VolnJC
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A cop ran over a bunch of anti US protesters yesterday, which makes no sense because police are with Duterte and Duterte is anti US
Anyone ever been to the Philippines??? That place would be amazing to retire to
The backstory is that he's the Philippines "Trump" on steroids. The country is already ran into the ground, so he can't really run it into the ground, but he will end up with a bullet inside his body in the not too distant future.
So whats our current military presence there? With missiles it's probably not as important to have a place to dock ships as it was 50 years age, but it would be an asset to have one in the area. I don't think Indonesia or Brunei are options, not sure they want the criticism or even need the monetary support.
We've had around 100 advisors there, helping them combat the Islamic extremist problem in their south. The Philippines had offered us multiple sites for a new naval base, including Subic Bay (the historical one), but that was under previous rational leadership. I assume those are probably now on permanent halt.
As a positive note, we are now de facto allies with Vietnam. It's a hell of a time you're living in when the most pro-American country on Earth no longer wants you but the one that you fought a brutal war against just four decades ago now wants to cozy up.
We've had around 100 advisors there, helping them combat the Islamic extremist problem in their south. The Philippines had offered us multiple sites for a new naval base, including Subic Bay (the historical one), but that was under previous rational leadership. I assume those are probably now on permanent halt.
As a positive note, we are now de facto allies with Vietnam. It's a hell of a time you're living in when the most pro-American country on Earth no longer wants you but the one that you fought a brutal war against just four decades ago now wants to cozy up.