Posted on 07/12/2004 2:30:46 PM PDT by dead
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Philippines will withdraw its forces from Iraq (news - web sites) "as soon as possible," Philippine Deputy Foreign Minister Rafael Seguis said on Monday in a statement he read out on al Jazeera television.
"In response to your request, the Philippines ... will withdraw its humanitarian forces as soon as possible," Seguis said according to al Jazeera's Arabic translation of his remarks. His statement was addressed to the group which is holding a Filipino driver hostage.
You've gotta be kidding me.
Oh great, countries are now giving in to the demands of terrorists....well if that doesn't invite more and bigger demands....
We are doomed. The one hundred or so Filipino soldiers are leaving Iraq. How can we fight the enemy without the help of this supreme Filipino military force? I am scared to death now.
The Philippenes will shortly be having a lot more problems with the Abu Sayyaf and other terrorist groups, now that they have shown their weakness.
Honestly, of all the countries to pick on, they demand that Philippine humanitarian workers (not combatants) leave. Tells you something about their value system, doesn't it?
It is no big deal except the message it sends....terrorism works. Terrorists now believe they can get whole countries to come to their knees. This isn't a big deal, but what follows will be.
Oh no. I had read that they were going to hold out. What a stupid, stupid move.
Sheesh
Wait a minute. Gloria Arroyo keeps saying the troops will stay. What gives?
It's hard to picture anything worse than removing humanitarian aid from a country in response to hostage taking.
another country folds to terrorism-how pussilanimous
In reply the US State Department issued a statement that the US is suspending all loans and monies to the Philippines and will be withdrawing all US advisors helping to fight domestic and international terrorists in the said country of the Philippines.
Of course this is what would occur if the State department had a set of Cajones, which they don't, so it will say nothing or ask forgiveness.
This Shiite is getting me more upset by the day.
and be replaced by anti-terrorist special forces that will hunt you down like a dog.
it doesn't seem like a lot, but still the terrorists beat them and it gives them the more reason to do it again.
The Philipines were obviously a Spanish colony.
Oh no...
The UN, which cut and run after one attack on their ill-defended HQ in Baghdad.
Spain, which cut and run after one attack on their home soil.
The Philipines, which cut and run after one aid worker is threatened.
And, for dishonorable mention, France, Germany, and Russia, who disn't get involved at all because toppling Saddam would have eliminated their looting of Iraq'a oil wealth through the massively corrupt UN "Oil For Food" criminal enterprise (probably the greates heist of all time were somebody to report on it -- where are Woodward and Bernstein when you need them?).
Who is advising these (censored) to capitulate for one person? Jeez.....
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