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Noy mouthpiece defends US military buildup in Asia By Michaela P. del Callar and Angie M. Rosales 11/18/2011

Friday, November 18, 2011

Noy mouthpiece defends US military buildup in Asia

By Michaela P. del Callar and Angie M. Rosales 11/18/2011

While the Senate is considering a review of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) that the country has with the United States to determine if the local presence of US military forces still benefits the Philippines, a spokesman for President Aquino defended the American military buildup in the Asia Pacific as necessary to provide a “stabilizing force” against China’s expanding power and military strength in a region that has been transformed into a battleground where Beijing and Washington compete for influence.

Amid appre-hensions on the establishment of a US military base in the Australian city of Darwin, presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang said the renewed American presence is a “welcome” development for the region..... MORE

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URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111118hed4.html

2 comments:

Jesusa Bernardo said...

habang nag.mo.moro.moro sila sa isyung hindi daw paalisin si gloria arroyo y dorobo, itong pagtututa ng CIA/gloria.installed na si "pangulong" A_Noy sa Kalbong Agila ang tutukan ninyo.

"“What I would hate to see is for the agreement to provoke a reaction and counter-reaction that would create a vicious cycle of tensions and mistrust,” said Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa.

"Professor Tanguy de Swielande Struye, a senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Conflict and Crises at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, said the return of the US to region after a long absence during the term of former US President George W. Bush sends a “very important signal that the U.S. is a Pacific power.”"

Anonymous said...

Abrogate that treaty already.

And then cut off diplomatic ties.

No wait, dont, I still want to join Bayan USA.

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