It's sad to say, but it's true- it would probably be a plus if the terrorists refuse to release the Filipino hostage they are holding. The Philippines gave into the hostages demands by withdrawling their small number of troops, and if they refuse to let him go now that they have withdrawn- it will show this coward nation that you CANNOT negoiate with animals that take innocent men hostage like these terrorists do. This man's murder would show that, in the end, tho you might negotiate with these butchers, you will never meet their ultimate demands, and they'll be back- time and time again.
This was a major mistake, and it put the Philippines into the same category as the appeasement-loving, wusses, the French. It's completely shameful for that nation and their people to bow down to the murderers like this.
Posted by Josh at July 19, 2004 07:42 PM | TrackBackthe way you insult other nations is just pathetic. Go on like that and you will NEVER reach your goal.
Posted by: irene at July 22, 2004 11:44 AMWhat insult? This blog was a simple observation of cause and effect. Truth will out.
Posted by: True_Liberal at July 23, 2004 09:20 PM^Cause and effect? Isn't the unjustified Iraq invasion the cause of all mayhem happening out there? Praise to the Philippines for standing up against the biggest terrorist of them all, which is the United States of America.
Pulling out their troops is just a way for the Philippines to correct an awful mistake of joining the coalition of the greedy. Those you call terrorists in Iraq are just freedom fighters who want foreign invaders out. They have the right to defend their sovereignty in whatever means they want because it is their own country.
The atrocities against the Iraqi people by the coalition of the greedy is just like when the American forefathers almost decimated the native american indians, and when the british settlers/convicts butchered the aborigines in the australian penal colony for the sake of new resources.
If they are saying now that the war was good because an oppressive regime has been ousted anyway then why doesn't America lead a war against other countless oppressive states in the world today? Why not invade China? how about North Korea? How about Sudan and other african countries with abusive leaders, who have oppressed their citizens as much as Saddam oppressed his? Hint: Well, Iraq just happened to have the largest oil reserve in the world and the US needs to sustain its insatiable, burger-munching obese populace.
Posted by: Filimon Magdiwang at August 1, 2004 05:12 AM