Philippine president accuses U.S.

of “importing” terrorism to Middle East – Xinhua

Submitted by IWB, on July 9th, 2016

MANILA, July 9 (Xinhua) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accused the United States of importing and sowing terror to the Middle East, causing staggering violence and mayhem in that region.

In a speech before Muslim leaders in Davao City Friday night, Duterte said the U.S. imported terrorism to the Middle East, and not the other way around.

“That’s what happened in the Middle East. It is not that the Middle East is exporting terrorism to America; America imported terrorism (to the Middle East),” Duterte said.

“The U.S. destroyed the Middle East,” he said, recounting how the U.S. invaded Iraq with the help of Britain in the 1990s.

“(They say Saddam Husein was a dictator) but he was in control of the country. After almost 10 years of investigation, it turned out there was no legal basis to declare war against Iraq. You see, it’s a useless war,” Duterte said.

“Great Britain and the U.S. will not admit that they forced their way to Iraq and killed Saddam. Look at Iraq now. Look what happened to Libya. Look what happened to Syria. Even children are being doused with gasoline. They were pushed to the wall for the failed promises,” Duterte said.

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