Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
I remember Duterte saying the best way to deal with terrorist is through dialogue, now when he has to face the realities of IS gaining a real foothold in pinas he says he won't open talks with them,his right hand doesn't know what his left is doing,and these terrorists I know in Mindanao at the moment haven't been to the afghan border with Pakistan at terrorist training camps,i would hazard a guess they have no real military training per se,i think a lot of times dutertes tongue issues cheques his actions cant cash,it was only a short while ago he was decrying the USA and became a china advocate,now he has US special forces in Mindanao
The two Maute brothers used to be part of the Moro group and were well trained in the middle east in countries like Jordan.. A surprisingly large number of ISIS foreign rag heads were found recently amongst the dead there.
This is not a fight in the jungle where air strikes can wipe out huge areas at a time..It`s a building to building, urban clearing operation chasing cowards hiding in Mosques holding Christian hostages.
How long have they been trying to take Mosul with the resources they have there?
DU 30 says it will be over in a matter of days..I hope he is right but still think it`s extremely optimistic to say the least.

http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/29/1...matter-of-days

I dread to think how the Aquino administration would have dealt with this situation...Does not bear thinking about.