After a little over month of continuous fighting the AFP have totally decimated Marawi.
But fret not because Duterte has assured us that Marawi will rise again.
That's not to say the process will be easy or quick. As they say, Rome was not built in a day.
But it could be sooner then we think!
Over soon? We've heard that story before. But at least the government is now claiming they will not negotiate with the Maute group.
“Government policy not to negotiate with terrorists remains,” Abella said in a Palace news conference.
Don't be fooled by this rhetoric. The government of the Philippines does indeed negotiate with terrorists. They are currently involved in peace talks with the CPP-NPA as well as MNLF and MILF via the BBL. What else is the BBL but negotiating with, nay, capitulating to the demands of, terrorists! How stupid is this when MILF has been implicated in working alongside with Maute during the siege of Marawi!?
Enough of the talk though. Just go in there and get them! ALL OF THEM! That includes Maute, Abu Sayyaf, MNLF, and MILF who are all terrorist organisations with whom there should be absolutely no negotiations.
The military is looking to deliver one big punch that will end the occupation of Marawi City by local terrorists who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria.
But Gen. Eduardo Año, the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, refuses to say when his troops will throw the knockout blow at the gunmen from the Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorist groups holed up in Marawi.
“While the Marawi siege [by the Maute-IS] is catastrophic, painstaking and destructive, the AFP, with our gallant soldiers, will ensure [it destroys] the entire group in one decisive major battle. We will not be pressured [or bound] by [deadlines]. I will not talk about deadlines,” Año said on Sunday
An Army officer told the Inquirer on Sunday that some MILF men were fighting alongside the Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Marawi.
“We know we are fighting not only Maute and Abu Sayyaf but also MILF. We also know that there were MILF in last year’s fighting in Butig (Lanao del Sur province),” the Army officer said.
The US is providing logistical support and the Australians have vowed to send over spy planes but the battle still rages in Marawi. Maybe they need something else? Or rather someone else to help them out?
Arms to kill the Muslims and money to rebuild Marawi all gifted from China. No strings attached. See? The Chinese aren't so bad. They really do want to help the Philippines. Right?
China’s donation of P370 million pesos worth of firearms and ammunition to the armed forces is a “charm offensive” designed to help the Filipino military battle Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorist groups, a security analyst said Thursday.
Chester Cabalza, a University of the Philippines (UP) professor, told the Inquirer that China has found a way to win the hearts of Filipinos who are obviously pro-US despite President Duterte’s pivot to China. He said Manila should not be distracted from protecting its national interests.
“They (Chinese) are diversifying their efforts. They ask themselves why can’t they win the hearts of the Filipinos and one issue is the South China Sea. So one way of doing it is through this charm offensive,” Cabalza said.
With all those arms and all that fighting things are bound to get hairy. But the AFP need not worry about a thing. Just fire away and kill, kill, kill! Duterte has got your back.
Duterte said in a televised speech that troops don’t intend to kill civilians, but they should “not hesitate to engage just because there are civilians. It is the duty of the civilians to flee or seek cover”. He assured the troops that he would fight to keep them out of prison for accidental deaths.
“We will face charges, sometimes massacre, you know a bullet hits through and through, one squeeze of the Armalite, it bursts out about three, four. Keep on pressing it,” Duterte said.
Like a true leader Duterte would never expect the AFP to do anything he would never do.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday flashed his gun to send a message to those who threaten to "destroy" the country.
"Do not destroy my country because I will really kill you at totoo talaga 'yan," Duterte said as he lifted his shirt to show the holstered firearm during a speech at the 50th founding anniversary of Davao del Norte.
And make no mistake. Duterte is always packing heat and ready to confront any terrorist.
But don't let his tough guy demeanour fool you. Duterete is still a human being. He still feels.
Everybody hurts. Everybody cries. Sometimes you just gotta get your mind off the sadness.
Really makes you think. Who is Duterte's waifu?
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