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Rodyinhisspeecheswouldtelleverybody

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WrittenbyTribuneEditorial Tuesday,02May201700:00 fontsize Print Bethefirsttocomment! AtestonAseansclout

TensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaescalating
afterNorthKoreatestfiredaballisticmissi

Rodyinhis Cooperationbringsprosperity
Rodysdecisiontoputinthebackburnerthe
SouthChinaSeadisputeintheAssociationof
speecheswouldtell S

everybodythat Loosemarbledidea
Filipinoselected TheongoingAssociationofSoutheastAsian
Nations(Asean)Summitofferspromiseforthe
himtobepresident crea

andnota
statesman,thus,
hiscriticsshould
NYTsslipkeepsshowing
ThecircleofRodysopponentsagainresorted
tofeedingoneachothersregurgitatedfake
ne

notforcehimto
Nobigsurprise
conformto Acasemeanttogonowherewaspressed
againstRodyMonday,meantmoreto
statesmans generatemaximummi
standards.
LeniundercutsRody
Thegrowing VPLeniappearsintentongettingthegoatof
RodyassheadoptedtheEuropeanUnion
tensionsintheregionasaresultofNorthKoreasnuclearambitionsappeartohavethrust
(EU)dem
Rodyintotheworldstage.
ChinaRPgainscounted
TheUnitedStatesgovernmentsaidTrumpwantstodiscusstheNorthKoreacrisisinacall
IntheeightmonthsthatRodyhasbeenin
thatappearedtohavebeenmadebyRody,whohadindicatedaplantocallupTrumptotake power,therelationsbetweenthePhilippines
andChin
uptheKoreanpeninsulascare.
MilitaryexpertssaidthatNorthKoreaisnearinhavingareliablenucleararmssystemasa Goodwillshouldprevail
Chinahasbeentelegraphingoccasional
resultofitsrecenttests,whichmayhaveallfailedbutnonethelessprovidedKimJongUns messagestoRodythatwhiletieshave
improved,thesi
scientiststheneededexperienceinperfectingtheweapon.
TrumpissuedaninvitationforRodytovisittheWhiteHouseasaresultoftheshortcall, Harboringadeviant
EnvironmentSecretaryGinaLopezmadesure
whichofcourse,theyellowspinontheimminentvisitwouldbethatfoulleaderswiththe thateverybodyknowsofherbeingan
iconoclastCa
samefeatherflocktogetherorsomethingsimilar.
TheinvitationofaUSPresidenttoRodywasunimaginableduringthetermofTrumps Viciousnoisesturnedupanew
TheblitzkriegonRodyandhiswarondrugs
predecessorwhohadreceivedverbalabusefromRodyduringanAssociationofSoutheast comeinpairsasiftimedbyanorchestra

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conduct
AsianNations(Asean)SummitinLaoslastSeptember.

Thecall,regardlessofwhohadinitiatedit,wassignificantsinceRodyappearedtohavebeen Dutertenomicsgetsgoing
TherecentDutertenomicsforumwhich
thefirsttoraisetheNorthKoreaissuetotheUSPresidentwhichheacknowledgedbyinviting assessedtheeconomicpoliciesunderRody,
RodytotheWhiteHouse. cameupwith

Duterte,inaspeech,urgedboththeUnitedNationsandtheUStouserestraintfollowing Rodyburstsintoworldstage
NorthKoreasrecentmissiletests. TimedidnotexactlynameRody,atleastnot
yet,asthemostinfluentialindividualinthe
Hisstatementthatthereseemstobetwocountriesplayingwiththeirtoyswereinreferenceto w

bothNorthKoreaandtheUS.
Peacefuelsfederalismtrain
RodysaidKimsactionsarepushingtheplanettoanedge. Rodysattentionhasturnedtothecraftingofa
newconstitutionthatwillembodyhisultima
ThenRodysaidheplanstospeakwithTrumpbytelephone,tourgetheUSpresidentnotto
getintoamilitaryconfrontationwithKim. Asignificantoutturn
TherecentfoilingofanAbuSayyafraidina
TrumpalsotoldRodythathelooksforwardtovisitingthePhilippinesinNovemberaspartof Boholresortrepresentedamajorvictoryfor
the
theAseanmeetings.

EffortstodenigratetheeffortsofRodyintheregionandintheworldscenehavebeen
predictablysteppedupasaresultofthediplomaticoutreacheffort.

TheyellowspinissimilartothatoftheHumanRightsWatchwhichconcededthatwhilethe
regionalblochadsignedtheAseanHumanRightsDeclarationsomeyearsago,itsaidthe
AICHRhasfollowedtheAseanpenchantforsecrecyinitsmeetingsanddocuments.

Ineffect,itwassayingthattheAseandocumentwasmerelyforshowandhasnotresultedin
anyimprovementinthestateinthematterofrespectingrightsintheregion.

HRWsaidtheratbagofdictators,autocratsandjuntasthatdominateAseansranksperceive
transparency,accountabilityandruleoflawasexistentialthreatsratherthanfoundationsof
goodgovernance.

HRWAsiaheadPhelimKinesaidexpectAseanleaderstoyetagainthrowthehumanrights
ofanAsiancountryunderthebusbyremainingsilentaboutDutertesabusivedrugwarby
implicitlyorexplicitlyinvokingtheorganizationsnoninterferenceprinciple.

Rodywentabouthiswayandessentiallyignoredhiscriticswhileshowingthewholeworldhis
leadershipcapabilitybycorrectlyreadingeventsastheyunfold.

HesaidKimmayendupdestroyingthewholeworldifhisnuclearambitionisnotstoppedbut
atthesametimecalledonrestraintfromtheUSanditsallies.

TheformulathatRodyhaspresentedforrestraintwasthesamepathheisfollowingin
engagingChinadespitetheuglyrhetoricthataccompanyit.

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