BRING back the U.S. Air Base!!!

[hulagway]

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unsaon man tawn na nato ang F16 oi... who will fly those planes? ato mga airforce pilots? basin mahurot rana ug ka crash...
dli man sad na wala koy salig but kinahanglan pa tawn na sila ma train oi...

maski unsaon pa ug bali2 maski pa mopalit ta ug mga firepowers useless ra japon na sa karon kay ga cge na ug panguha mga insik sa ato resources.. tabang ra jud sa US ang ato ma dali2 for now..

kibaw baka nga ang atong PAF pilots g pang pirate sa mga commercials airlines? kanag lang daan makita nimo nga dekalidad ang atong mga pilots..ang besides dili pilot error ang causes sa mga crash kung dili ang mga daan nga gamit.

[inxss4]

The bases also opened more jobs for us Filipinos.



There's no question about loyalty. Taiwan is a rich country, so is South Korea, but the US is still there with them. The good thing about these countries is that they have accepted this relationship they have with the Americans and rose above nationalistic pride for the good of their nations. Meanwhile in the Philippines, were still living up to this fantasy of Filipino sentimentality being fed to us and yet cannot do anything on ourselves when were being robbed by our sovereignty foreign and domestic.

Nice comments........

[inxss4]

kibaw baka nga ang atong PAF pilots g pang pirate sa mga commercials airlines? kanag lang daan makita nimo nga dekalidad ang atong mga pilots..ang besides dili pilot error ang causes sa mga crash kung dili ang mga daan nga gamit.

They (Pilots) still have to be trained with F16 ......

[hulagway]

They (Pilots) still have to be trained with F16 ......

i know. pro dili mana mao iyang g point out..

[inxss4]

i know. pro dili mana mao iyang g point out..

We should trust our pilots but they should be trained in flying F16......

[jeremiahjay]

The bases also opened more jobs for us Filipinos.



There's no question about loyalty. Taiwan is a rich country, so is South Korea, but the US is still there with them. The good thing about these countries is that they have accepted this relationship they have with the Americans and rose above nationalistic pride for the good of their nations. Meanwhile in the Philippines, were still living up to this fantasy of Filipino sentimentality being fed to us and yet cannot do anything on ourselves when were being robbed by our sovereignty foreign and domestic.

There is no sentimentality about that, sometimes I felt that the way we can be united as a nation is through fighting a common enemy in a war. We have always been separated (even as negligible as a dialect) from each other.. As history tells us we have never really stand on our own. It's good if the bases are here, but chances are our force and equipment will still be that mediocre.

Ang langaw nga naka tongtong sa kabaw, langaw lang gihapon..

[hulagway]

We should trust our pilots but they should be trained in flying F16......

of course, who said they will not be trained?

[machinecult]

There is no sentimentality about that, sometimes I felt that the way we can be united as a nation is through fighting a common enemy in a war. We have always been separated (even as negligible as a dialect) from each other.. As history tells us we have never really stand on our own. It's good if the bases are here, but chances are our force and equipment will still be that mediocre.

That's not the sentimentality I meant. What I mean is false pride and that unnecessary, even dangerous form of nationalism - The one that keeps us blind and unreasonable to accept we are desperately in need of help from outsiders (ie. Americans). As I said, S.Korea and Taiwan are not poor countries but they still work along-side the US. Meanwhile in the Philippines, even though we're piss-poor and obviously in need of help resort to nationalistic pride.

While some people (usually the Left) don't want the Americans intervening because its against our country's 'sovereignty' and the VFA is 'unconstitutional' they themselves can't do anything at all. This Chinese invasion thing is probably giving them wet dreams.

[Detective Mask]

For me it was a mistake that we let go of the US bases..

Now, I may not fully support this one for two reasons:
1. It should be us who should defend our homeland, by this we should strengthen our own defense. Buy new weapons and equipment, bring back the ROTC, develop our own defense system, and etc...

2. The US is still powerful but maybe it is time for us to love our country and believe on ourselves.

I totally agree with you here. As Filipinos, it's our responsibility to protect our country. If we really need help, that should be the last resort. Dili ta dapat mongayo dayon ug tabang sa US and give that responsibility to them instead. That's why we should focus on diplomatic solutions at this point.

[DEMONOCIETY]

nindot siguro unta if magubat para lang anang islaha if naa lang jud makinabangan kitang tanan pinoy ana ok rag mangamatay pero kung gov. ry makinabangan kung unsay naa anang islaha? kalisod sila ray bulahan?