Mr Smith says the United States is also looking at positioning equipment in the Territory so troops can play a greater role in disaster relief in the Asia Pacific.
"The closer you can pre-position stores and equipment for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, the more quickly you can get in to the field,"
Yep there it is. Its all about disaster relief and helping all of those poor people around SE asia in the event of a "disaster" Nothing to do with the US' own interests or agendas at all
