The Care and Feeding of Alliances

Posted by JoeAm on February 15, 2013 · 36 Comments 

Or, how not to be beaten and eaten if you crawl into the cage with a gorilla. Filipinos have this love/hate thing going on with Americans. The love has to do with the wealth, good behavior, good living and sense of respect one would give to power ala Dictator Marcos or other thugs we think … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Occupation: Tubbataha Truths

Posted by JoeAm on January 30, 2013 · 28 Comments 

Tubbataha Reef to be renamed “Knee Jerk Reef” Well, the Philippine press is at it again, stoking fuel into the fires of the old circulation register by whipping up a pile of angst about the recent American occupation of a Philippine reef. This is aided and abetted by the Filipino commie leftist pinkos who are … Continue reading →

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America and the Philippines: Not Ready for War

Posted by JoeAm on January 28, 2013 · 87 Comments 

Preface This discussion is predicated on a worst-case scenario, not a prediction. It considers that China is aggressively pursuing expansion into resource rich areas. The Philippines is a resource rich area and militarily weak. Filipinos have a love/hate relationship with America, the security backstop if the Philippines is attacked. Wars start when nation A provokes … Continue reading →

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