[Mollypitcher1]

Duterte seems to have conveniently forgotten the cost in American lives during World War II IN THE PHILIPPINES.

[vladimir998]

We seized church bells? Return them. We should NEVER have taken items that belong to churches.

Now, if it was a mosque minaret. . .

[BeauBo]

What will Duterte give us for the bells?

Let’s make a deal.

[Arm_Bears]

Wasn’t Duterte bad-mouthing Trump not that long ago?

[Chewbarkah]

By all means give them back their bells. Cheapest goodwill gesture in US history. Where are they?

[originalbuckeye]

Duterte just thinks he is still dealing with Obama/a Democrat. Since they are pretty insignificant, Trump may return them. It’s not like they are the Panama Canal or anything.

[WalterSkinner]

..need to remind him of the Bataan Death March—let it go...

[JonPreston]

Give him the bells but keep the clappers.

[miniTAX]

“Duterte to ask Trump...”

Most probably fake news, from the presstitudes, again.

[9YearLurker]

Bells, as from Christian Churches. I can see that.

I wonder if this is something that has been negotiated in advance, since heads of state meetings generally are, and what might be on our side of the deal.

[Thank You Rush]

Great - something else that Mueller, the dems and the media can sink their teeth into and investigate.

“Trump is hiding those bells. We have it on good authority. We demand their return immediately.”

[Ciexyz]

Easy request to honor to buy goodwill.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

I don’t think that Spain in 1898 threatened any vital national interest of the United States.

[onedoug]

Tell this tinpot that he’s free to pursue the matter with the estate of Blackjack.

[Buffalo Bob]

Here is fascinating background on these bells, and the previous attempts to have them returned to the Philippines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balangiga_bells

(sorry, can't do the link correctly)

[Kickass Conservative]

Gimme back my Church Bells
Put ‘em back where they belong
Ain’t foolin’ around ‘cause I done had my fun
Ain’t gonna see no more damage done
Gimme back my Church Bells

[ameribbean expat]

Find the most conservative Roman Catholic bishop in the US, and let him escort them back to the Phillipines and turn them over to his Filipino counterpart. Take the politics out of it.

[Teacher317]

At F. E. Warren Air Force Base (with ICBMs) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on display as part of a memorial, but not open to the public. The third bell is held at Camp Red Cloud, in South Korea.

They want the bells as a symbol of resisting American Colonialism. Not exactly the kind of sentiment we wish to encourage.

[Rastus]

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