28 June 2011

Philippine alliance with untrustworthy United States

War with China should not be an option. We can’t win and that’s reality. Reality sucks and reality bites. We can’t even patrol our shores because we lack resources. We are nothing compared to China in terms of military might. We’re poor, they’re rich and there’s nothing we can do about it. Some analyst says that we have the US mutual defense treaty on our side. I think that involving the United States in our mess would only create another chaos. The United States will not do favors for free. We’ve been unfairly treated by the United States since time immemorial.

Just so you can remember, the United States snatched our independence from Spain and even killed more than a million Filipinos. They’re also the reason why Manila was 80% destroyed during the World War 2. They’ve treated us unfairly in several times and occasions. We kicked them out of our backyard before and now, we’re singing a different tune? To be an independent nation we have to do away with the United States.
Hillary Clinton and the US Department of State may sing a different song but I don’t really buy it. China is the US biggest creditor and business partner. They’re also involved in several Wars around the world. I don’t think that they’ll engage another war with China. If there’s one good thing this tension will bring, that is, another opportunity for the US to strengthen its presence in the South China Sea. They can even build a new base in our country considering how our politicians considering the idea nowadays.
For this mutual defense treaty to work, the United States should learn to respect us. They should afford us with the respect they gave to the Koreans, Japanese and Germans where they have an alliance and bases. They treat us as insignificant because we allow them to.

The best solution in resolving this issue with China is through a diplomatic means. Diplomacy will not cost lives because we can avoid going to wars. We should fight for our claims to the United Nations. That’s the best option because we’re helpless in terms of military might. We can never win a war against China and that’s a fact.

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