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  1. Wrye

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    VFA must be clear US forces 'visiting' not 'invading'—expert
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    MANILA, Philippines—In reviewing the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, the Philippines has to state clearly that the US personnel are “visiting forces” and not “invading forces,” according to a position paper by a political analyst. Officials ...
    Q&A: US Ambassador Philip Goldberg on VFA, Pemberton, YolandaRappler
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    Seriously? US an "invading force" in the Philippines. Absolutely ridiculous. How much aid/military equipment/financial assistance does the US send to the Philippines every year? I think someone is biting the hand that feeds them. Or maybe it's China who is feeding this guy.

    http://globalnation.inquirer.net/113459/vfa-must-be-clear-us-forces-visiting-not-invading-expert/

    What other possible reason could there be for a US "joint military exercise" with the Philippines?

    I think this guy just found a way to put his foot in his mouth while his head is up his @ss? Yeah....try to get a mental image of that.

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