From Yahoo News/AP:
MANILA, Philippines - The next U.S. president should keep American counterterrorism troops in the southern Philippines, where they have helped prevent the emergence of a key base for al-Qaida-linked militants, a military official said Tuesday.
The Philippine government expects no major changes in its close ties with Washington, whoever wins the U.S.
The Philippine government expects no major changes in its close ties with Washington, whoever wins the U.S.
The Philippine government expects no major changes in its close ties with Washington, whoever wins the U.S. elections. But some Filipino analysts have speculated that a victory by Democrat Barack Obama could lead to a reduction or even a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the southern Mindanao region, where the Philippine military has been battling a decades-long Islamist insurgency.
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