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There might be. China shows no sign of backing down, and we are obligated by treaty to intervene on the Philippines' behalf. Plus it's just the right thing to do (i.e. China does NOT own the entirety of the South China Sea no matter how much they say they do).

There are multiple avenues for war in the Pacific, not just the Spratly Islands.
And at any rate, the US is not prepared to get involved at the level it might require. Read this:

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-na....

The deterioration of the Navy is a direct threat to US national security, along with our inability to build ships in any kind of numbers. Any Pacific conflict is going to be about logistics, and we're rapidly losing our capability there.

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