Sen. Joker Arroyo has just suggested today that our territorial disputes with Beijing should be resolved through "Quiet Diplomacy"... i beg to disagree Sen. Arroyo...
the use of "Quiet Diplomacy" when your territory has already been grabbed by another country is the foreign policy equivalent of a woman asking for child support from the man who raped her...
if we seriously believe in our hearts that Panatag Shoal and the rest of our territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea are rightfully ours, then we should defend it with everything we have...
because if Panatag Shoal is really ours (and i believe that is the case), what would be the difference between the occupation by a foreign invader of Panatag Shoal, and the occupation by a foreign invader of say, Palawan?... would you still recommend "Quiet Diplomacy" if Beijing occupies Palawan?... would you also first wait for the US go signal before going to war if Beijing occupies Palawan?...
i used to admire your for your heroic stance during the Martial Law years... but it appears that you too, like some people in our political elite, are only KingKongs when facing fellow Filipino adversaries... when faced by powerful foreign adversaries... you turn into Bambis...
by now, the rest of the world is starting to think that the 12th largest country in the world is governed by a bunch of fruitcakes... and i'm sure Beijing is very, very thankful for that...
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