Posted on 02/11/2020 1:48:28 PM PST by Mariner
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dealt a major blow to the United States on Tuesday (February 11), after he terminated a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement-- delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance crucial to U.S. interests.
A spokesman for the president - who has clashed with the former colonial ruler over several issues - said he decided to pull the plug on the two-decade troop rotation pact to enable the Philippines to be more independent with its relations with other countries.
"As the President said, it's about time we rely on our own resources, we have to strengthen our own capability as a country relative to the defense of our land."
The decision could complicate U.S. military interests in the Asia-Pacific as China's ambitions rise.
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And we stole it fair and square from the Spanish.
I'm sure there's more than one general there who remembers the good old days...
Remember all that money? All that power?
It's time to take care of business.
Nothing like opening yourself up to being annihilated.
Chinese plant?
Reuters via Yahoo -It doesn’t get much worse.
Duterte seems to be too Chinese friendly.
“As the President said, it’s about time we rely on our own resources, we have to strengthen our own capability as a country relative to the defense of our land.”
Good. Now do not expect a dime of aid from the U.S. either.
Duterte really likes General Tso’s Chicken.
Actually Duterte’s more friendly with Putin than with Xi Jinping. Don’t the Phillippines have beef with China?
“Nothing like opening yourself up to being annihilated.”
The CI...er...a cabal of Philippine generals will get rid of this guys very, very soon.
Think weeks, not months.
Even a retard can see this one coming.
A Major Blow? Shouldn't he have waited till Buttgig was in office?
Is that a two-headed woman at the bottom left?
NOT a dime ... ever.
Fine send all of their citizens home from the US.
They’ll be fewer people in the Navy Exchange to get in my way.
Rescind all HB-1 visas from them now, effective yesterday.
“Reuters via Yahoo -It doesn’t get much worse.”
Did you find inaccuracy? Mischaracterization?
No. You did not.
“As the President said, it’s about time we rely on our own resources, we have to strengthen our own capability as a country relative to the defense of our land.”
All money saved from not defending an ungrateful nation will immediately be re allocated for our wall to strengthen our own capability as a country relative to the defense of our land.”
Doesn’t the Philippines have a significant muslim(SPIT!) problem?
... until they’re invaded.
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