Rodrigo Duterte, Angry Puppet or Sovereign Tough Guy?

However, the harshest assessments of Obama are found in an increasingly anti-American Russia.

He is as evil as they come.

A WEEK after President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed plans to receive $32 million in U.S. aid, American officials on Monday, August 8, urged his administration to end human rights abuses in its violent war on drugs.

The aid committed by the U.S. is meant to fund “training and services” for Philippine security forces. It was announced while the Philippine National Police (PNP) are engaged in a bloody crackdown on the illegal drug trade.

While referencing a 36-year-old Australian lay minister named Jacqueline Hamill, who was held hostage, raped, had her throat slashed and was shot in 1989, Duterte said, “I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste.”

And yes, he was referring to himself.

FACT!!!...

These things have occurred...


"1. Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century failed to create universal health insurance, signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It will cover 32 million uninsured Americans beginning in 2014 and mandates a suite of experimental measures to cut health care cost growth, the number one cause of America’s long-term fiscal problems.

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50. Killed the F-22: In 2009, ended further purchases of Lockheed Martin single-seat, twin-engine, fighter aircraft, which cost $358 million apiece. Though the military had 187 built, the plane has never flown a single combat mission. Eliminating it saved $4 billion."...

"Duterte has bristled repeatedly at criticism over his "war on drugs", which has killed about 2,400 people since he took office two months ago, and on Monday said it would be "rude" for Obama to raise the question of human rights when they met. Such a conversation, Duterte told reporters, would prompt him to curse at Obama, using a Filipino phrase "putang ina" which can mean "son of a bitch" or "son of a whore"."

"Speaking at the G20 summit in China on Monday morning, Obama said he had heard about Duterte's "colorful" remarks and instructed his staff to see if meetings with Duterte would still be "productive."

So Bluering...you're good with extra-judicial killing. Cops/politicians deciding who should be executed with no trial? Because that is what Duterte is doing right now to people totally unassociated with MILF in Manila.

We definitely should hold our "allies" accountable for the way they treat their own people, to the extent that we can, without invading their sovereign bitchin'ness.

It is currently not our problem.

But clearly, his weakening of our government, beginning with his apology tour back in 2009, has had obvious world-wide implications.

Blue, there are innocent people getting killed, including a 5 year old. Collateral damage I guess? Local police are using this as a cover to kill people they do not like. Not a good turn for that country. Once you build lawlessness into a system it is hard to get rid of. Mexico is a good example.

While referencing a 36-year-old Australian lay minister named Jacqueline Hamill, who was held hostage, raped, had her throat slashed and was shot in 1989, Duterte said, “I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste.”

And yes, he was referring to himself.

But her impeachment was all about budgetary issues, not Benghazi and classified email. How exactly is she similar to Hillary?

Now he says he'd rather be with Russia and China

"I'm not justifying Duterte's behavior....completely irresponsible and disrespectful of him. And I think Obama's response was correct and appropriate.

But clearly, his weakening of our government, beginning with his apology tour back in 2009, has had obvious world-wide implications. "

I bet I've met a lot more Filipinos than most people and they all love America and Americans.

when put up against the Moro juramentados many officers learned of the cartridge’s shortcomings the hard way. Reports of juramentados absorbing a cylinder-full of .38 Long Colts and still beheading the shooter with a keris knife were disturbingly regular.

It only took us 70 years to forget the 1930's.

Here are a few facts that are not common knowledge in the MSM. Duterte, before he was elected made his intentions very well known regarding what would be his drug policy Even BEFORE he was elected he told the crooked government workers, crooked cops, crooked military and the drug dealers to “walk away”.

AFTER he was elected, he said the same thing. He even went as far as to offer any government worker / military persons who “walked away” full pension and retirement. He made this offer and he said “or I’ll f__king kill you”. This is not BS. The Youtube video’s of him saying this might still be up. Also it was reported on the “zerocensorship dot com” news site. I am sure if you go to that site and click on the “Asia” filter and search back a few months you’ll see everything I type here is correct.

A month went by and he made a second less generous offer. “you have 24 hours to hand in your guns and turn yourself in. We have your names. You will get your day in court. If you do not do this, I’ll f__cking kill you.”
Again this offer was well documented. To those that did not pick from door # 1 or door # 2, well, he f__king killed them.
As an aside he ALSO started a massive anti-drug campaign in all the rural provinces sending out an army of nurses and paid counselors to try to sway the young ones against even starting drugs.

Of course this also never gets mentioned in MSM.

“You are a good man,” Trump told Duterte, according to an official transcript of the April 29 call produced by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and obtained by The Intercept. “Keep up the good work,” Trump told Duterte. “You are doing an amazing job.”

Trump began the call by telling Duterte, “You don’t sleep much, you’re just like me,” before quickly pivoting to the strongman’s drug war.

“I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,” Trump told Duterte at the beginning of their call, according to the document. “Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.”