Tweet of the Day: “I Want Them Out”

GIKorea | October 28, 2016 | Southeast Asia | 9 Comments

“I want, maybe in the next two years, my country free of presence of foreign military troops. I want them out.” — Duterte in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/aD6nh1b5iK

— Erik Slavin (@eslavin_stripes) October 26, 2016

Tags:Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte

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Smokes

7 years ago

Someone mark this date. This way when he or a future leader of the Philippines again is quoted saying “I want them out.” but is referring to the Chinese who had overwhelmed them because they told everyone who had helped them in the past to take a hike we can all point back to this day and say “Hey remember this?”

Seriously how the F did this guy get elected?

Smokes

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7 years ago

By the way anyone else find it humorous that he made this statement in Japan of all places.

Tagum City Tim

7 years ago

@smokes – As the resident Philippines expert here, I agree with you. The old adage “cutting off your nose to spite your face” comes to mind. I am wondering when they will call the Philippines a “wayward province” like they do with Taiwan?
As to your question about how the “F” this guy got elected, that’s what happens when you have a pluralistic election system. All you need to win a Presidential election here is 1% more votes than your next nearest competitor. Duterte I believe got about 37% of the vote, the other 5 candidates split the other 43%.