Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

[Old55]

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters?

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/phillip/articles/20120822.aspx

[Call me bubba]

Colonel Alexander Rodgers of the 6th Cavalry and MG/Governor Leonard Wood

(they had the means &a way to deal with this situation in the early days)

No further comment

Edited August 22, 2012 by Call me Bubba

[Old55]

Not to mention 45ACP and pig skins? Just sayin.

[JJReyes]

The US military is already heavily involved in the Mindanao conflict. One unconfirmed estimate is 2,000 unconventional warfare soldiers. This is about the same number of "military advisers" that President John F. Kennedy sent to Vietnam at the start of that conflict. The justification is the presence of Al Queida in Mindanao.

An interesting footnote is Filipino was added to the list of, "Languages critical to the security of the United States." Someone made a mistake. What should have been added is Zamboangueno or Chavacano, which is what they speak in the South. Millions of dollars will now be spent teaching Filipino in American universities. Must be the same idiot at the Pentagon who started activating reserves from American Samoa for deployment to Somalia. It took the Pentagon about six months to realize that Samoan and Somalian are two different languages.

Edited August 22, 2012 by JJR

[Okieboy]

Already US Forces in Davao

Edited August 23, 2012 by Okieboy

[FlyAway]

Already US Forces in Davao

Yeah, they have been in Mindanao for a while.

[Old55]

The US military is already heavily involved in the Mindanao conflict. One unconfirmed estimate is 2,000 unconventional warfare soldiers. This is about the same number of "military advisers" that President John F. Kennedy sent to Vietnam at the start of that conflict. The justification is the presence of Al Queida in Mindanao.

An interesting footnote is Filipino was added to the list of, "Languages critical to the security of the United States." Someone made a mistake. What should have been added is Zamboangueno or Chavacano, which is what they speak in the South. Millions of dollars will now be spent teaching Filipino in American universities. Must be the same idiot at the Pentagon who started activating reserves from American Samoa for deployment to Somalia. It took the Pentagon about six months to realize that Samoan and Somalian are two different languages.

I started this because I don't know much about this group of bad guys. One would hope the Filipinos would get their act togeather soon and eradicate those vermin. Although I'm not holding my breath. God forbid they spread to other islands!

My son got out of the US Marines two weeks ago! :dance:

He was deployed to an area near Clark four times in the past two years. He said the numbers of US Forces in the south was well under a thousand.

Edited August 23, 2012 by Old55

[Jake]

The US military is already heavily involved in the Mindanao conflict. One unconfirmed estimate is 2,000 unconventional warfare soldiers. This is about the same number of "military advisers" that President John F. Kennedy sent to Vietnam at the start of that conflict. The justification is the presence of Al Queida in Mindanao.

An interesting footnote is Filipino was added to the list of, "Languages critical to the security of the United States." Someone made a mistake. What should have been added is Zamboangueno or Chavacano, which is what they speak in the South. Millions of dollars will now be spent teaching Filipino in American universities. Must be the same idiot at the Pentagon who started activating reserves from American Samoa for deployment to Somalia. It took the Pentagon about six months to realize that Samoan and Somalian are two different languages.

I started this because I don't know much about this group of bad guys. One would hope the Filipinos would get their act togeather soon and eradicate those vermin. Although I'm not holding my breath. God forbid they spread to other islands!

My son got out of the US Marines two weeks ago! :dance:

He was deployed to an area near Clark four times in the past two years. He said the numbers of US Forces in the south was well under a thousand.

Thank god you're son got out without any serious battle damage. Regarding BIFF, another group of disgruntled

hoodlums terrorizing their neighborhood. Illegal logging and KFR (kidnap for ransom) is a growing cottage industry

for rebel punks with an M-16 ArmarLite. They are not idealist seeking religious freedom......money is their religion.

[Papa Carl]

I know I am going to catch some flak for this but here goes anyway! :bash:

Not sure that I understand why the US, UK or any army from any country needs to be here or anywhere else that is not their own sovereign soil! :1927_:

Lots of reasons for this, but most of all, just like with some of my relatives. If you do it for them, they will never do it for themselves!!! :omg:

And besides, who says my way of thinking is better than theirs in their own country?

Stay to providing protection in your own backyard and stay out of everyone elses!!! :89:

Unless of course they are asking for help, and then make a measured choice of what, how many and how long, and stick to it!!!

There will always be groups willing to take advantage of others, and do so usually for money and not religious or political reasons, those are just the smoke and mirrors, or sugar coating to disguise who they really are.

They are everywhere, in the US, UK and yes the Philippines.

Besides, I am not sure that the US or any other country can do a better job of getting rid of groups of thugs like these, anymore than they were successful at doing so in Vietnam! :728:

sh&t, am I in for it now!!!! :bonk:

Maybe wasn't such a good idea to come back and post after all.

Sorry if I offended anyone as it was not my intention, and most of all just wanted to say, glad your son is out,, and did so before anything bad happened to him or anyone else.

Papa Carl

[SubicSteve]

The US military is already heavily involved in the Mindanao conflict. One unconfirmed estimate is 2,000 unconventional warfare soldiers. This is about the same number of "military advisers" that President John F. Kennedy sent to Vietnam at the start of that conflict. The justification is the presence of Al Queida in Mindanao.

An interesting footnote is Filipino was added to the list of, "Languages critical to the security of the United States." Someone made a mistake. What should have been added is Zamboangueno or Chavacano, which is what they speak in the South. Millions of dollars will now be spent teaching Filipino in American universities. Must be the same idiot at the Pentagon who started activating reserves from American Samoa for deployment to Somalia. It took the Pentagon about six months to realize that Samoan and Somalian are two different languages.

I started this because I don't know much about this group of bad guys. One would hope the Filipinos would get their act togeather soon and eradicate those vermin. Although I'm not holding my breath. God forbid they spread to other islands!

My son got out of the US Marines two weeks ago! :dance:

He was deployed to an area near Clark four times in the past two years. He said the numbers of US Forces in the south was well under a thousand.

Thank god you're son got out without any serious battle damage. Regarding BIFF, another group of disgruntled

hoodlums terrorizing their neighborhood. Illegal logging and KFR (kidnap for ransom) is a growing cottage industry

for rebel punks with an M-16 ArmarLite. They are not idealist seeking religious freedom......money is their religion.

Ed Zachary. It's all about the money. And isn't it amazing how, when cornered on a small island they manage to escape($$$$$$$$$$$) past the military.

Send in some Navy SEALS to eradicate the issue once and for all. Well that wouldn't work because then who would certain people in the military sell weapons and ammo to?