Comment from a reader on the post:
Who Cares if the Navy Trashed a Lousy Coral Reef?: I care
that the Navy trashed a coral reef in one of the Philipine's most sensitive
environmental regions. The US should pay whatever is necessary to restore the
area. I also care that Pinoy politicians used the incident to get face time in
front of the electorate with vitriolic and adverse criticism of the Navy that
suggested the US will get away with miserly fines and insufficient payment for
damages. They need to be reminded that the US gave up billions of dollars in
hard facilities to the Philippines when the bases were abandoned at Clark and
Subic. They need to be instructed that the US gave $91 million in foreign aid
to this country in 2009, an amount that steadily increased to $121 million in
2012, a year in which military aid alone doubled to 30 million. Yes, I want my
country to be responsible for damages to Tubbataha Reef. And I want this
country's politicians to quit acting like ungrateful, petulant children.
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