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| The Kalayaan, Panatag & other disputed islands; Future conflict zones? | |
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| UncleSam | Jun 12 2011, 03:09 AM Post #671 |
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take your pick: ...or... :crazy:
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| spearhead | Jun 12 2011, 05:01 AM Post #672 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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I wonder if the AFP has the capable to sabotage some vietnamese claimants there to make it look that it was the chinese who did it.
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| spearhead | Jun 12 2011, 05:17 AM Post #673 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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I dont think the US will ever support the philippines publicly if ever china has fired upon the filipinos. The US i believe can actually support the AFP indirectly by means of selling military assets in a friendly price or affordable loans thorugh FMS. |
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| AVBsupersonic | Jun 12 2011, 02:34 PM Post #674 |
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Sir S, If that happens, it will prove that everything is "Moro- moro" you know what I mean? and the MDT is just and that we've been played for more than 60 yrs!
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| "Some are just lucky that they're not under oath and are not classified!"- Blue badge | |
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| victor | Jun 13 2011, 01:11 AM Post #675 |
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My worries are : China,PH and Vietnam will fire back if fired upon..anything can happen in a tense situation. IF, Chinese fisherman or their maritime fishery vessels harass our Coast Guard or PN vessels as what they have done with JCG in their maritime domain and USNS Impeccable at WPS. Vietnam miscalculated the Chinese Maritime vessels entering the area of their scheduled live fire drills. PH Airforce or Navy fired upon by claimants when doing sovereign patrols at West Philippine Sea especially Recto bank (Reed bank) and Isla ng Kalayaan area. |
| Address Spratly Island to KALAYAAN ISLANDS, South China Sea to WESTERN PHILIPPINE SEA or Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas. | |
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| UncleSam | Jun 13 2011, 03:10 AM Post #676 |
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I think you would be wrong in that assumption, but I will concede that much would depend on who sits in the White House at the time. Keep in mind that the U.S. has high priority strategic interests in the region beyond the SCS disputes themselves, however, the SCS is critically important to most of those strategic interests in one way or the other. We cannot afford to allow China complete military domination over it and claim 100% sovereignty over all of it like they apparently have sets their sites on doing. |
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| AZKALS | Jun 13 2011, 07:25 AM Post #677 |
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Philippines to Continue Oil Exploration Near the Disputed Areas: Sampaguita Gas Field is right next to the Reed Bank area... http://www.manilatimes.net/business/oil-ga...lys-to-proceed/
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| spraret | Jun 13 2011, 02:04 PM Post #678 |
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Phl determined to strengthen presence in Spratlys
http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.asp...rticleId=695852 |
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| spraret | Jun 13 2011, 03:22 PM Post #679 |
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PH cannot invoke Mutual Defense Treaty with US over Spratlys
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/4015/ph-c..._medium=twitter |
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| Samir_Duran | Jun 13 2011, 07:25 PM Post #680 |
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Just to clarify: Now, if theres an ATTACK against our naval vessels or against any of our air craft within that air space from the coastline of the WESTERN side of the Philippines ALL THE WAY to the mainland of Asia, or all the way to the coastline of the Americas, then we CAN invoke the MDT because thats the TREATY AREA, he illustrated. 1. He said Naval vessels, so fishing vessels are not included on such attack to invoke the MDT. 2. It is also clear from what he said that Western Philippine Sea and South China Sea is included in the Pacific region stated on the MDT. 3. We can invoke the MDT on the KIG issue because it is included on the treaty area. But not yet. Anyone else who would like to oppose on these interpretation of the MDT.
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...or... :crazy:




and that we've been played for more than 60 yrs!


8:31 AM Jul 11