“Indeed the United States has the moral responsibility to help solve this unfinished Moro question. They must rectify the errors of their past misdeeds,” the MILF said in an editorial posted in its website on Tuesday.
“Had they separated the Moro province from Luzon and the Visayas, there would have been no such thing as the Moro problem or the struggle for the right to self-determination in Mindanao that has resulted in so much bloodshed and destruction,” it said.
The MILF said it was “pragmatic in seeking support, both domestic and international, that would prop up our chances of success.”
Talking to or engaging the Americans does not make you a puppet, it said.
“On the contrary, it shows not only creativity but also maturity and more importantly self-confidence, strength of character and belief that what you profess or stand for is the correct thing,” it said."
