One may be forgiven to think or hope that change would come with Barrack Obama being elected as the first Black American president of the USA even for our nation which is affected directly by its foreign policy. His campaign did centered on change and hope. However, it seems Obama has no plans of deviating from the old approach of American foreign policy.
Alejandro Licaucho has written an analysis on the the news that Obama directed the World Bank to extend a $3 billion to the RP Government. This is despite Obamas denunciation of corruption in high places. This is came after Obama's call to GMA a couple of weeks ago and, of course, the subsequent Nicole "recantation".
It is not a far stretched to conclude that the Obama-lead US Government has no plans in abandoning its imperialist interest in the Philippines. The US is out to protect its interest through the VFA and thus continue to maintain military presence in the Philippines.
Critics have said that Barrack Obama, inheriting gargantuan problems and paving his way to the White House with equally gargantuan expectation would suffer because he is fated to fail to meet those expectations and fail to solve the problems. It seems to me that Obama, only months into his term, has been but a disappointment. Obama has been recently criticized because of sending more troops instead of pulling the troops out from Iraq. And now, it clearly shows that change that Obama promise and that we hoped for our country is nothing but promise.
Well it's understandable for Obama to be doing this. He's just acting for the interests of his country, one of them is putting an strategic protection of its vasts business interest in South East and Eastern Asia.
ReplyDeleteIt's not palatable for Filipinos and I do not agree with it. I don't like VFA. And Obama isn't our president.
Well, it is just sad that Obama is now turning out to be just the same as the one he replaced. When Obama won the election he drew inspiration not only to US citizens but to many of the people of world. People in the US and the world believe change will come as he said in his eloquent speeches. Obama was elected because US citizens want change. Americans and also many peoples of the world are tired of the old US American Foreign Policy which brought war, strife and poverty to many countries. many, although not really believing it 100 percent, hoped that Obama would indeed make change. Unfortunately, that did not happened.
ReplyDeletelet's just see what happens next,.. he just assumed the position.. though i hope the US president will realize this soon..
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