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Seems to me that if we controlled the Philippine defenses from 1935 to 1945 we had a major glitch in 1942 when the Japanese controlled the place. Actually we took over the Philippines after the Spanish American War in 1898. We have pretty much operated the place as an economic colony ever since. About time they noticed the rip off and did something about it.
Seems to me that if we controlled the Philippine defenses from 1935 to 1945 we had a major glitch in 1942 when the Japanese controlled the place. Actually we took over the Philippines after the Spanish American War in 1898. We have pretty much operated the place as an economic colony ever since. About time they noticed the rip off and did something about it.
I don't know about that, but no one is a bigger rip off than china. I guess no one minds since they're not white westerners ?
Our press is always the first attack and its attacking him. Something has got under his skin....Probably thinks the human rights orgs criticizing his drug war are US proxies or some such.
The other factor is simply China which certainly makes a tempting market. China just relaxed on trade which it had cut off.
Obama has screwed up again but Duterte is admittedly a psycho who has authorized 3600 'street justice' killing of drug dealers in a few short months. I work with several Filipinos that love Duterte so they will likely follow whatever he does. Of course a guy like Duterte is just as likely to jump in his jet ski and attack China as he said before he would do.
Seems to me that if we controlled the Philippine defenses from 1935 to 1945 we had a major glitch in 1942 when the Japanese controlled the place. Actually we took over the Philippines after the Spanish American War in 1898. We have pretty much operated the place as an economic colony ever since. About time they noticed the rip off and did something about it.
This is pure nonsense. Explain how the US uses the Philippines as an economic colony? We're not the ones trying to steal the Scarborough Shoal, China is. What's even more funny is, Duterte is going to let them. There are US companies in the Philippines that employs people. Is that your definition of an economic colony?
Does anyone honestly think that China is going to treat the Philippines fairly? Only someone not very bright.
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Originally Posted by Tall Traveler
Obama has screwed up again but Duterte is admittedly a psycho who has authorized 3600 'street justice' killing of drug dealers in a few short months. I work with several Filipinos that love Duterte so they will likely follow whatever he does. Of course a guy like Duterte is just as likely to jump in his jet ski and attack China as he said before he would do.
Obama is totally ignoring the issue he's going Lame Duck there's no doubt about it.
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We simply need to accept the fact that it is a multi-polar world. Our mindset has to change, because it isn't 1950 or 1960 anymore. Ironically, a multi-polar world might actually benefit Americans even more, because our government won't be able to do whatever it wants all over the world and we'll simply have to spend all of our money at home rather than maintaining military presence abroad, paying for other peoples' security, and waging endless wars that have unforeseen blowback.
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