Not long after 9/11, Bush sent U.S. forces into the Phillipines to fight Muslim terrorist/kidnappers. But President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo put very strict limits on what they could do. For instance, they were forbidden to deal with any terrorists other than the designated group.
Since then, less and less has been heard about this, and it would seem that either she has been bought off, or she lacks the will and courage to do anything about this festering problem.
The Phillipines have a large Christian majority, and they could tackle these Muslim insurgencies if they chose to do so. Unfortunately, it looks as if they have decided to sit back and watch them grow. Very disappointing. Muslim governments in the region have no such scruples about dealing with Christian minorities.
“Muslim governments in the region have no such scruples about dealing with Christian minorities.”
Because Islam subordinates Christianity and all other religions as inferior to the teachings of their pedophile prophet. Any and all tactics are acceptable to the Islamo-terrorists in the pursuit of the global caliphate.
Islam needs to be eradicated from the earth.