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cstanleytech

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28. Well now thats their decision to be making isnt it. nt

Reply to EFerrari (Reply #27)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 04:30 AM

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Manila Police Block Protesters Near US Embassy [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2012 OP

Disgusting. And the protesters are right, dammit. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #1

" there's no possible justification for having U.S. troops in the Philippines." cstanleytech Jun 2012 #3

Eloquent is the right word. Wonderful! Apparently many people who know it agree. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2012 #4

At least five good reasons for some US troops to be here in the Philippines. 4bucksagallon Jun 2012 #2

There's nothing we can do to stop any of those groups Ken Burch Jun 2012 #5

We tried pretending the rest of the world didnt matter before before WWII if you recall your history cstanleytech Jun 2012 #8

It's not about pretending the rest of the world doesn't exist Ken Burch Jun 2012 #9

My apologies then if you didnt mean that. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #10

What is so terrible about being one country among a lot of other countries? Ken Burch Jun 2012 #11

#1 No idea where that came from or how its related to the topic atm. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #18

We should only be giving unconditional economic aid, not military aid. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #22

That makes no sense at all since our troops arent fighting there they are assisting in training much cstanleytech Jun 2012 #23

Yeah, training...like what kind of training? Ken Burch Jun 2012 #24

This isnt about training them for war its about training them cstanleytech Jun 2012 #25

If we have been coaching them since WW2 with these results EFerrari Jun 2012 #27

Well now thats their decision to be making isnt it. nt cstanleytech Jun 2012 #28

Sure. Although whether the Philippines can make that decision EFerrari Jun 2012 #29

I feel secure in believing they can make their own decisions after all they did before when cstanleytech Jun 2012 #30

And yet their citizens are having to protest the presence of our troops there today. EFerrari Jun 2012 #31

You are forgetting something. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #32

The difference is, we don't have the United States on our backs EFerrari Jun 2012 #33

Are you saying that the elections are being rigged by the US in favor of the current government? cstanleytech Jun 2012 #34

Do you think our government has to rig elections to have influence? EFerrari Jun 2012 #35

One thousand anti US protestors. grantcart Jun 2012 #6

Why would you defend our having troops there at all? Ken Burch Jun 2012 #7

These "internal insurgents" are mostly thugs kidnapping foreigners for money. DCBob Jun 2012 #12

The thugs could be dealt with with a few Special Forces types. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #15

Perhaps you are unaware the US military left the Philippines many many years ago. DCBob Jun 2012 #16

Agree with you....DCBob 4bucksagallon Jun 2012 #36

Hi 4bucks.. DCBob Jun 2012 #37

my point has nothing to do about 'the troops' or more to the grantcart Jun 2012 #13

I have a lot of Pinoy co-workers Ken Burch Jun 2012 #14

There are no plans to make the Philippines a "US colony". DCBob Jun 2012 #17

"We should have given them full independence immediately in 1900." They have that. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #19

You're missing the point Ken Burch Jun 2012 #20

What vestiges? We no longer have any bases there, we dont levy or collect any taxes, cstanleytech Jun 2012 #21

They closed Subic Bay and Clark AFB during Bush I, but of course no one sensible believed they left, Judi Lynn Jun 2012 #26

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