Will The Philippines 'Break Up' With The U.S.?
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The United States and the Philippines have had strong diplomatic ties for decades. But you would never guess that from listening to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Since taking office in June 2016, Duterte has unleashed an aggressive campaign against the United States, threatening to halt joint military exercises and even calling President Obama a quote ‘son of a whore’. Duterte said bilateral ties are no longer benefitting the Philippines, and that he plans to [quote] ‘break up with America’. So what led up to this point? How did their relationship get so complicated? Well, ties between the US and the Philippines largely stem back to the late 1800’s. At the time, the Philippines was a colony of Spain, and was fighting for independence. When American troops arrived during the...
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The United States and the Philippines have had strong diplomatic ties for decades. But you would never guess that from listening to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Since taking office in June 2016, Duterte has unleashed an aggressive campaign against the United States, threatening to halt joint military exercises and even calling President Obama a quote ‘son of a whore’. Duterte said bilateral ties are no longer benefitting the Philippines, and that he plans to [quote] ‘break up with America’. So what led up to this point? How did their relationship get so complicated? Well, ties between the US and the Philippines largely stem back to the late 1800’s. At the time, the Philippines was a colony of Spain, and was fighting for independence. When American troops arrived during the...
