We'll have to see how this plays out...I still think Duterte's angle here is to piss of the puppetmasters and puppets in America and the idiots and parasites that consist of their support base...and from that perspective I can't blame the guy one bit...I don't see a grand alliance with China or Russia in the works...anything China gives will be a result of giving them what they want - more strategically placed real estate to complete their String of Pearls and an easy market for their slave labor goods...Russia has less to offer than China except the opportunity to pal around with Putin and say bad things about Obama...again, who can blame the guy? I just don't see any long term all-in pivot to China and Russia. And if Clinton is prevented from stealing the election a Trump Administration would no doubt repair a lot of the damage and ill will engendered these past eight years.
We need to see what is in the details of these
$13.5B 'deals"...but I find this quote priceless -
In Washington, the U.S. State Department said it was "baffled" by Duterte's comments and would seek an explanation when Daniel Russel, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, visits Manila this weekend.
"We are going to be seeking an explanation of exactly what the president meant when he talked about separation from the U.S.," said State Department spokesman John Kirby. "It's not clear to us exactly what that means in all its ramifications."
What's not to understand? Your boss is a dick, he treats everybody like a dick, he is trying to fundamentally transform a nation and a world into a batshyt crazy nest of psychopaths and Duterte just told you to eat shat and die...what don't you understand?
I think we'll see cash for looking the other way in the South China Sea disputes and shared jabs at O'Bongo and little beyond that.
