MERGED: All About RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty/ VFA-MLSA and Related Issues

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From Philippine Daily Inquirer:

MANILA, Philippines—The woman who blew the whistle on a fund mess involving the RP-US Balikatan exercises said American soldiers were purportedly “embedded” with Filipino troops in combat situations in Mindanao, and that the United States had taken part in the “planning of combat operations” against terrorist and Moro targets.

Full story in link below:

US troops’ combat role in RP revealed - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Not really earth-shaking news, in my opinion.

Maglibog ko usahay na kita kusug kaayo ta mo saway sa ato na dili updated ang mga materials/weapons, etc. Then kung naay motabang sawayan gihapon. Unsa man gyud ang sakto?

Para nako mas maayo naa sila para mahuman na ang gubot dinha.

[elvandesantos]

1billion pesos advance training sa soldiers: mao ni budget nato if wala ang balikatan

0.00 pesos: mao ni ato nagasto sa advance training tnx sa balikatan. plus mga humanitarian missions, roads etc.

[cebulifer]

if they can help eradicate those bastards abu sayyaf... let them stay and fight! Apila na lang pud ng mga traydor na MILF! Kapoy na! Mindanao is underdeveloped because of these guys shenanigans! Walay mo invest sa mindanao because of the security problems!

[groundwork]

mas maayo pud nang dunay american military intervention kay morag taud2 napud na da. At least gamay nlang filipino soldiers ang punggutan ug ulo. Ang gov rman nato maoy gi-ilad aning mga gropoha, peace talks daw pero ga submarino na diay. bombing did2, ambush dre, kidnap didto, putol ulo dre. Kaning gubata panahon pani sa early years sa Philippines. Spanish era man cguro.

[radnop]

ok ra kaayo nko... ngano dili man ok? tungod kay nainsulto atong forces kay dili makapakgang sa mga bandido? oh common!!!

[cebulifer]

mas maayo naay mga kano! kay dili apil sa conspiracy between some afp people and abu sayyaf.

[cebulifer]

all right!

that's your opinion and i have mine. to each his own.

hahaha!!!

[PhilCESM]

Here is my answer!

Yes to Maoist Communist Party of the Philippine (M-CPP known as CPP-NDF-NPA) Terrorism. Continue the terrorism! they mean revolution?

This is what they(M-CPP) want. To monopoly terrorism in our country. That's why they have been passing their fake "U.S. Terrorism" story off as it is real one for 4 decades.

Go U.S.! Intervene or do some preemptive strike to prevent these Terrorist groups from destroying our country and putting our innocent citizen into the quicksand of poverty then chaos. You might have not totally eliminated them but at least you could lessen their influence and strength.

This is not only a national problem but a global one since Abu-sayaff, MILF and CPP-NDF-NPA are tagged by international community as notorious terrorist group.

[cebulifer]

yeah... that's what i don't get. Even china has veered away from the teachings of Mao. why are they still continuing what has been proven as a failed ideology.

[raski]

Why is it that whenever we kick the bases out there's some other country out there more than willing to take them in? Is it because we are that stupid and shortsighted? We have such a misplaced sense of nationality, national ego is not necessarily hurt by the presence of a foreign force that may have a deterrent effect on our potential enemies. On the other hand, our national ego is always damaged by bad governance and our economic weakness.

Instead of worrying about foreign troops here, we should be more concerned about improving our governance and economy so that one day we will have enough money to fund a strong military and will no longer need the VFA or other arrangements. Even Singapore has an American military presence, but you don't hear anyone call them the lapdogs of the Americans...