At least Trump would reply in kind. I can picture it now: You son of a wh*re! and reply F--k you and the caribou you rode in on! From my point of view, this kind of attitude will keep investment money out of Philippines and get locals scratching for cash so prices may go down, well I can hope.
Not meeting this punk at all was the only reasonable thing Obama could do. Lecturing him won't work, it's a hopeless case in this age anyway. This megalomaniac is working really hard to move international perception of the Philippines somewhere in between Venezuala and El Salvador. But yeah, of course he doesn't care, and why should he, after all economy is booming and doesn't need outside investment at all. Poverty doesn't exist, infrastructure is great, and the next super typhoon won't cause a major humanitarian catastrophe because the Phils are so well prepared. LOL this country really deserved better.
I can see where he didn't want to listen to Obama lecture him but was it really necessary to make Trump look like Sister Teresa?
Maybe more Foreigners would like it better if President Duterte said "We are both Presidents of our Country and I demand to be addressed with respect, do not come to me wanting to treat me like a child. You are Not Emperor of the world, you do Not get a vote in Philippine policy. If you want to have a discussion, let's talk. If you want to conduct a seminar... here's a quarter, call someone who cares" Maybe then Obama would't have had his feelings hurt and cancel the meeting so he could hide from the scary bad man.
Obama has also lost our only ally in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a visit at the ''Tamra HaEmek'' elementary school on the first day of the school year, in the Arab Israeli town of Tamra, Israel September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to host talks in Moscow between the Israeli leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu's office said on Monday. It said in a statement Netanyahu, at a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, "presented Israel's position whereby he is always ready to meet (Abbas) without preconditions and is therefore considering the Russian president's proposal and the timing for a possible meeting". A spokesman for Abbas, who is on a visit to Europe, declined immediate comment. The last Israeli-Palestinian peace talks collapsed in 2014. With his eye on shifting big-power influence in the Middle East, Netanyahu has visited Russia for talks with Putin three times in the last year, and the two also speak on occasion by phone to discuss regional issues
Nope, made it up as I was typing. Couldn't help but thinking from reading comments above that people would rather Duturte talked that way than the straight, non politically correct way he does talk. Do I think he should have called Obama a name like that, no. Do I think he should go to a meeting at let Obama pat him on the head and scold him for not doing things Obama's way? A bigger NO.
Obama cancels meeting with Philippines' Duterte after insult "Duterte[...] said hours later that he regretted his comments "came across as a personal attack" on the U.S. president." What an achiever.
