As a response to the article that I've sent out to another egroups I am a part of...

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my! my! my! such harsh words ^_^... This is a Caution for those people who don't know anything about the Philippines or the life in the Philippines. I have been watching this topic about the Abu Sayyaf since 1995. Please be careful on what you say. ^_^ a lot of people have suffered and died or "lost their head" under Abu Sayyaf.
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I agree with you Adrian..the Abu Sayaff is nothing but trouble..it has caused the economy and the security of the filipino people way too much. I have lived in the Philippines for 13 years and I can say the economy is getting worse and worse. Inflation has caused many people much poverty. This poverty is very much affected by political unrest in the south. We need the help of the Americans in the Philippines. The Philippine Armed forces is weak and the help of the US troops can help them fight these extremists. I seriously believe in a peaceful process but these extremists have caused too much. They do not even consider themselves Filipino. I hope you guys can look at both sides of the argument and make a educated and realistic decision. I'm not saying anything bad about those people who think the idea of US troops is going to cause imperialism and colonialism again. Having political and social stability will pave the way for more foreign investment which the Philippines desperately needs more of. The Philippines is lagging behind the rest of its South East Asian neighbors. And to think 30 years ago it had tremendous economic growth rates. I just want to say instead of protesting about Americans in the Philippines, do something that will promote the economy of the Philippines to grow. Anyways just my 2 cents on this issue.
P.S Filipinos in the Philippines spell Filipino with an F!!!! and Filipinos in the Philippines hate it when people say PI !!!!!! ( please say Philippines when you talk about the Philippines to a Filipino)

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