READER RESPONSE

'The US  Has Always Had Interventionist Policy'

"The Philippines, with its strategic geographic location in relation to USA's military expansionism and as an economic gateway to Southeast Asia, will always be in the center of America's interventionist eye," writes a reader.

By RHODA DE LA CERNA

rhoda@pentire.com

 

(Editor's note: This is a reaction to the reaction to the article 'The US And Its Role In People Power 2'.)

 The government of the United States of America as a superpower has always had an interventionist policy to any country on this planet in relation to its national interest whether political, military or economic.

The Philippines, with its strategic geographic location in relation to USA's military expansionism and as an economic gateway to Southeast Asia , will always be in the center of America's interventionist eye. This we should accept  as fact. And this we should use to the  best  advantage  for  our national interest, just like the countries of Germany, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Israel, to mention a few.

To deny this fact or continue opposing it will be to our own disadvantage. The USA is not a super power for nothing.

We have an advantage over the bargaining table, but our politicians and foreign policy makers and strategists, corrupt and debase as they are collectively, have been trading our birthright for a fancy dross instead of for pots of gold.

Without vision for the future, they accept bribes in exchange for foreign policies disadvantageous to the country. Our foreign policy is pro-US, not pro-Filipino.

I think we need to harness the people power for the creation of a foreign policy beneficial to our country's national interest that will trickle down to the poorest of the poor. #