US special forces have been involved in the Philippines’ military operation against ISIS for awhile now, but it’s limited technical support, for now. President Rodrigo Duterte claimed not to have been consulted about that limited involvement, saying it was a decision made at the military level.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva, however, suggests the US should get more deeply involved, saying the US ought to consider “formal” military operations to try to slow the rise of ISIS in the country’s south.
The comments were made to the Senate Armed Services Committee at the prompting of Sen. Joni Ernst (R – IA), an advocate of the US intervening militarily in the Philippines, who argued that it threatened a “long-term catastrophe” in the Philippines if the US didn’t get involved.
Gen. Selva was more vague, however, saying he thinks the US ought to consider “named operations” everywhere on the planet where “we see the resurgence of terror networks.” The US military’s last anti-terror operation in the Philippines ended about three years ago, despite the ongoing involvement in the current fighting.
USA is a recurring cancer. Philippines finally kicked USA out after 100 years and constitutionally forbade presence of foreign troops on Philippine soil, but now USA is b-a-a-a-ck!
Jul 14, 2017 – Did Our CIA Organize a Violent Attack in the Philippines, Again?
My May 30, 2016 blog post “CIA Terrorism in the Philippines” showed why Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not pro-American. The story involves hard proof that agents of the US Government killed dozens of innocent civilians in the Philippines with random bombings to generate support for a greater American military presence in that nation.
http://www.atimes.com/article/meiring-murder-subversion-and-treason-dutertes-beef-with-us//
Since then, Duterte has improved relations with China and ordered American troops out of the Philippines. That country is a long time American ally/puppet located in the center of the Western Pacific and a favorite CIA playground. Experts thought Duterte may have a fatal accident or a coup may occur. However, relations improved as the Philippine military faced an unexpected threat.
The Philippine Army often clashes with small rural groups of insurgents/militias/tribal forces/gangs/private armies, who also fight each other. Neither side seeks bloody battles so these groups flee when confronted by soldiers or an agreement is reached. However, several weeks ago a large heavily armed group with many newly arrived foreign Islamists seized the small city of Marawi. Philippine reaction forces soon arrived to chase them off, but they stood and fought. These terrorists made no demands and had no objective other than to kill soldiers.
The Philippine Army is good but not equipped for heavy fighting as it has no tanks. It took several weeks to deploy a large force and it was forced to employ artillery and air strikes that caused much damage. American special forces advisors showed up to help while American Navy reconnaissance aircraft circled overhead. This fighting is nearly over as just a few surviving terrorists remain in Marawi.
One must ask, who funded this major anti-government operation? Where did all this weaponry come from? What was the objective? As ISIS struggles in the Middle East, why devote resources to a pointless attack in the distant Philippines. Only 6% of the Philippine population is Muslim, so there is no chance that an Islamic revolution will ignite. The only rational answer is that ISIS is funded by Saudi Arabia, who are allied with our CIA. The CIA wanted to
embarrass Duterte and demonstrate the need to keep American troops in the Philippines, so asked their Arab friends to send arms, Islamist fighters, and money to bribe local Islamic gangs to seize Marawi and put up a fight.
This looks like a successful CIA covert op! Don’t act surprised. These guys recently destroyed Libya and Syria as part of their goal of a global empire.