Obama has since declared that he does not take the Duterte’s slur “personally” and he looks forward to meeting the Philippine President another time.
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According to a copy of Duterte’s speech obtained by The Jakarta Post, the Philippine president was expected to make a statement on his “relentless” campaign to address the drug menace in the region.
She also expressed confidence that strong friendly relations between the two countries will continue, and that Americans will be most welcome to visit the Philippines.
Duterte added that Obama responded to his denial by saying, “My men will talk to you.” and Duterte replied with, “Ok”, the Associated Press reported. Although political and military corruption in the Philippines is nothing new to me, watching Obama turn away from his meeting with Duterte felt like a form of abandonment.
“I think it’s just a habit, a way of speaking for him”, Obama concluded. Who is he? You must be respectful.
A little known historical fact is that past presidents of the Philippines were not only friendly with US presidents, but they have all been puppets of USA political will, economic intervention and military occupation.
Duterte arrived in Indonesia overnight after attending the Asean conference and is scheduled to meet Widodo to discuss matters of maritime security. Do not just throw questions and statements. The U.S. President says the facility is unnecessary and too expensive to keep open. “Son of a bitch, I will swear at you in that forum”, he said.
He also said he showed a picture of an atrocity during the USA pacification campaign in the southern Philippines at the beginning of the last century at the East Asia Summit in Laos that included Obama, in order to stop criticism over human rights violations in the war on illegal drugs.
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“Check it out. Check it out”, Duterte recalled telling Obama in a holding room. He insisted that his remarks were not directed at Obama, but at the U.S. state department, which has raised concerns over potential human rights violations in Duterte’s anti-crime campaign that has left around 3,000 dead in just over two months.
