I like Pat. And I like this article, mostly.
However, there are a LOT of circumstances not covered. The 2012 US-drone-strike on targets in the Philippines, condemned by the PH congress back then: that’s one.
Another is the fact that “innocent passage” through the S China Sea is still allowed. It is US warships that China objects to.
Fishing is another issue in the disputes. China is NOT building bases in the S China Sea. (I have read both sides and I am pretty sure of that. However, I am open to new info on this.)
Lastly, PH is a sovereign nation and who knows what BS has been proposed or attempted or achieved by BHO and the World Bank, that we have not heard about. I thank that could be a MAJOR contributing factor in Duterte’s disgust with America: BHO. (”Son of a whore” is an accurate translation of what Duterte said. It means that Obama’s mom was for sale, and that Obama has no birthright. Huh.)
So, I have speculation. Duterte is in a leadership position in a country that is complex, and ready to grow. Like Taiwan (an economic freezone with deep ties to China), the Philippines could become a place of peace, law and order, freedom from crime and terrorism, and prosperity for its people.
Obama (or hillary!) leading the “war on terrorism” in the southern portion of the Philippines is a recipe for DISASTER!!
And manipulation by globalists is a recipe for bankruptcy.
JMHO.
“China is NOT building bases in the S China Sea”
Yes it is. Big enough to build airfields on. This is common info from multiple sources, this is just one.
“Pictures taken in late July show the hangars constructed on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief Reefs in the Spratly islands have room for any fighter jet in the Chinese air force, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).”
These put the entire Philippines, plus Borneo and South Vietnam in range of all Chinese tactical aircraft. Thats besides whatever missiles are also present or deployable.
>>China is NOT building bases in the S China Sea. <<
What do you think they are building? Girl Scout camps? No country would spend the effort and cost for anything but military bases.