter if the country's neighbors disagree.

Seems they took a page from Putin's playbook in Ukraine;

Seize the things you want to, first - then let the world complain.

Vietnam had rioting and Chinese factories burned.

Looks as if the "bad, old days" of history's returned.