Quote Originally Posted by pinoyme View Post
Hi:

Yup.

Many Filipinos are happy about this even if they do not take to the streets to march.

Nonetheless, maybe it would be nice also if US policymakers were to craft an indirect program to rid a number of AFP officers and enlisted personnel of their Bonapartist tendencies. This bad habit they picked up during the latter part of the Marcos dictatorship.

There is still the threat this progress shall not be sustainable. This if a number of AFP troopers shall think it is they who are the saviors of the Philippines.

It is about time all learned to respect civilian supremacy even if the Philippine government does have warts.

True, the country may have governance problems and this also includes the Philippine Army and the rest of the AFP.

A coup d'etat however is no solution.

Cheers and Mabuhay.
Interesting. Espousing that the U.S. indirectly get rid of Philippine military members, or their tendencies.

This is a common conflict of desired involvement that Filipinos voice. When the U.S. does get involved they are "Imperialist," but when they let Filipinos try & solve their own problems, they should do more.

My take...a revolution will eventually be the ONLY way this country will rid itself of the Oligarchy that controls it. There is a website that list the controlling family of each town, city, province here (sorry, couldn't find it right now). It is amazing that this stuff is still prevelent here in 2007. Does anybody really think they will be giving up power voluntarilly anytime soon?

As one local editorialist recently wrote, citing a popular saying during Marcos times..."There are 85 million cowards in the Philippines and One Bitch in charge." Until Filipinos get their heads out of the sand and take charge of their country they will continue to be slaves in their own country and will continue to get the same old corrupt, Do nothing, kleptocratic government that they deserve.