How The U.S. Will Stand Up To An Angry Philippine Leader
In back-to-back statements this month, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested U.S. military personnel quit helping his country. He said foreign powers should quit helping with patrols in the South China Sea, where the Philippines has been resisting China since 2012 over contested maritime claims. It’s the United States that has helped the most, part of a military cooperation agreement reached in 2014. A day later, the 71-year-old president generally known for rash remarks said U.S. forces should quit their 14 years of low-key military advisory work in Mindanao, where Duterte’s government of almost three months has stepped up its fight against the violent Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. And ...
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