stander Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plunged one of the United States' most important Asian alliances deeper into uncertainty on Wednesday by declaring upcoming U.S.-Philippines military exercises "the last," and ruling out any joint navy patrols. The firebrand Duterte pledged to honor a longstanding security treaty with the United States, but said China opposed joint marine drills in the Philippines starting next week and there would be no more war games with Washington after that. "I am serving notice now to the Americans, this will be the last military exercise," Duterte said during a visit to Vietnam. "Jointly, Philippines-U.S.: the last one." http://maritime-executive.com/article/duterte-no-more-us-philippine-naval-exercises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Some mumpty this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Exercise = Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. No Exercise = Talk big, kiss your butt goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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