2016-10-22

Coup Threat Pushes Philippines into Russia-China Camp

Less than a month ago: US mood hardens as leader of ally Philippines stokes outrage
"I think it would be a serious mistake in a democratic country like the Philippines to underestimate the power of the public's affinity for the U.S. That's people power," Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel told The Associated Press.

Russel did not draw a direct comparison, but past Philippine presidents have been toppled by popular protests dubbed "people power," including former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was ousted in 1986.
Now: In China, Duterte announces split with US: 'America has lost'
In a state visit aimed at cozying up to Beijing as he pushes away from Washington, the Philippine President announced his military and economic "separation" from the United States.

"America has lost now. I've realigned myself in your ideological flow," he told business leaders in Beijing on Thursday. "And maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world: China, Philippines and Russia. It's the only way."
A de-Americanized world is coming. America doesn't know how to deal with it yet. At the moment it faces a choice between an anti-globalist who will shore up American power through strategic retreat, or a globalist who will accelerate American military, political and economic decline.

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