"I know there are things there in the Philippines that do not look good to us from the standpoint right now of democratic rights. But what is the alternative? It is a large Communist movement to take over the Philippines . . . I think that we're better off trying to retain our friendship . . . rather than throwing [the Philippine people] to the wolves."
President Reagan's comments on the Philippines during the last presidential debate caused widespread consternation in Manila. An armed Communist insurgency in the Philippines certainly presents a...
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