Author Topic: [NEWS] US halts arms sale to Philippines; Duterte appeals Russia, threatens US (Read 2586 times)

Jairo · October 20, 2016, 01:37:04 PM

Quote from: title: Philippines announces separation from US sphere; aligns with China

Quote from: sources
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/asia/china-philippines-duterte-visit/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-philippines-idUSKCN12K12Z?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29

https://www.yahoo.com/news/duterte-meets-xi-philippines-cozies-beijing-044808788.html

duterte's been beating around the bush lately, but he was in beijing today and announced his country's separation from US influence, instead aligning with the chinese and quipping if he could form an axis with putin as well. duterte called obama a "son of a whore" again during his declaration, but no official liquidation of military or economic treaties have been submitted. the philippines will no longer be an american puppet -- just a chinese one.

Quote from: sources

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/asia/philippines-us-arms-sale-reaction/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/duterte-rails-against-u-s-over-arms-sale-opposition-1478122518

http://fortune.com/2016/11/03/philippines-duterte-us-gun-sale/

the rifles used by filipino police and such are of the american maker sig sauer. the US recently decided to halt a deal which would turn over 26,000 rifles for the assumed purpose of culling additional "addicts" in the ongoing filipino drug war.

president duterte is upset over the development, saying he'll open up arms trade with russia instead and that "we have a lot of explosives here" -- an archaic but presumed threat against the US.

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Gytyyhgfffff · October 20, 2016, 01:42:25 PM

Lord Tony� · October 20, 2016, 01:45:01 PM

WW3 is gonna be fun.

SeventhSandwich · October 20, 2016, 01:46:51 PM

Saw that coming from a mile away.

espio100 · October 20, 2016, 02:22:14 PM

Magus · October 20, 2016, 02:26:29 PM

Some predictions:
-There'll be a military coup within a year. (edit: before the end of 2017, to clarify)
-The U.S. will be all too happy to do nothing to help the Philippines if they require aid. (such as right now with the typhoon)
-China will take control of Philippine oil.

beachbum111111 · October 20, 2016, 02:27:28 PM

So the Philippines aren't getting the South China Sea islands I suppose

Nonnel · October 20, 2016, 03:28:20 PM

nice, we lost some power

Eon · October 20, 2016, 03:37:56 PM

doesn't the philis have the highest us support rate in the world tho

Decepticon · October 20, 2016, 03:58:54 PM

Quote from: Eon on October 20, 2016, 03:37:56 PM

doesn't the philis have the highest us support rate in the world tho

i thought that was israel

Nicepoint · October 20, 2016, 04:01:31 PM

Oh...

Maxwell. · October 20, 2016, 04:03:45 PM

who needs them though

Perry · October 20, 2016, 04:20:39 PM

Quote from: Maxwell. on October 20, 2016, 04:03:45 PM

who needs them though

they're almost as useless as Texas

Ragequit · October 20, 2016, 04:41:31 PM

Quote from: Perry on October 20, 2016, 04:20:39 PM

they're almost as useless as Texas

die

Decepticon · October 20, 2016, 04:52:41 PM

Quote from: Perry on October 20, 2016, 04:20:39 PM

they're almost as useless as Texas