The reality is if you really want something - get better armed forces or shut up.

Red and Blue Army!

That is a disgraceful piece of misrepresentation. For reasons I have already explained.

It is encouraging others to misunderstand what actually happens.

Probably written by someone who has never ever been to to the region, let alone discuss things with those involved.

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Desperate? Maybe. Depressed and lonely? Much more often. I knew someone who had become very depressed after an abusive marriage and nasty divorce which left him homeless. He was also estranged from his family. On advice from a friend he decided to make a fresh start in the Philippines. He got into the ex pat community, met and married a local lady who worked as a waitress in a restaurant they used. He acquired a new family who treated him like a king. His wife both cared for him and fiercely defended him to others. He was reborn. His confidence was restored and although he could still get down whenever the past was discussed he became happy and contented. They weren’t rich, but had enough. They didn’t come back to the uk but made their life there.

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I don’t suppose any enter with philanthropic intentions at the core. Most are based on mutual need, which with respect and care develops into affection and love.

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But obviously not one whose knowledge outweighs one person's opinion. Probably extreme right wing Daily Mail reading conspiracy theorists with vested interests to protect.

I'm shocked, negativity at the OBR and the BOE I never would have guessed.

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