[knarf]

Trump is being quietly friendly and it will pay off for the Philippines.

Duterte loves his people and his country is is as fanatical as Trump is about America.

A lot of good is developing in the world that Satan is not allowing to be broadcast.

[arthurus]

Tangentially related: I know some elderly Filipina expatriate ladies here, all of whom like, nay, are even proud that Duterte is cleaning out the druggers and druggies but they are deferring visits to the homeland for a while. The perceived problem is that too many people are using the go ahead to kill dealers to settle other sorts of scores and sometimes one doesn’t know that someone has a grudge.

[arthurus]

Trump is doing more than showing friendship. He has a carrier in China's claimed backyard. Hussein with his "pivot to Asia" pulled back the Navy to avoid getting in China's way. That surely makes a big impression on Duterte. This guy is for real!