The FBI falls short defending the Pacific

The FBI falls short defending the Pacific

Adm. Sam Paparo, leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific command, ought to get on the phone to FBI director Kash Patel and tell him: “I’m doing my job. How about you do yours?” The U.S. military has belatedly woken up to the China threat in the Central Pacific and is now bolstering its defenses. This includes refurbishing World War II-era airfields on Tinian (near Saipan) and Peleliu, and expanding the airfield on Yap in Federated States of Micronesia. …