Contrary to what the Pro-Chinese and Pro-Americans
believe, NO we are not allowing US presence on our soil in order to counter
any growing Chinese influence or whatsoever.
The US presence is to deter against any aggression from
our Southeast Asian neighbors especially Malaysia and Indonesia, the 2 very
nations with tons of racial chauvinists and religious extremists who are hell
bent of ‘erasing’ us off the map.
Besides, we aren’t actually ‘letting the Americans on our
soil’. The agreement was just about letting the US forces use our facilities,
meaning to dock or to land in our bases if they’re in the area.
And for those who are wondering since when did ASEAN
relations become so uneasy, let me draw an example from one of
Junus Tan answer.
Just take a good look at the ‘warm and friendly’ comments
our neighbor's leaders have been giving us over these past few years,
Singapore shouldn't be behaving like a child and making
all this noise.
—Agung Laksono
—Agung Laksono
Find me a flag of Singapore. Let's burn it. I told
them, fuck Singapore.
—Rodrigo Duterte
—Rodrigo Duterte
To many Malaysians, the red dot is simply an irritating
pimple which refuses to burst.
—Shamsul Akmar
—Shamsul Akmar
We can skin a cat in many ways. To skin Singapore,
there is not just one method.
—Mahathir Mohamad
—Mahathir Mohamad
I think the people of Singapore, like the people in
Malaysia, must be tired of having the same government, the same party since
independence.
—Mahathir Mohamad
—Mahathir Mohamad
MIGs are given, are sold to us without any condition,
if you feel like bombing Singapore, for example, the Russians are not going to
object.
—Junus Tan
—Junus Tan
If Singapore's foreign policy is prejudicial to
Malaysia's interests, we could always bring pressure to bear on them by
threatening to turn off the water in Johor.
—Tunku Abdul Rahman, 9th August 1965
—Tunku Abdul Rahman, 9th August 1965
It is up to them [Singaporeans] to complain. Whom are
they going to complain to? Are they going to complain to the wind?
—Jusuf Kalla
—Jusuf Kalla
It's O.K. with me, but there are 211 million people [in
Indonesia]. All the green [area] is Indonesia. And that red dot is Singapore.
—B.J. Habibie
—B.J. Habibie
His [Lee Hsien Loong's] statement reveals to the
Singaporean people and the world that leader of Singapore had indeed
contributed to the massacre of Cambodian people.
—Hun Sen
—Hun Sen
His [Lee Hsien Loong's] remark was not true and not reflective
of the history. It is not true at all because he said that Vietnamese troops
invaded Cambodia. We want him to make a correction.
—Tea Banh
—Tea Banh
But exactly with a country where the largest number of
people had fled, notably Singapore, there is no agreement. Hopefully, Singapore
will change its outlook and will be willing to sign an extradition (agreement).
—Jusuf Kalla
—Jusuf Kalla
Let me remind our friends from Malaysia, Singapore,
don't just, because of the haze, tell stories to the world. It's called
sharing, you go through good times together, don't make noise to the world when
things go bad. It's just like husband and wife, don't take your quarrels
outside.
—Jero Wacik
—Jero Wacik
He [Bilahari Kausikan] did Singapore no favour by
cementing the perception of his country as the mercenary prick of Southeast
Asia. And they wonder why they have no friends.
—Junus Tan
—Junus Tan
Singapore has two choices. If it refuses to compromise,
go to war.
—Syed Hamid
—Syed Hamid
This is no longer a verbal war with Singapore. This is
about standing ground for Malaysia as the Government. You have been entrusted
to lead the Armed Forces and defend the nation. Stop the rhetorics and just do
it.
—Hishammuddin Hussein
—Hishammuddin Hussein
Unlike Mahathir, Prime Minister Najib is known to be a
strong US ally and would continue to support US presence in the region. Without
Prime Minister Najib in charge of the country, the US stands to lose a reliable
partner in Southeast Asia given that the Philippines has broken away from
Washington, Singapore and Brunei being too small to make an impact and Thailand
as well as Indonesia too immersed in their own domestic political problems.
—Hasanah Ab Hamid
—Hasanah Ab Hamid
There is nothing to gain by issuing threats to
interdict Malaysian ships in Malaysian or Singaporean waters. What they will
get is only pain by a thousand cuts.
—Rais Hussin
—Rais Hussin
The situation in Singapore is worse. In Singapore, if
you are a Malay, you can never become a military officer. They are the real
racists, not here. You can go and check it out.
—B.J. Habibie
—B.J. Habibie
I also would like to pay tribute and render honor to a
new kind of Filipino hero, who are our overseas workers. Today the body of one
such heroine is coming home, and I refer to the late Mrs. Flor Contemplacion.
The death of your beloved Flor will not be in vain. It will spur everyone to
recognize and uphold the dignity of the migrant worker who is the Philippines'
contribution to other countries' development.
—Fidel Ramos
—Fidel Ramos
The decision to name the ship after Indonesian heroes
is final and Indonesia considers the two countries have long resolved the matter
following then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s visit to the heroes’ cemetery and
sprinkling of flowers on the graves of Osman and Harun.
—Teuku Faizasyah
—Teuku Faizasyah
Singapore was indeed outrageous as it does not know
that Usman and Harun were Indonesian national heroes.
—Hajriyanto Tohari
—Hajriyanto Tohari
Basically, Singaporeans despise Malays, we are
considered nonexistent. They just look after themselves, all they just look for
are profits.
—Abdurrahman Wahid
—Abdurrahman Wahid
Singapore lives on investment. If the suspect did not
invest there, he would surely have been driven out of the pretext of
overstaying.
—Naufal Yahya
—Naufal Yahya
This is the reason why Singapore needs its mandatory
conscription.
We are also definitely not against any particular country.
We’re just doing what we have to do in order for a small country like us to
survive in this sea of anti-Chinese hatred.
Try thinking of it like a mini Israel being surrounded by
giant Muslim neighbors.
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