[2ndDivisionVet]

Uh oh.

[Shadow44]

Ask Saigon about Washington’s track record with following through on its promises.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Didn’t we get kicked out of the PI ?

[RetiredTexasVet]

Well maybe not iron but something more flexible like play dough.

[Norm Lenhart]

Hopefully they will buy nukes from Pak or Russia soon. they’ll need’em.

[dinodino]

Ask Ukraine about the fidelity of our mutual defense pacts.

[fish hawk]

in that case we better get out troops over there right now and start killing Muslims.

[ought-six]

The PI just got screwed. The PI needs to align with S. Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, and India. I didn’t mention Japan because Filipinos have not forgotten WWII. The Filipinos were utterly brutalized by the Japanese.

[clearcarbon]

"US affirms ‘ironclad’ promise to defend Philippines"

But not till after January 20, 2017.

[Sasparilla]

Nothing is ironclad with Zer0. Expect the unexpected. Or, maybe nothing is unexpected.

[immadashell]

Ooh, is that like another red line in the sand commitment?

[Timber Rattler]

Worth the paper it’s written on.

[ExCTCitizen]

Translation: ‘We will defend the Philippines until A) The Chinese wants them, B) ISIS wants them to be a Muslim or C) I’m golfing and I don’t care if you are attacked.’

[Dundee]

In the past, such statements actually meant something. It would give American allies a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that if the sh*t hits the fan Uncle Sam has got your back.

These days only America’s enemies get warm and fuzzy feelings when such things are said.

America has lost alot of trust from its closest friends under Obama. It will take decades and likely much blood before anyone will believe that America’s word is its bond again.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If it came from Obama, you can’t believe a word of it.

[Billthedrill]

What promise? The Manila oligarchs tossed us. They’ll do just fine on their own.

[FoxInSocks]

Just last week he used “ironclad” in relation to Israel. I didn’t believe it then either.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[arthurus]

Ironclad Promises become void at the instsnt the promissee is attacked.

[nathanbedford]

Let's see, the United States is now committed to wage war at the option of the Philippine islands against the world's most populous nation, the world's largest economy, a nuclear power nation with intercontinental ballistic missiles, on behalf of a nation that just kicked us out.

And we got in return…?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Uh oh is right. Wherever O’bastard finds “strong ties,” he does his level best to demolish them.