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re: Phillipines President Duterte orders Philippines military to occupy islands
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:35 am to jbgleason
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:35 am to jbgleason
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If this guy and China decide to duke it out, why exactly do we have to go help?
Ha, you think we could keep our noses out of an up and coming super power going to war with one of our former territories?
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Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:37 am to jbgleason
China doesn't give a shite about the Philippines. They just want to control the South China Sea
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:37 am to upgrayedd
He may not have the muscle China does but he did make a major move and basically told China to suck it.
He has balls. I kind like the move he made. He didn't play around, he just took the island.
That is a strong move.
He has balls. I kind like the move he made. He didn't play around, he just took the island.
That is a strong move.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:39 am to Fat and Happy
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That is a strong move.
Do ants make a strong move when they build a mound in my back yard?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:43 am to colorchangintiger
Duterte talks a lot of sh*t but also backs it up.
The man is literally leading an ethnic cleansing of drug dealers in the Philippines.
Imagine what he'd do to clean up the streets of Chicago or Nola...
USA Today
The man is literally leading an ethnic cleansing of drug dealers in the Philippines.
Imagine what he'd do to clean up the streets of Chicago or Nola...
USA Today
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:44 am to jbgleason
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Explain why? I know we needed the Philippines in WWII for an air base to attack Japan but that isn't really relevant anymore. If this guy and China decide to duke it out, why exactly do we have to go help?
1. Because we are obligated by treaty.
2. Abrogating our presence in the region is giving China even more military and economic control by default. It's telling all the countries in that area, "you're on your own, pal. Better make whatever accomodation with China you can." And they will, and it will not be favorable to us.
3. It puts China within spitting distance of Australia, our staunchest ally in the world at the present time-although Trump's recent comments indicate he doesn't give a shite about that.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:46 am to Tigeralum2008
I don't really have an issue with it, he is basically calling china's bluff and honestly I don't see China using their military here. Maybe I'm wrong, the USA isn't going to way with China over it either so he's bluffing also.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:49 am to suavecito80
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That scary Philippine army though. All their two m-14's and canoe Navy
I don't know man... imagine a bunch of little brown dudes popping out of the forest with machetes.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 9:54 am to crap4brain
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This could get interesting.
This could but it won't outside of the diplomatic song and dance. Militarily, China isn't going to shite about this. I think as long as there's even a slight chance of U.S. support, the Chinese will be kept at bay.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:06 am to terd ferguson
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I don't know man... imagine a bunch of little brown dudes popping out of the forest with machetes.
During WWII, the Philippine resistance forces were a formidable ally
Darth's favorite place to plagarize
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:06 am to Jim Rockford
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It puts China within spitting distance of Australia, our staunchest ally in the world at the present time
More than Canada or Britain?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:08 am to colorchangintiger
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More than Canada or Britain?
Yes. They have fought beside us in every conflict since WWII, including Vietnam. You can't say that about Canada or Britain.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:11 am to colorchangintiger
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Do ants make a strong move when they build a mound in my back yard?
Alpha move bro until I pour gasoline on the mound and incinerate their arse. Duterte thinks drug users should be exterminated. Yet another alpha move
This post was edited on 4/6/17 at 10:12 am
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:13 am to Tigeralum2008
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During WWII, the Philippine resistance forces were a formidable ally
Oh I know... they gave the Japs hell. I wasn't joking about little brown dudes popping out of the woods with machetes. They'd swoop in, slice your arse up, and disappear.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:39 am to jbgleason
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Explain why? I know we needed the Philippines in WWII for an air base to attack Japan but that isn't really relevant anymore. If this guy and China decide to duke it out, why exactly do we have to go help?
It would violate UN rules I'm sure which we are obligated to protect. This would be seen as imperialism by force.
Also, the Philippines are full of natural resources and are located in a very strategically advantageous place for naval and air bases. That is absolutely still relevant.
quote:
The Philippines produced 11 percent of the world's nickel in 2010. The country's rich natural resources also include major copper deposits, chromium, gold, and silver; minerals made up 8 percent of merchandise exports in 2011.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:42 am to TheCaterpillar
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It would violate UN rules I'm sure which we are obligated to protect. This would be seen as imperialism by force.
We have a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines. Nobody cares about the UN
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:45 am to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:Well there you go.
We have a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines. Nobody cares about the UN
Still, we'd be obligated somewhat to protect them.
And it is absofrickinglutely a strategic area for us to have an ally. And they do have great resources.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:45 am to suavecito80
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Alpha move bro until I pour gasoline on the mound and incinerate their arse.
No no no you're doing it wrong.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:51 am to NYNolaguy1
Can't we just wait a few more years and sea level rise will take away these islands anyway?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:27 am to NYNolaguy1
That's an awesome gif
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