dangerous war

Is the US ready to deal with the penalties of their dry run activity in the South China Sea if China pushes back? Battle is begun that way! Oh wait we understood that, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin anyone? The US made false cases pertaining to Vietnamese Naval at that time. Currently they are simply neglecting the cautions of China to back off and get their own islands. Provided China just created islands out of nothing as well as planted a flag on them. However isn't really there a better method for this to be resolved after that sending battleships and bold China to respond?