*Can he fill his mother’s shoes?* U R funny.
It’s good we gave his dad sanctuary when overthrown.
Duarte got rid of the drug dealers in the funniest way.
Will the next Marcos rob the country? Martial law?
Funny as in, “Haha”
Or funny as in, consolidating the whole business under the Chinese?
Duarte got rid of the drug dealers in the funniest way.
I think you misspelled effective. Somebody told him about the “war on drugs” without telling him that Bush Senior was joking but didn’t know how to tell a joke.
To find allies and make common cause with two rebel movements shows a willingness for Realpolitic that can actually win wars.
His methods might not pass muster with the U.S. Supreme Court, but then again, the Philippines is no longer a U.S. possession.
Thanks for piquing my interest enough to read up on the subject.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_drug_war