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President Duterte likens himself to Hitler wants to kill millions of drug users
- kafkaesq 10y agoAnd why shouldn't he? His main "sugar daddy", the U.S. government, still hasn't done anything to meaningfully condemn his policies so far -- let alone apply a swift jerk of the leash, like it should have done long ago, by now: While the Obama administration has criticized Duterte over the extra-judicial killings, U.S. officials offered no immediate condemnation of his latest comments and instead stuck to a strategy of stressing long-standing ties with Manila. "We continue to focus on our broad relationship with the Philippines and will work together in the many areas of mutual interest," a White House official said when asked about Duterte's Hitler comments.