Rodrigo Duterte, Angry Puppet or Sovereign Tough Guy?

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survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 4, 2016 - 12:12pm PT
Now he says he'd rather be with Russia and China.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/04/asia/philippines-duterte-us-breakup/index.html
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 4, 2016 - 12:15pm PT
Now he says he'd rather be with Russia and China

I don't think anybody has accused him of being overly bright, yet.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Oct 4, 2016 - 12:16pm PT
The guy actually thinks he is leader of a sovereign nation, that's a good one. ROFL! But wait, don't get your panties in a uproar. We will assassinate his ass soon enough and install our own puppet and life will be good again. Its the American way!
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Oct 7, 2016 - 03:44pm PT
Did I call it or what? Here we go..

https://www.sott.net/article/330448-Upping-the-ante-Philippines-Duterte-dares-CIA-to-oust-him
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 7, 2016 - 03:59pm PT
He really thinks he can play the Rooskies and Chinese like a fiddle?
Maybe there's no saying in Tagalog like

Be careful what you wish for.
Todd Eastman

climber
Bellingham, WA
Oct 7, 2016 - 08:49pm PT
He's actually playing the Russians, Chinese, and the US expertly as his neighborhood looks like a locked up chess board...

... he seems to have no reason to regulate his internal behavior.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 7, 2016 - 09:08pm PT
What the hell does he think he's playing for? What's there that anybody wants, a little lumber? LOL
The Chinese already have the Spratlys. Game over.
Todd Eastman

climber
Bellingham, WA
Oct 7, 2016 - 09:29pm PT
Chinese want real estate...

... location, location, location...

... for strategic positioning.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2016 - 02:50pm PT
Drug addict surrenderee's go to mandatory Zumba classes because of a lack of rehab facilities. I just heard the story of a motorcycle with two riders that rode up to a man's house, dragged him out of bed and executed him in front of his kids. Bluering's hero.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2016 - 06:13am PT
http://qz.com/805114/you-are-a-psychopath-an-actresss-post-on-philippines-president-rodrigo-duterte-has-gone-viral/
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Oct 11, 2016 - 07:31am PT
Democrats to Republicans: "stop all these foreign wars and shut down the military industrial complex!!!"

<Democrats lobby for military action against a foreign leader who is running the country as he sees fit>

Democrats to Republicans: "Oh, but this different! He's a meany!"

Zzzzzz. Echooooo
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 11, 2016 - 08:07am PT
And where's the libtards' righteous anger over any number of African despots far worse
than Duterte? I thought black lives mattered?
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2016 - 12:24pm PT
Sovereign tough guy announced a full divorce from the USA.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/asia/china-philippines-duterte-visit/index.html
couchmaster

climber
Oct 20, 2016 - 12:32pm PT


Cragman noted up thread:
"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 guess someone saw this particular divorce coming:-) Wasn't me.
chill

climber
The fat part of the bell-curve
Oct 20, 2016 - 04:19pm PT
Duterte is doing what any competent leader should do, try to get the best deal for his country by playing the big powers against each other. He'd be negligent if he didn't do this. He's just doing it very clumsily.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Oct 20, 2016 - 04:22pm PT
Whoa, just listen to he first minute and you can see we just lost our good buddy status with the Philippines.

[Click to View YouTube Video]
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 20, 2016 - 07:23pm PT
I sure like Filipinos but they sure elect some meatheads. He was elected, wasn't he?
Escopeta

Trad climber
Idaho
Oct 20, 2016 - 07:51pm PT
Yeah, but we wanted them to elect someone different.....
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 20, 2016 - 07:54pm PT
Does that sh!thead know how many Americans died for his country? I doubt it.
Y'all DO KNOW our very own Mucci's uncle was a major hero there?
A great book: Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of WWII's Greatest Rescue Mission
by Hampton Sides.
Flip Flop

climber
Earth Planet, Universe
Oct 20, 2016 - 08:08pm PT
We occupied the Phillipines. I'm guessing that they don't feel all "Thanks Massa''.
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