INQUIRER EDITORIAL: MISHANDLED
The decision to send armed men to reoccupy an area that is being leased - a fact that Kiram and his followers point to as proof that Sabah belongs to Sulu - was unfortunate. But the Aquino administration's MISHANDLING of the situation worse. The real problem with the Palace's approach to the standoff in Lahad Datu, however, lay in its glaring LACK of sympathy for the Sultan's followers. Statements by Malacañang officials, however, have only reinforced the sultan's decision to stay put in Lahad Datu; President Aquino's own forceful statements have been most unfortunate.
The decision to send armed men to reoccupy an area that is being leased - a fact that Kiram and his followers point to as proof that Sabah belongs to Sulu - was unfortunate. But the Aquino administration's MISHANDLING of the situation worse. The real problem with the Palace's approach to the standoff in Lahad Datu, however, lay in its glaring LACK of sympathy for the Sultan's followers. Statements by Malacañang officials, however, have only reinforced the sultan's decision to stay put in Lahad Datu; President Aquino's own forceful statements have been most unfortunate.
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