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Philippine President Wants US Forces out of Restive South
ABC News ^ | 09/12/2016 | Jim Gomez

Posted on 09/12/2016 1:48:58 PM PDT by Trump20162020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he wants U.S. forces out of his country's south and blamed America for inflaming Muslim insurgencies in the region, in his first public statement opposing the presence of American troops.

Duterte has had an uneasy relationship with the U.S. since becoming president in June and has been openly critical of American security policies. As a candidate, he declared he would chart a foreign policy that would not depend on America, his country's treaty ally.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: duterte; obama; philippines; rodrigoduterte

1 posted on 09/12/2016 1:48:58 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

China has made him an offer he can’t refuse.


2 posted on 09/12/2016 1:51:19 PM PDT by oldbrowser (Clinton Foundation donations must be turned over to the U.S. like any other gifts.)
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To: Trump20162020

good deal , leave


3 posted on 09/12/2016 1:55:35 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Trump20162020

When your Muslim Hordes catch the vision of Jihad, Rodrigo, then you should call someone else to come to your assistance.


4 posted on 09/12/2016 2:00:18 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Trump20162020

R.DUTERTE is perfectly RIGHT since WE KNOW that the obama-clinton society are the QUASI ISIS’ founders .

USA led by obama - clinton are following a very bad path !
FACE IT !

GO TRUMP


5 posted on 09/12/2016 2:00:55 PM PDT by Ulysse (h)
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To: Trump20162020

Get out and let them clean up the islam filth because we ain’t got what it takes anymore.


6 posted on 09/12/2016 2:02:19 PM PDT by soycd
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To: oldbrowser

Was Obama’s military promoting LGBTQ acceptance among the natives?


7 posted on 09/12/2016 2:04:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: soycd

Something tells me duerte wants to play rough Not by ucmj standards


8 posted on 09/12/2016 2:09:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: righttackle44

aND do you know what “Rodrigo” tells you ?

He doesn’t need american dhimmies !

Europe , like Philipines , doesn’t thank the evil couple obama-clinton ....
Just try to think a little bit


9 posted on 09/12/2016 2:09:09 PM PDT by Ulysse (h)
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To: Trump20162020

From article....”..... Philippines working on repairing relationships with the Chinese over the South China Sea. ...

I understand Duerte is a Muslim ?

Interesting too that Japan just sent planes to the Phillipines to help monitor the South China Sea.

Discussed on FR in an earlier post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3466781/posts

Hard to make sense of who is on who’s side and if the Philippines are begining to look to China .... Another Obama fumble?


10 posted on 09/12/2016 2:19:26 PM PDT by jcon40
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To: Trump20162020

Come on, the US military has become politicized, semi-social work and PC from top-to-bottom.

I gotta hand it to this distasteful loudmouth —HE KNOWS HOW TO GET THE JOB DONE.

I’m completely sure that our PC military commanders in red pumps and pregnancy simulators are giving this Phillipino Ass-Kicker the What-for on just how much stuff they CANNOT DO, how many regulations MUST be followed, how it’s not nice nor American to perform XYZ on the prisoners to get them to talk, can’t serve them 100 dishes with pork up their ass, etc.

Under THIS administration and his rule I’d say if you clear out our crypto-Lawyers in green and let him Go To Work, there’ll be scary booms and blood-curdling screams in the jungle for a couple years and then 90% less trouble.

Our military has been taken over by LAWYERS who don’t let them adapt to the local culture, generally, and when they do it’s to put up with Boy Humping, etc.

In the ‘Stan sometimes the Muj could WHILE BEING WATCHED emplace mines but because they weren’t AIMING at our guys could not be engaged. Or if detected they discarded their weapons or simply ran into structures and could not be attacked cuz of our stupid, legalistic ROE, which the enemy knew consummately.

This guy is a loudmouth but I don’t buy the notion that his recent moves are simply cuz he doesn’t want to fight muzzles —it’s prolly cuz he wants to fight them SUCCESSFULLY.

NOBODY right now trusts the USA and considering who our leaders are I can’t say I blame them.


11 posted on 09/12/2016 2:23:19 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: BenLurkin
In a nutshell ... yes.

This is HIS country and a man unafraid to take out his own evil and corrupt people should be allowed to do as he pleases with an enemy within his borders.

12 posted on 09/12/2016 2:37:37 PM PDT by knarf
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To: Trump20162020
Duterte is a hard ass. No doubt about it.
If you've been watching news about the Philippines you will see that he is encouraging the citizenry to clean up their neighborhoods, the crooks as well as the crooked police and politicians.

We'll see if it goes too far and ends up with vigilantes hanging innocent people.

13 posted on 09/12/2016 3:07:47 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Trump20162020

My wife is from the Philippines and keeps up fairly well with news coming from there. She told me 22,000 police officers were recently drug tested and only 2,000 were clean. Duterte, told them not to worry but they better clean up.

If Trump can win the Presidency, I’d be willing to bet Duterte and Trump will get along fine. Duterte despises Obama.

The below link is ET Williams. Not a bashful bone in his body. He talks about Obama and Duterte. Language is very strong, but it’s an under 4-minute video I believe you’ll enjoy watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVeduKR-nc


14 posted on 09/12/2016 5:57:32 PM PDT by Valk Rider
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To: Trump20162020

He can deal with China on his own.


15 posted on 09/12/2016 6:09:34 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Trump20162020

How many of you know just what bastards we were to the Filipinos after WW11? After we put them in uniform and had them fight the Japanese for us - and they fought like tigers - and many died.

We promised them they would also get military benefits after the war.

We lied. Again. Like we did to the Kurds after Desert Storm.

And the Filipinos have struggled in poverty like you would not believe - while we rebuilt Japan - but have remained hard working, honest, people who have remained a lot more loyal to the US than is deserved.


16 posted on 09/13/2016 1:08:03 AM PDT by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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